Get ready for law fair season with this week’s Feature which has got you covered from preparation to follow-up.

Meanwhile, discover how a trainee learnt the value of commercial awareness in his competition seat and explore legal work experience opportunities for first-year undergraduates.

Plus, find out how banking and finance sits at the heart of global headlines with Milbank LLP’s Practice Area Profile and go behind the scenes at Mayer Brown International LLP with our latest Meet the Lawyer profile.

PS – Applications are open for Latham & Watkins’ first-year spring scheme, spring and summer vacation schemes, and open days. Apply now!

Meet the Lawyer

Priyanka Patel – Mayer Brown International LLP

“Our team is great at providing the opportunity to stretch and challenge ourselves, and the most successful teams are those where everyone is pre-empting the needs of the lawyer immediately senior to them, which also lends itself well to developing your own skill sets.”

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Commercial Question

More than a game: legal risks associated with FIFA World Cup

What does the FIFA World Cup reveal about the legal risks facing global businesses? Sponsored by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Solicitors' practice area

Banking & finance – Milbank LLP

Laura Bonamis

"Creating a team and building client relationships is the highlight of my role. I love teaching, training, mentoring and building something – not just for me but for the firm too.”

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Meet the Recruiter

PhILIPPA wILSON – WEIL, gotshal & mANGES (London) llp

“Candidates can expect to get involved in real-life trainee tasks. They’re allocated work by their supervisor relating to matters that they’re working on, which may include reviewing documents and contracts or getting involved in client calls.”

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Vacation Scheme Insider

GaTELEY LEGAL

Robbie Wells

"As the scheme progressed, my responsibilities became more involved. As I became more comfortable, I was given more substantive research tasks and had greater opportunities to contribute to discussions."

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Firm Spotlight

LINKLATERS LLP

At Linklaters we have leading global teams across the full range of practice areas within commercial law, involved in the most interesting and dynamic work.

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Meet the Barrister

mAITLAND Chambers

Promit Chatterjee

"I undertook a few mini-pupillages before applying for pupillages. I’d advise aspiring barristers to consider doing the same, as mini-pupillages are likely to give them a better idea of the day-to-day working life of a barrister and the culture of the chambers to which they are keen to apply."

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Practice Area Profile – Banking & finance | Laura Bonamis – Milbank LLP | LawCareers.Net

LCN Says

bUILDING COMMERCIAL AWARENESS IN A COMPETITION SEAT

Dale Cornish

"A competition seat is a fantastic way to experience a fascinating and technical area of the law, while seeing firsthand how legal principles are applied in a commercial context."

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Feature

Law fairs 2026: all you need to know

Law fairs are an important stage of the recruitment process, offering you the chance to meet recruiters, trainee solicitors and partners from the law firms you could be joining in the future. Find out more about the opportunities available in this guide to law fairs.

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