How to research law firms for your applications.

In this video, I go over how you can research law firms before sending off your training contract or vacation scheme applications. This is a really important step in the application process as without good research, you won't be able to write a strong and tailored application. So think of the research stage as the foundation of the whole application. 🔎

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the video. Use the comments section to let me know what topics you want me to cover.

Also, here are all the links that I mention in the video too:

1️⃣ OVERVIEW
- legalcheek.com/the-firms-most-list/
- lex100.com/firm-profiles/
- chambersstudent.co.uk/law-firms
- thelawyer.com/firms-a-z/

2️⃣ INDUSTRY POSITION
Practice area strengths:
- legal500.com/
- chambers.com/

Deals:
- Law firm's own website

Global Presence:
- Law firm's own website
- Search "[Firm's name] Global Strategy"

Financial Information:
- Search "[Firm's name] Annual Report"

News:
- lawgazette.co.uk/
- thelawyer.com/
- law.com/international-edition/region/uk-legal-w…
- google.co.uk/alerts

3️⃣ TRAINEE EXPERIENCE
Culture:
- Network, network, network
- Follow the firm on social media

Training Contract Structure:
- Law firm's own website

Diversity Statistics:
- Search "[Firm's name] Diversity Statistics"

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Harry Clark's blog: harryclarklaw.com/resources/


🤔 WHO AM I:
I'm Idin, a qualified lawyer in New York. I'm also on the road to qualification in the UK at a commercial firm in London.