Top tips for navigating client contact with Fried Frank

It can be tricky to decide exactly what sort of law you’re interested in as a prospective trainee. But it can certainly help you to think about it in advance. This week, we sit down with two lawyers at one of London’s top real estate practices to talk about why you should consider real estate, the future of the practice, and the things you can be doing right now to ready yourself. 

If you’re just starting to think about a career in law, it’s important to think about whether the contentious or transactional route best suits you. This week, we sit down with Hayley Lund – a disputes and investigations partner at US firm Weil - to hear more about what the contentious side looks like in practice. 

Having trouble working out which firm to apply to? We sit down with a trainee and a member of graduate recruitment to hear more about how to work out what your priorities are and how to find a law firm that suits them.

At the recent ‘The Times 2TG Moot’, we took the chance to sit down with Paige Mason-Thom – a barrister at 2 Temple Gardens - to hear more about her journey; the wins, the challenges, and what she has learned along the way. Joining Chambers Student is Rohan Mapara – head of DE&I at Chambers – to share his thoughts on access and social mobility into the profession. 

There’s a common misconception among aspiring lawyers that client contact is something left to older, wiser, more experienced hands. Not so at American import Fried Frank. In this episode, we sit down with a partner and an associate at the firm to find out more about how trainees should approach their early interactions with clients, and how to get the best out of them. 

We sit down with NQs at employment specialists Lewis Silkin to hear more about what their work day involves, the skills that make the difference, and some pearls of wisdom from their own paths in the profession. 

In this episode, we sit down with Lowri Mumford and Finlay Lam-Gall, two associates in Addleshaw Goddard’s Leeds and Manchester offices, to hear more about the legal markets on offer in the North of England. We find out everything from what Leeds and Manchester are like as legal hubs, right through to the opportunities and training environments on offer.

This week, we sat down with Edinburgh training principal Lynsey Walker and trainees Suzie Wilson and Rijul Shah to hear more about their career journeys so far, all in an effort to demystify the process and find out more about what it takes to make it as a solicitor in Scotland.

Artificial Intelligence has its uses in a number of different industries, and the law is no different. There are, after all, a great many lawyers discussing and using AI and generative AI in their daily work. In this episode, we sat down with three lawyers at international law firm Ashurst, to discuss how AI is impacting the legal landscape, how the firm is adapting to it, and what it means for the day to day of legal professionals. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

This week, we sit down with Hardeep Plahe, a partner at the rapidly expanding Addleshaw Goddard, to hear more about why law firms expand, their key regions of interest, and why prospective applicants should take an interest. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm