How to tailor your application with Shoosmiths

Gishan Abeyratne, former Associate Director at Think Legal Recruitment, explains how to get comfortable being uncomfortable in new professions, and why turning himself into a "human fireball" helped land him a job as a broker...

Clare Sieber, GP and mediator, explains the role of a mediator, how to break into the profession, and why lawyers might struggle getting to grips with it!

Chrissie Wolfe rejoins Virtually Legal to debunk popular myths about consulting, explain why she moved away from private practice and give practical guidance on what you need to consider before doing the same.

We were joined by Olly Haddock from the LYLG and LYPN to discuss how to network in person and make relationships beyond adding someone on LinkedIn. Listen to find out why we think this episode should fondly be named "hand-contact"!

We were joined by Mathew Currie, the Chief Legal Officer at Minster Law, to discuss how to sell yourself to a client, how law firms stay profitable and the biggest challenges facing law firms currently.

We talked to Peter Watson from Watson's Daily about how to analyse news articles!

We were joined by Maia Crockford from My Legal Career, a Level 7 Solicitor Apprentice and Bruce Humphrey, Head of Legal Apprenticeship Programmes at BPP. We discussed what a solicitor apprentice is, how to become one and the differences from university.

We talked to Samantha Hope, Graduate Recruiter at Shoosmiths to discuss how to actually tailor your TC application!

We discussed all things ESG with David Alfrey, an ESG Lawyer at Clifford Chance. We discussed what ESG is? How it is affecting clients and law firms and examples of companies failing to fulfil their ESG obligations. Let us know what you think! Follow us on insta at @virtuallylegalpodcast

We discussed all things ESG with David Alfrey, an ESG Lawyer at Clifford Chance. We discussed what ESG is? How it is affecting clients and law firms and examples of companies failing to fulfil their ESG obligations.