How to research a law firm for your application

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. I respond to every comment I get!

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

1️⃣ OVERVIEW
https://www.legalcheek.com/the-firms-...
https://www.lex100.com/firm-profiles/
https://www.chambersstudent.co.uk/law...
https://www.thelawyer.com/firms-a-z/

2️⃣ INDUSTRY POSITION
Practice area strengths:
https://www.legal500.com/
https://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:
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/
https://www.thelawyer.com/
https://www.law.com/international-edi...
https://www.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"



Harry Clark's blog: https://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.


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