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White & Case's international seats Dig out your passport and grab that suitcase because White & Case trainees are guaranteed a seat abroad.		Becoming a corporate lawyer We asked some of Freshfields’ transactional law experts to explain what they do.		Working at an American firm Are US firms in London really so different? We take a closer look at US firm Covington & Burling.

Law firm competency interviews Are you competent at competencies? Dentons on this popular assessment method.		Becoming a lawyer in litigation We interviewed some Jones Day litigators to learn how they're building their careers.		Construction law Barristers at Keating Chambers on building a career in construction law and how to get into the field.

Planning and environmental law Three barristers from Landmark Chambers on what's going on in environmental law.		Professional and financial disputes Clyde & Co's professional disputes lawyers share their experiences of this distinctive area of litigation.		Becoming a finance lawyer Lawyers from global firm Mayer Brown tell us what working in finance law involves day to day.

Becoming a lawyer outside London We interviewed trainees at Irwin Mitchell to delve into the lives of lawyers outside London.		Becoming an energy lawyer Interviewees at Vinson & Elkins tell us what lawyers working in this fast-changing area do.		Becoming a banking lawyer What is banking law? And what do banking lawyers do all day? Interviewees at Baker McKenzie explain.

STEM students: how to become a lawyer With global firm Clifford Chance we discover how a STEM background can lead to a legal career.		Diversity and inclusion at City firms Travers Smith shows us how a City firm can break the mould and become a model for diversity.		The law firm of the future Artificial intelligence will transform the law. Womble Bond Dickinson is on the case.

Becoming a project finance lawyer Project finance whizzes at White & Case on project finance at this global firm, especially in Africa.		How to succeed on a vac scheme Addleshaw Goddard provides 15 easy steps to vac scheme success.		What is Chancery law? Many struggle to define Chancery law, but one set certainly doesn't: XXIV Old Buildings.

Globalisation and the law Learn how to cut it as a lawyer in the globalised economy with Norton Rose Fulbright.