Digital Resources for Law Training Contract Interviews:
LinkedIn News & Daily Rundown: LinkedIn provides a variety of news across the platform, and this includes simplified information that you can quickly jump into to learn about what’s happening.Â
Finimize: This is a free email that is sent daily to you and summarises the most important financial news in three minutes only. This is great if you have limited time and need to quickly check your emails before starting work.
Blogs: You should read a variety of different blogs. Some that are worth looking at are Inside Brexit, which covers the effects of Brexit on finance, regulation and life sciences; Matrix Brexit Hub, which covers legal developments and is developed by Matrix Chambers; and Kingsley Napley Brexit Blog, which looks at commerce and law through the lens of Brexit. It’s also worth looking at blogs which focus on the future of law or tech and law. Relevant blogs include the Future of Law blog from LexisNexis, which covers legal technology and diversity, and the Artificial lawyer, a blog that provides news and opinion on artificial intelligence and automation in the legal industry. You should also look at blogs that cover the running of a law firm (for which 3 Geeks and a Law Blog is good, covering how to run and market a firm, how to manage, and where to find resources and knowledge), and at blogs that cover human rights, for which Freshfields’ Global Business and Human Rights Blog is an insightful read.
Print Sources for Law Training Contract Interviews:
The Financial Times: The FT is the leading source of commercial news in the UK. If you’re confident in reading it and making your way around its (sometimes rather difficult and technical) language, then you will be in a great place to do well in the assessment centres.
The Economist: The Economist is a great resource to go to for commercial news, as well as some broader topics. It is much more accessible than the FT.
Forbes: Forbes covers a massive variety of topics, although it centres on commerce and finance. Its website is fast-becoming as valuable (if not more so) than its print edition.