Future ready: essential skills
Discover the key skills aspiring lawyers need to succeed and learn how to start developing them now, with practical insights from DLA Piper.



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Learn what top firms actually look for
Turn commercial awareness into real answers
Know how to stand out at every stage
Hear from 40+ law firms, including
Discover the key skills aspiring lawyers need to succeed and learn how to start developing them now, with practical insights from DLA Piper.
Explore the different routes to becoming a lawyer and understand the steps you can take to turn your career ambitions into reality.

Learn how to start your journey to becoming a solicitor, build key skills, gain experience, and prepare for future applications.

Discover the skills and qualities that make candidates stand out, and learn how to strengthen your application beyond academic results.
Discover how your non-legal work experience can demonstrate the skills law firms value and strengthen your future applications.
Get an inside look at Milbank's application process and discover what to expect, what the firm looks for and how to stand out.
Discover the student opportunities available at Hogan Lovells Cadwalader and learn how to navigate each stage of the application process

Learn practical habits to handle setbacks, manage pressure, build confidence, and develop the resilience needed for a career in law.
Get insider advice from Morrison Foerster on creating a strong application, succeeding at interview and making a lasting impression.
Explore how to think beyond the law and develop the commercial mindset needed to make strategic, business-focused decisions.
Discover what makes a strong client-lawyer relationship and the skills you’ll need to become a trusted commercial adviser at Foot Anstey.
Explore life as a real estate lawyer at Gateley, from routes into law and client work to networking and vacation schemes.
Discover how the Bates Wells recruitment process works and learn how to create a stronger application from the very first stage

Learn how to stand out to law firms, show genuine motivation, demonstrate your potential, and make a lasting impression on recruiters.
Get practical advice from HFW’s Early Careers Manager on researching firms and creating a strong application that stands out.

Explore how AI and technology are reshaping legal work, future lawyer skills, and what firms will expect from the next generation.
Learn how to use AI effectively in your applications while keeping the originality, judgement and personal voice recruiters want to see.
Discover what makes Macfarlanes meaningfully different, with practical tips to help you succeed in applications and assessments.
Get a practical introduction to commercial law and discover how to strengthen your research, applications and commercial awareness with insights from Reed Smith.

Discover how pro bono creates meaningful impact, improves access to justice, and builds valuable skills for a career in law.
Explore a career combining commercial law, AI and innovation, with insights into AI adoption, intellectual property and commercial work.
Discover how private equity M&A deals work and gain an insight into the role lawyers play in bringing transactions from initial discussions through to completion.
Learn what commercial awareness really means, why law firms value it and how to build and demonstrate it with confidence.
Join Burges Salmon to explore the evolving energy sector and the opportunities, challenges and legal issues shaping its future.

Discover how trainees manage tasks, competing deadlines and different supervisors, ask the right questions and deliver high-quality work inside a law firm.

Discover how everyday experiences build transferable skills and learn how to showcase your potential to law firms without legal experience.

Learn how to compare firms, explore practice areas, and identify what matters most when choosing a legal career that fits you.
Follow the Mills & Reeve recruitment journey and learn how to approach each stage, from your initial application to assessment centre.
Discover private capital through an interactive presentation featuring representatives and teams from across the firm.
Discover international secondment opportunities at Skadden and hear from the graduate recruitment team and trainees about the application process and life at the firm.
Step inside life at Trowers & Hamlins and hear first-hand what it is really like to train, learn and develop as a trainee solicitor.
Explore Mayer Brown’s finance practice and discover the work of its project finance team, with a closer look at mining and critical minerals.
Learn how to build a professional personal brand that helps you stand out to recruiters while staying authentic to yourself
Step inside the working day of a trainee on secondment and discover the experiences, responsibilities and opportunities the role can offer
Explore infrastructure law and how TLT lawyers help deliver major projects supporting the UK’s growth and net zero ambitions.

Discover the reality of life as a trainee, from seat rotations and responsibility to support, development, and succeeding in the role.
Step into the working day of a trainee solicitor and discover what the role, responsibilities and realities of training are really like.
Hear directly from Paul Hastings trainees about their journey from applications and the SQE to life as a trainee at the firm

Learn how to use AI responsibly in applications while keeping your voice authentic and demonstrating the qualities law firms value.
Discover life at the firm and put your legal thinking to the test with a hands-on exercise inspired by a key practice area
Discover Sharpe Pritchard's practice areas, recruitment process and trainee experience, with tips for success and the chance to ask current trainees questions.
Hear from a Kennedys trainee about life in healthcare law, the work involved, skills needed and advice for building a career in this specialist area.
Discover what law firms are really looking for and learn how to recognise and communicate the skills you already have.

Learn how to network with confidence, build genuine connections, and turn conversations into lasting professional relationships.
Discover how Reed Smith’s Professional SQE Programme combines SQE study with hands-on experience to prepare future trainees for a successful legal career.
Explore a wide range of legal career events tailored for aspiring solicitors. Whether it's a virtual fair, panel discussion, or skill-building workshop, find the perfect event to suit your career goals.
Sign up for upcoming events, manage your schedule, and easily track the events you're attending. Stay on top of your legal career journey with our user-friendly platform.
