About Us
Whether you’re at law school, university or sixth form, if you’re an aspiring solicitor or barrister then The Student Lawyer provides you with everything you’ll need to make chasing down your dream law careers that little bit easier.
Our guides will help you navigate your legal studies and the job market, and our weekly articles will ensure you are always up to date on the latest legal and commercial news for those all important interviews.
New for 2020 - the TSL Mentor Scheme matches mentors from the legal industry - both solicitors and barristers - with mentees from underrepresented groups. The TSL Job Board contains hundreds of trainee, paralegal, and other junior legal roles, and the TSL Tutors service provides a directory of the country’s best law tutors.
News & Articles
Weekly Briefings
TSL’s team of writers telling you all the legal and commercial stories you need to know this week. Perfect for brushing up on the news before an interview.
Commercial Awareness Update – W/C 16th May 2022
RWANDA POLICY: THE GOVERNMENT’S LEGAL NIGHTMARE The Case In recent weeks, the government has come under attack for their controversial policy regarding the migrant crisis. In […]The Future Lawyer Briefing-w/c 9th May
Green is the new black and is pretty much here to stay (in the EU, at least) 🪴 by Shaznee Seraj The EU proposed Directive on […]Commercial Awareness Update – W/C 2 May 2022
New Regulations Proposed In Attempting To Tackle Fake Reviews Background The Government has recently revealed plans to make it “clearly illegal to pay someone to write […]The Future Lawyer Weekly Update- W/C 25th April
The devil wears Prada Louboutin 👠 Article by Shaznee Seraj 3-4 mins read The Parisian-born shoemaker, Christian Louboutin, loses trademark infringement case in Japan 🇯🇵 The […]Clear the Lobby: What Laws are MPs voting on this week? W/C 25th April 2022
Welcome to our weekly feature courtesy of Sebastian Salek, the brains behind Clear the Lobby, working to bring you all the laws MPs are voting on […]
Latest articles
TSL’s team of writers give you a more in-depth take on the latest legal and commercial stories. Includes useful tips for law students and interviews with legal industry professionals.
Results Month
In this article, Katie Burton shares some tips to help students receive their results and maximise feedback.Public Prosecutors Office of the Athens Court of Appeal (Appellant) v Connor (AP) (Respondent) (Northern Ireland)
Public Prosecutors Office of the Athens Court of Appeal (Appellant) v O'Connor (AP) (Respondent) (Northern Ireland)Top Tips for Essay Writing
In this article, Sinead B shares some tips for writing essays.A brief overview of ESG and COP26 including the legal framework
Demi Akande explores in her article ESG following the recent COP 26 climate change conference and its implications for the legal industry.

FEATURED FIRMS
Every month, TSL shines a light on a different law firm or chambers. If you are trying to work out which firms and chambers you should be applying to, our Featured Firm profiles give you all the information you need to make this important decision.
TSL Mentorship
scheme
The TSL Mentorship Scheme matches mentors from the legal industry - both solicitors and barristers - with mentees from underrepresented groups. Successful applicants will receive one-on-one coaching and advice throughout the year from their mentor and will be invited to exclusive networking events and skills workshops.

TSL Tutors
For those looking for a helping hand with their law studies, TSL has assembled a directory of the best private law tutors in the country. Choose face to face or online sessions for help from A-Level law through the LLB/GDL all the way to the LLM or even law PhD.

The TSL
Podcast
Each week, TSL interviews a different guest from the legal profession to provide you with insight into their career journey and top tips for how to be successful throughout your legal career. Whether you are looking for guidance on how to improve your application writing skills, interview skills, public speaking skills or how to make the most out of your training contract/pupillage, we have an episode for you!
