What type of firms should I apply to?

Picking the type of firm you want to apply to can be challenging at first, particularly when you’ve not had much interaction with law firms.

Broadly speaking, there are four types of commercial law firms:

• City (US & UK)

• National

• Regional

• Local/High street

For more information, I highly recommend this resource by Chambers UK.

Picking the type of law firm you want to apply to will help focus you on firms that fit into that firm type. Quite often, interviewers will ask what other firms you are applying to, to gauge whether you are making a fully informed decision to train at their firm type.