Start thinking like a lawyer with Weil

About this episode

The episode features insights from trainees and supervisors at Weil on preparing for a legal career.

This week, we sat down with trainee Melanie Yu, supervisor Martin Weatherston-Wilson and training principal James Harvey to get their top tips on how to step into the space with focus, their sources for improving your commercial awareness, and insider knowledge on how to spruce up your application. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

People in this episode

Guests: Melanie Yu, Martin Weatherston-Wilson, James Harvey

Topics covered

• law
• commercial awareness
• application tips

Keywords

• lawyer
• trainee
• application

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