The law firm project

1. THE LAW FIRM PROJECT

1st year, 2nd term

2. Describing a law firm

The official name of the firm
The firm’s location
The firm’s practice areas
The firm’s business mission
The firm’s partners/competitors
Facts & figures
The type of business entity
The firm’s history
The firm’s organizational structure
Useful phrases: (is headed by/is assisted by/is managed by/is responsible for/is in
charge of/report to …)

3. Describing a law firm

Ways of delivering legal services
Business model, unique selling point
The law firm culture
The firm’s recent projects/achievements/successes &
failures
Any other relevant information (career
options/vacancies/salaries/interview questions …)

4. Video resources

A LAW FIRM PROFILE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5typJHnE18
Law Firm Profile
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNxIWpYQ6ck
Inside an international Law Firm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_aWI8JgRCs
Law Firm Business Video McLaughlins Lawyers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esOykDjkO9w
Bottaro Law Firm | Firm Profile

5. Video resources

Forms of business organization and structure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzNQc4KbEYU
How to Structure Your Law Firm (Lens #059)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqYHwpWGPq4
How I Started a SOLO LAW PRACTICE: Attorney Starting a Small Law Firm Tips Legal Career Job
Advice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKadh4hWxl4
Entrepreneur: Taking a Partner or Going it Alone?

6. Video resources

Business models
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_aWI8JgRCs
Law Firm Business Video McLaughlins Lawyers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRezI9d6j04
Things You MUST Know About Law Firms | Commercial Awareness Series #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_zthXw0Wb4
What is a business model?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20QvOncuCbI
Law Firm Corporate Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWUQZSfvYH4
King's College London: what Law firms want - King's research with The Times

7. Video resources

A day in the life of a lawyer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3c80Xpords
A day in the life of the lawyer-linguists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8njBNejTvG0
DLA Piper - A day in the life of a trainee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcUwDyTfbaA
Day in My Life as a CORPORATE LAWYER in London - 14 Hour Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ7QrSOwgDg
Corporate Lawyer Diaries - 6 Daily Habits That've Made Me (Way) Happier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D81wOzK24EY
What is it like to work as a lawyer at DLA Piper?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OFprXSCf6o
Day In The Life Of A Lawyer | PN Lawyers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyibdkHpuiA
Money, hours & work-life balance as a Corporate Lawyer - ASSUMPTIONS ANSWERED [ep.1]

8. Video resources

A MODERN LAW FIRM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBMZ7X4vcTY
NT Lakis: A Law Firm Designed for a New Generation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2z6vu_5i5w
Business of Law Track - How to Run a Modern Law Firm
INERVIEW TIPS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NskFZKb1O8
3.10
Interview tips and how to stand out at a law firm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvuabPxfn8s
How to pass a law firm's video interview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uujKdDO9LlA
Top 3 Law Firm Interview Questions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSynMgBhjJg
How to Prepare For a Law Firm Interview | Hiring Partner Reveals Secrets You Must Know!

9. Text links

Organisational structure of a law firm
https://lawyerist.com/hiring-staffing/organizational-chart/#h-delegating-and-changemanagement
https://flex.legal/blog/how-are-uk-law-firms-structured
https://elawtalk.com/law-firms-structured/
https://www.bdo.co.uk/getmedia/be0a7e68-9dd9-41e9-a6f7c19c1fd78a6b/HB009636_Law_Firm_Leaders_report_Scottish_report3.aspx
How do law firms work as a business
https://flex.legal/blog/how-do-law-firms-work-as-a-business
Legal practice areas
https://www.law.ac.uk/employability/legal-practice-areas/

10. Text links

Top UK law firms
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/job-sectors/law-sector/top-uklaw-firms
https://www.chambersstudent.co.uk/where-to-start/different-types-of-law-firm
Choosing a law firm by location
https://www.chambersstudent.co.uk/law-firms/types-of-law-firm/choosing-a-firm-bylocation

11. Glossary

► Magic Circle law firms (Magic Circle)
первая пятерка ведущих юридических фирм с главными офисами в
Лондоне («магический круг»/«волшебный круг»)
► the ‘Bar’s Magic Circle’
палаты коммерческих адвокатов
the Big Four
► Большая четверка - четыре крупнейших в мире компании,
предоставляющие аудиторские и консалтинговые услуги (Deloitte, PwC,
Erst & Young, KPMG)

12. Glossary

High-street law firms
юридические фирмы «хай-стрит» - фирмы, расположенные на главных
улицах городов и обслуживающие частных клиентов. Основными сферами
деятельности таких компаний являются семейное право, уголовное право,
налоговое право.
City law firms
городские юридические фирмы
National law firms
национальные юридические фирмы
Regional law firms
региональные юридические фирмы

13. Glossary

‘Silver circle’ law firms
Серебряный круг – группа элитных корпоративных юридических фирм со штабквартирой в Лондоне.
USA-based law firms
американские юридические компании, работающие в Великобритании
Niche firms
нишевые компании
Full-service law firm
юридическая фирма, оказывающая полный комплекс услуг