Our authors
The writers behind Lawbound's legal career guides. Each author covers a lane, from US Big Law recruiting and clerkships to commercial awareness and UK training routes.
Aisha Rahman
Commercial awareness educator
London, UK
Aisha writes commercial-awareness explainers for law students preparing firm interviews. Her Lawbound pieces show how to read business news and turn it into a clear, interview-ready answer.
Former corporate associate; teaches commercial awareness workshops for vacation-scheme and OCI candidates.
InterestsDeal and markets newsWhy commercial law answersClient-problem framingElena Vargas
US Big Law recruiting & OCI
New York, USA
Elena writes Lawbound guides on OCI, 1L and 2L summers, resumes, and cover letters for US firm recruiting. She focuses on timelines, materials, and how employers screen early-career candidates.
Former Big Law recruiting coordinator; now a legal-careers writer for US law students.
InterestsOCI calendarsDiversity fellowshipsSummer associate offersJordan Blake
Law firm interview coach
Chicago, USA
Jordan covers callbacks, assessment centres, open days, and summer-associate interview questions. Lawbound readers use his guides to rehearse structure without sounding scripted.
Interview coach for US and UK law-firm recruiting cycles.
InterestsBehavioral interviewsAssessment centre group tasksCallback follow-upsMarcus Chen
Clerkships, public interest & adjacent legal careers
Washington, DC, USA
Marcus covers federal clerkships, judicial internships, public defender roles, and adjacent legal careers such as paralegal routes. His Lawbound guides help students weigh chambers and public-interest paths against Big Law defaults, and spot when a related legal career is the better next step.
Public-interest attorney turned careers educator for clerkship, nonprofit, and adjacent legal hiring.
InterestsJudicial chambers culturePublic defender hiringNetworking without fluffParalegal and adjacent legal routesPriya Mehta
UK training contracts & pupillage
Manchester, UK
Priya writes Lawbound’s UK pathway guides: training contracts, vacation schemes, pupillage, mini-pupillage, and the SQE. She keeps US and UK routes in separate articles so readers never get mixed advice in one URL.
UK solicitor and careers writer focused on training-contract and pupillage applications.
InterestsVacation scheme timelinesSolicitor vs barrister pathsSQE preparation planning