# Lawbound

> Legal career applications and interview prep

## Site
- Homepage: https://www.lawbound.net/
- Blog: https://www.lawbound.net/blog
- RSS: https://www.lawbound.net/blog/rss.xml

## Blog posts
- [Big Law Hours: What the Workload Actually Looks Like](https://www.lawbound.net/blog/big-law-hours): What Big Law hours actually look like: billable versus total hours, variability by practice group and seniority, and how summer hours compare to associate life.
- [Commercial Awareness for Law: What Firms Actually Want](https://www.lawbound.net/blog/commercial-awareness-law): How law students can build genuine commercial awareness, week by week, and use it to answer interview questions with real depth.
- [How to Get a Training Contract: A Step-by-Step Guide](https://www.lawbound.net/blog/how-to-get-a-training-contract): An end-to-end guide to getting a training contract: academics, experience, vacation schemes, written applications, interviews, and the SQE.
- [How to Prepare for Law Firm Interviews](https://www.lawbound.net/blog/how-to-prepare-for-law-firm-interviews): How law students can prepare for firm interviews for vacation schemes and training contracts: structure, commercial awareness, and practice that sticks.
- [Law Firm Cover Letter: How to Write One Firms Actually Read](https://www.lawbound.net/blog/law-firm-cover-letter): How JD students can write a law firm cover letter firms actually read: structure, research specificity, common mistakes, and how it pairs with your resume.
- [Legal Internship: How Summer Hiring Works for JD Students](https://www.lawbound.net/blog/legal-internship): A practical guide for JD students to legal internships and summer associate hiring: OCI, resumes, interviews, and how the process differs from the UK.
- [Legal Resume: How to Write One That Survives Firm Screening](https://www.lawbound.net/blog/legal-resume): How JD students can write a legal resume that survives firm screening: one-page format, bullet structure, what to cut, and OCI versus cold outreach.
- [Mini Pupillage: What It Is and How to Get One](https://www.lawbound.net/blog/mini-pupillage): A practical guide to mini pupillages: what they involve, how to apply, how to behave on the week, and how to use them in pupillage applications.
- [SQE Explained: What It Means for Your Solicitor Career Path](https://www.lawbound.net/blog/sqe): What the SQE means for students already aiming at a solicitor career: SQE1 and SQE2 at a glance, qualifying work experience, and how firm hiring fits around it.
- [What Is a Vacation Scheme? A Complete Guide for Law Students](https://www.lawbound.net/blog/vacation-scheme): A practical guide to vacation schemes for UK law students: what they are, when to apply, how to build a target list, and what success looks like.
- [Why Commercial Law? How to Answer the Question Properly](https://www.lawbound.net/blog/why-commercial-law): How to answer why commercial law properly in vac scheme and training contract interviews: structure, clichés to avoid, and a worked example answer.