This is a network for junior lawyers, paralegals, trainee solicitors, contracts manager and other legal professionals in the early stages of their career and looking to connect with others in similar roles.
We hold monthly meetings on Teams to discuss topics and challenges that our members have identified as important to junior legal professionals, as well as bi-weekly virtual coffee catch ups for more informal networking and discussions.
Whether you're in your first few years of practice or just looking for a supportive community of like-minded professionals, this network is here to help you grow and thrive in your legal career.
As a guide, we expect it would be most useful for professionals with up to 5 years of PQE, but if you fall outside that category and feel you would benefit from connecting with other junior lawyers, we’d love to have you!
Leads: Madeleine Adams-Smith (Brunel University of London) and Ava Zadkhorvash (University of London).
The network will meet on Wednesdays at 10-11am on the following dates: 23 April, 21 May, 18 June, 16 July, 20 August, 17 September, 15 October, 19 November, and 17 December.
The meetings will be held on Microsoft Teams, and can be accessed via the joining details below:
Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 351 521 723 800
Passcode: XJ2GB3Ea
The network will also meet every other Friday for informal drop-in virtual coffee catch ups where members can network with smaller groups of junior legal professionals.
In 2025, these will take place 11am-12pm on the following dates: 11 April, 21 April, 09 May, 23 May, 06 June, 20 June, 04 July, 18 July, 01 August, 15 August, 29 August, 12 September, 26 September, 10 October, 24 October, 07 November, 21 November, 05 December, and 19 December 2025.
The meetings will be held on Microsoft Teams, and can be accessed via the joining details below:
Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 321 476 049 827
Passcode: Tk7kq6yB
The network also has a WhatsApp community where members have a safe space to speak to each other and share useful resources. If you are a member of the Junior Lawyers Network, please feel free to join using the link here.
