The Flex Legal blog

Flex Legal celebrates placing its 100th Flex Trainee at a special reception in London. The programme supports aspiring lawyers from underrepresented backgrounds with long-term in-house placements.

Join us for our next Flex Lawyers Event for an opportunity to meet with other like minded solicitors from the Flex platform over complimentary canapes and drinks.

This is October's continuation of our virtual lunches run by Flex Legal's Head of Learning and Development, Sophie Gould; in conjunction with LexisNexis. Please note: these events are designed for junior lawyers, paralegals and trainees.

This is June's continuation of our virtual lunches run by Flex Legal's Head of Learning and Development, Sophie Gould; in conjunction with LexisNexis. Please note: these events are designed for junior lawyers, paralegals and trainees.

Join us for an insightful and engaging virtual lunch as we delve into the dynamic landscape of the legal industry and unveil the intriguing findings of our highly-anticipated Future Lawyers Report.

Flex Legal are back again bringing an array of teams together (virtually) from across the thriving Northern In-house legal community; aimed at all levels of legal professionals, from paralegals to GC's.

In association with LexisNexis, for our April Junior Lawyer Lunch Event Tarun Tawakley, Partner at Lewis Silkin, and Chloe Mason-Williams, Head of Legal at EDF Energy, will be helping you to understand what it means to be commercial as a lawyer.

At Flex Legal, we’re proud to host various insightful events and forums for the legal industry. Here’s just a small taster of what we’ve got coming up this year, from our well-established junior lawyer lunches to our brand new midlands in-house event.

Book a place at December's Junior Lawyer Lunch, where Rory Oake, Consultant at Ardea International, will deliver a talk on everything Junior Lawyers should know about modern slavery - including how they can identify and combat it.

Last week, Sophie Gould, Head of Learning & Development at F-LEX, chaired the first in a series of virtual lunches for junior lawyers, trainees and paralegals.

Book a place at one of our Junior Lawyer Lunch Events. These monthly sessions offer valuable industry insights, professional tips and networking opportunities.

This is May's continuation of our virtual lunches run by Flex Legal's Head of Learning and Development, Sophie Gould; in conjunction with LexisNexis. Please note: these events are designed for junior lawyers, paralegals and trainees.

This is September's continuation of our virtual lunches run by Flex Legal's Head of Learning and Development, Sophie Gould; in conjunction with LexisNexis. Please note: these events are designed for junior lawyers, paralegals and trainees.

Join us for our first ever Paralegal Power-up session, where you can network, eat, drinks, and her our insider tips on getting accepted for more Flex paralegal roles!

Book a place at July's Junior Lawyer Lunch Event. This is a continuation of our Junior Lawyer Virtual Lunches, which offer industry insights, professional tips and networking opportunities.

In association with LexisNexis, for May's Event, our very own Sabina Gabrielczyk, Account Management Associate at Flex, will be joined by Maaike de Bie, GC and Company Secretary at easyJet, for an exclusive fireside chat.

The Midlands In-house Event will bring together an array of teams from across the thriving Midlands In-house legal community. Join us for our first session on the exciting topic of 'Building the legal team of the future', hosted by Sophie Gould, our very own Head of Learning and Development at Flex Legal!

Book a place at February's Junior Lawyer Lunch Event. This is a continuation of our Junior Lawyer Virtual Lunches, which offer industry insights, professional tips and networking opportunities.

Book a place at November's Junior Lawyer Lunch, where Christopher Tart-Roberts, Head of Lawtech at Macfarlanes, will talk through what tech & key skills junior lawyers should have a grasp on to accelerate their career and become a valuable team member.

This morning Sophie Gould, Head of Learning and Development at F-LEX, chaired a fantastic virtual discussion in collaboration with LexisNexis UK and Radius Law between in-house counsels on the prominent issues surrounding COVID-19 and the legal industry.

Join us for an insightful online event where we delve into the evolving landscape of e-discovery and document review, with insights from Richard Legge, Partner and Head of eDiscovery, alongside a panel of Flex paralegals.

This is November's continuation of our virtual lunches run by Flex Legal's Head of Learning and Development, Sophie Gould; in conjunction with LexisNexis. Please note: these events are designed for junior lawyers, paralegals and trainees.

This is July's continuation of our virtual lunches run by Flex Legal's Head of Learning and Development, Sophie Gould; in conjunction with LexisNexis. Please note: these events are designed for junior lawyers, paralegals and trainees.

This is March's continuation of our virtual lunches run by Flex Legal's Head of Learning and Development, Sophie Gould; in conjunction with LexisNexis. Please note: these events are designed for junior lawyers, paralegals and trainees.

In association with LexisNexis, For this instalment of our Junior Lawyer Lunch sessions, we are absolutely thrilled to be joined by the notorious Peter Watson, CEO of Watson's Daily! It should be a fantastic session that will leave you better equipped to conduct effective commercial research.

We had a blast hosting our first ever Midlands In-house Event earlier this month, which focussed on how in-house teams can build a legal team of the future. Take a read of this blog post for a summary of the event, and to find out why you should become a part of our Midlands in-house community.

In association with The Law Society and LexisNexis, for our March Junior Lawyer Lunch Event we'll be hosting a panel of senior lawyers to listen to what you as junior lawyers feel about the culture and ethics of the legal industry currently.

We're thrilled to have hosted our first ever northern in-house event earlier this month, with talks on the flexible approach to new talent, key skills to succeed, and mental health & wellbeing in law. Read this blog post to find out more about our brand new northern community!

COVID-19 showed us more than ever how important it is to bring people together. On the back of the success of our Junior Lawyer Virtual Lunches and Senior In-house Counsel Sessions, we will be hosting our first ever Northern In-house Event next month.