Practice area guide
Explore major legal practice areas, what junior lawyers do, how the work feels, and which Firmlign mock firms connect to each area.
Corporate / Commercial
GuideBroad business law work supporting companies through contracts, governance, transactions, and day-to-day legal needs.
Best fit for students who...
like business strategy, practical problem solving, project management, and learning how companies make decisions.
6 related firms
Mergers & Acquisitions
GuideTransaction work focused on buying, selling, combining, and restructuring businesses.
Best fit for students who...
enjoy high-paced teamwork, business news, negotiation strategy, and making sense of many documents quickly.
5 related firms
Securities / Capital Markets
GuidePublic company, financing, disclosure, and regulatory work tied to securities markets.
Best fit for students who...
like financial markets, precise drafting, regulatory detail, and the connection between law and investor confidence.
5 related firms
Litigation
GuideDisputes work involving advocacy, strategy, evidence, negotiation, and court or tribunal processes.
Best fit for students who...
like writing, argument, facts, strategy, oral advocacy, and learning through adversarial problem solving.
7 related firms
Labour & Employment
GuideWorkplace law covering employment relationships, labour disputes, policies, investigations, and human rights issues.
Best fit for students who...
like practical human problems, advisory work, writing, dispute resolution, and fast-moving client questions.
4 related firms
Real Estate
GuideProperty-focused work involving acquisitions, leasing, financing, development, and land use issues.
Best fit for students who...
enjoy tangible assets, organized closings, commercial negotiation, and seeing how legal documents shape physical projects.
4 related firms
Indigenous Law
GuideWork involving Indigenous rights, consultation, governance, projects, disputes, and relationships with governments and industry.
Best fit for students who...
care about public law, history, resource development, governance, reconciliation, and relationship-based legal work.
4 related firms
Technology / IP
GuideInnovation-focused work involving intellectual property, software, data, licensing, privacy, and technology transactions.
Best fit for students who...
like innovation, technical products, creative industries, data issues, and translating complex concepts into practical advice.
5 related firms
Tax
GuideTechnical advisory work involving business structures, transactions, disputes, planning, and tax authorities.
Best fit for students who...
enjoy technical puzzles, statutes, numbers, precise writing, and deep specialist expertise.
4 related firms
Banking & Finance
GuideDebt financing work involving lenders, borrowers, credit agreements, security, and transaction closings.
Best fit for students who...
like transactions, financial structures, organized closings, commercial risk, and detail-heavy drafting.
5 related firms