Pros
After working for about 6 months as a Researcher at Legal500, I joined the Legal Business team after an internal vacancy. I was given a beat list of leading law firms to follow and report on, meeting some of the most senior and respected lawyers in the country and working with PR at firms to arrange and conduct interviews, write features, and carrying out in-depth news reporting and analysis on the legal industry. I really really enjoyed working here, the team is relatively small but very tight knit, and everyone works together and shares news insights and resources to help with writing insightful and interesting stories. Being given responsibility for your own beat and independence to chase down leads and think up news stories is a junior reporters dream, and the editorial team are really experienced and supportive, in particular the editorial director, data editor, and content editor are all brilliant colleagues and highly experienced journalists in their own right. If you want to forge a career in journalism or even already have a lot of experience but want to focus on the legal industry, this is a fantastic place to work and gain frontline experience on one of the most dynamic and influential areas of business.
Cons
Pay for a junior reporter is pretty good for industry standards, but still relatively low as a London salary.