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Meet The Recruiter

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge UK LLP
Green-fingered graduate recruiter Sarah Warnes reveals how to come out of the recruitment process smelling of roses.
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The Burning Question

Two become one

Does size matter? Why UK law firms look to merge.

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LC.N Firm Videos

Shearman & Sterling LLP
Shearman & Sterling LLP, one of the world's premier global law firms, has been at the forefront of the legal profession for well over a century. Today we are one of the largest legal practices around the world with a significant European client base. Start here to find out more about being a trainee solicitor with Shearman & Sterling LLP.

Ask The Oracle

The fear

I have secured a training contract with a major commercial law firm and am due to start this September. The thought of walking through the doors and being a trainee is daunting and I have no idea if I am going to sink or swim. What could I do between now and starting the job to prepare? Is it normal to have been successful in getting such a job, showing aptitude and the necessary skills only to feel completely unqualified?

SRA: access all areas

Ever idly wondered what goes on inside SRA Towers? We have, so we asked head of legal education and training policy Clare Gilligan to lift the lid on the regulatory body. She kindly shares her experiences and reveals some of the challenges facing the profession.

Featured Lawyer

Charlie Phillips

Lewis Silkin LLP

Studied at Oxford - St Catherine’s College
Trainee Solicitor

Featured LawyerComing from a career in broadcast and online media, I wanted to train at Lewis Silkin because of its reputation in the media sector. The emphasis is on working effectively, not working late, and you get excellent support and training along with ample opportunity to work with top quality clients.

Latest News

Hammonds will introduce a client panel interview to its recruitment process for this year's summer vacation scheme (from which some of the firm's trainees are recruited).
Top City firm Lovells has launched a new diversity programme called Ladder to Law aimed at improving access to law for state-educated teenagers.
A Nottingham Law School (NLS), Nottingham Trent University professor has been appointed to the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council by lord chancellor and secretary of state, Jack Straw.

Immediate Vacancies

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