We are delighted to announce some exciting new additions to what you can do with LawCareers.Net. We'll be running a longer feature on how the site can help you over the coming year soon but for now, have a look at the following:
MySelf on MyLC.N - A new tool to help you analyse your experiences and indentify what you should be telling recruiters about.
Comments - You can now start discussions on, and tell us what you think about, news articles, features and oracle posts. Let’s hear what you have to say.
Blogs - We have commissioned a number of bloggers studying at postgraduate law schools to send you dispatches from the sharp end.
This lady goes gaga for graduate recruitment. Stephenson Harwood's adventure-loving HR manager shares her secrets for training contract success. Read profile
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I've just finished the first year of my law degree. What can I be doing over the summer break in preparation for my second year of study and the training contract applications to come?
The good news is you've been invited to a training contract interview. The bad news is... you've been invited to a training contract interview! Don't panic. This article explores what you should be doing in preparation and how best to present yourself on the day.
I trained and qualified as a corporate lawyer with Covington, one of the first US firms to open a trainee programme in London. We are seen as the firm's future and it is rewarding to work in an environment that puts so much emphasis on your value as an individual.
Burges Salmon has thrown a lifeline to existing and future trainees at collapsed firm Halliwells, setting up a job portal for them and encouraging firms around the country to take on the beleaguered trainees.
BPP has been awarded university college status with immediate effect, making it the first new private university in Britain for more than three decades.
I trained and qualified as a corporate lawyer with Covington, one of the first US firms to open a trainee programme in London. We are seen as the firm's future and it is rewarding to work in an environment that puts so much emphasis on your value as an individual.
