Best in Law focuses on excellence in recruiting and training tomorrow's lawyers. The magazine looks at those firms that won or were nominated for LC.N's Training and Recruitment Awards 2008, as well as examining what a good candidate needs to know to display the excellence that catches the eye of recruiters.
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"While we have lots of excellent formal training in place, I think it is the day-to-day training that trainees receive from everyone around them that sets us apart."
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"On the one hand, every partner knows the names and faces of every trainee, and that translates into really hands-on experience; on the other, we have a wide range of highly rated departments, which means that the work the firm takes on is top notch as well."
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"We've got bright lawyers and it's a very friendly firm and a nice environment to work in. Candidates see that straight away."
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"The single most important thing we do is make sure we hire the right people... We also want them to be certain that we are right for them. It's really only by meeting us that people can be certain of the firm's culture."
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"Life at the firm has definitely lived up to my expectations. The scheme gives you a realistic picture of the way the firm operates and the way people work so well together."
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"It's about supporting our lawyers, at all levels, in becoming the best solicitors they can be."
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"We have a very diverse practice and we simply try to show students as much of it as we can so that they can form a proper impression."
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"There isn't a standard person Nabarro looks for. There are people who have had other careers, who haven't been to Oxbridge, who've had different backgrounds... You don't get that at many other firms."
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"We're a broad-based practice, so can offer training not just in traditional high street work, but also corporate, insolvency, employment and other areas."
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"It's fantastic to sit with some of the City's pre-eminent solicitors talking about what they've been working on, the problems or disputes and how they've got round them. It's good to see what you're aspiring to."
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"You can learn a lot sitting with someone who's right at the top. It's the best way to learn."
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"One of Weil's key attributes is that we're never keen to rest on our laurels."
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