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So, you’ve finished law school, secured your training contract or paralegal position and you’re ready for your first day in your new role but then you get hit with another obstacle – one that you never saw coming… I’m talking about time recording, of course!

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Olivia Atkinson

This month, love is in the air, yet the inevitable deadlines for training contracts and vacation schemes are fast approaching. Junior lawyers and students often manifest a love-hate relationship with the application process for any role.

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Bethany Barrett

With January exams behind us, normal term time is resuming for university students nationwide. Yet this term will be even more different. For the time being at least, many students will not be living in their term-time accommodation, let alone attending in-person teaching.

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Faustina Edward - New year who dis? Welcome to Hybrid University

Faustina Edward

Right now, everyone is getting ready for the new academic year. Incoming students are wondering what their new university and classmates will be like. Returning students may be wondering whether the no detriment policy carries through to the new academic year, because, well, the pandemic is still ongoing. I want to share some tips on navigating the hybrid university life!

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Olivia Partridge - Five top tips for virtual interviews and assessment centres

Olivia Partridge

It’s safe to say that most of us don’t enjoy interviews. Whether it’s the thought of talking about yourself, getting asked a question you don’t know the answer to or tripping over on your way into the room – or more recently, your wifi cutting out – interviews are daunting. Here are LawCareers.Net’s five top tips to help you to effectively prepare for and ace any virtual interviews and assessment centres that you are invited to in future.

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Maia Crockford - My top three benefits of legal apprenticeships

Maia Crockford

Legal apprenticeships are becoming increasingly popular with both firms and applicants. Some of the largest international firms are now offering both paralegal and solicitor apprenticeships, including DAC Beachcroft, Eversheds Sutherland, Stephenson Harwood, CMS and Dentons. There are also a number of education providers supporting legal apprenticeships, including BPP University Law School, City Law School and The University of Law. I usually summarise the main benefits of an apprenticeship into three categories.

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How important are my first-year exam results when applying for training contracts?

Could my first-year exam results affect my chances of securing a vacation scheme or training contract, even if they don’t count toward my final degree?

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Could working as a paralegal help me become a solicitor?

I know that competition for training contracts is very high, but I have also noticed that there seem to be increasing opportunities for paralegals: would becoming a paralegal be a more certain way of pursuing a career as a solicitor?

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Can I switch from chartered legal executive to solicitor?

I passed the Legal Practice Course two years ago and have been working as a paralegal. With no training contract in sight, can I become a chartered legal executive and go on to qualify as a solicitor that way?