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Meet the Recruiter
Suzie Ingram
Shoosmiths
Graduate recruitment officer Suzie Ingram offers essential tips on how to impress during the recruitment process, as well as the many reasons why Shoosmiths is a great place to launch your legal career.
Meet the Lawyer
Crown Prosecution Service
As a district crown prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Jason Corden-Bowen experiences a huge variety of work and responsibility. Read on to learn more about this rewarding and vocational career path.
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Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
What if Kirkland & Ellis is your future employer? Read on to learn more about trainee life at this dynamic, international firm.
LCN Says
How to use Twitter to further your law career
Bethany Wren
It’s no secret that everybody and their dog (literally) has a Twitter account to interact with friends and followers, and to post life’s most important updates: from what you’re having for dinner to your latest holiday snaps. But while you’re commenting on the most recent Love Island episode, law firms, barristers’ chambers and recruiters are also on social media, and there’s a chance that they could be seeing everything that you are doing.
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The Gig Economy – Uber and Deliveroo
How is the gig economy impacting employment status?
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“We’re all going on a summer holiday…”
Sarah Louise
We all relish the opportunity to jet away to somewhere dependably hot and sunny for a couple of weeks each year, yet how many of us – even those who spend a good proportion of our lives studying, researching and advising on the law – ever take the time to consider the legislation applicable to those far-flung places to which we are bound?
Featured Lawyer
Athena Tan
Simmons & Simmons LLPUniversity of Cambridge | Trainee solicitor
Simmons is excellent at striking the balance between trusting trainees with a lot of responsibility and ensuring that guidance and support is always available when needed. Trainees are valued and the firm is very invested in your development.
Ask the Oracle
Starting a training contract: how to make a good impression
Dear Oracle ...I start my training contract in September and was wondering how best to make a positive impression and to stand out from the crowd. Also, what should I aim to achieve in each seat?
