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Training contract assessment centres: everything you need to know

Many law firms use assessment centres as part of the selection process for vacation scheme and training contract candidates. So, how do you prepare for an assessment centre, what can you expect on the day and what exactly are firms assessing you on? Here’s our expert advice.

SQE assessments: what to expect

I’m getting ready for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) assessments. What can I expect from the SQE1 and SQE2 assessments? What do I do when I get to the test centre?

Olivia Thorne - What’s a general counsel and why’s the role so important at many law firms?

The role of general counsel (GC) has become an increasingly popular appointment at top law firms, mirroring its rise among commercial companies. To become a GC, you must be a qualified lawyer with an array of legal and business experience.

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“I was lucky enough to go to New York for six months, sit with the EIPAF team, work on New York law governed transactions and see the work our US colleagues do in the project and energy sector, which was fantastic.”

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Emma Robinson (she/her) is an associate who works in investment funds and private capital at Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP. From her previous paralegal experience and the most rewarding aspects of her role to her reasons for pursuing a legal career at a US firm, discover Emma’s journey into law and her career at Paul Hastings.

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Isabella Gartside, early careers assistant at Ashfords LLP, highlights how crucial thorough research is prior to making an application, the importance of being genuine and how you can make yourself stand out.

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Your commercial news round-up: UK medicine prices, Lufthansa flight cuts, AI effect on jobs, ticket touting ban

Global fallout from the US-Israel war with Iran continues to ripple through UK consumers and businesses, from rising medicine prices to airlines slashing European routes as fuel costs soar. Meanwhile, concerns are growing that AI adoption is flattening entry-level recruitment and the pressure is mounting on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to honour Labour’s pledge to ban ticket touting. Read on for LawCareers.Net’s picks of this week’s top commercial stories.

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New law opens crown prosecutor roles to more CILEX lawyers

The new Victims and Court Act has opened the door for more CILEX lawyers to become crown prosecutors – a move that could help “alleviate shortages and tackle the massive backlogs we are facing in the criminal courts”, according to CILEX (The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) President Sara Fowler.

Law Society calls for clarity over government’s flexible working proposals

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed changes set out in the Department for Business and Trade’s recent consultation on flexible working rights, but urged that reforms must be “clear and fair for all”.

Browne Jacobson supports young Black lawyers with new cohort of REACH mentoring programme

Browne Jacobson LLP has launched the fifth year of its Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage (REACH) mentoring programme, welcoming a new cohort of 12 aspiring Black lawyers to gain insight into the legal profession.

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