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Our videos feature vlogs and interviews with recruiters, students, trainees, partners, lawyers and more, touching on topics such as networking, commercial awareness, and the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE). If you want to know how to move your legal career forward, then pull up a chair and enjoy the show.

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Meet the Lawyer | Maddie Cubbon - Ropes & Gray

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Meet Maddie Cubbon, associate in the private equity team at Ropes & Gray. She speaks about her unusual journey to becoming a solicitor, her recent client secondment and what makes Ropes & Gray an inclusive firm.

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RPC

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RPC Summer Scheme

RPC

You’ll be welcomed into our London office and given an opportunity to spend time experiencing life in a creative law firm for yourself. It’s also our chance to get to know you and understand what you may be able to offer us.

Webinar | Understanding legal practice: M&A | LawCareers.Net

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This webinar sponsored by White & Case LLP, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) and Travers Smith LLP discusses what it’s really like to work in M&A.

Webinar | Commercial awareness: what it means and how to develop it

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In this webinar, sponsored by Dentons, Norton Rose Fullbright and DWF Group Plc we find out from our panel of experts exactly what commercial awareness is, as well as how you can develop it and, crucially, demonstrate it in law firm applications.

Is the LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) the right course for you? | ULaw

The University of Law

Want to become a solicitor but not sure which course is right for you? Your best option depends on your own circumstances. Whatever your background or education, however you want to study, we have the right course for you.