Solicitors

Your essential links for September

LawCareersNetLIVE

Meet solicitors and recruiters at one of our one-day student careers conferences in Manchester, Bristol and London

University law fairs

Advice on meeting law firms, barristers' chambers and other employers on campus over the autumn term

The Solicitors Qualifying Exam

Everything you need to know about the new 'super exam' set to replace the LPC in 2021

Meet the lawyer

Gain insights into the day-to-day work of solicitors at different firms

Meet the Lawyer

Eleanor Cizeron

Dynamic and varied transactional work and a team-focused, collaborative culture are what make life at Sidley Austin so enjoyable for newly qualified solicitor Eleanor Cizeron. Read on for an insight into the many opportunities for trainees at the firm.

Meet the Lawyer

Amy Harding

Associate Amy Harding has sage advice to offer about life as a lawyer, including urging trainees not to be nervous and remaining open-minded about where you might end up.

Meet the Lawyer

Garry Elliott

As both a corporate partner and the training principal at Addleshaw Goddard, Garry Elliott is perfectly placed to provide insights into the firm’s culture, training programme and work. Read on to learn more about life at this dynamic City firm.

Kickstart your career

Training contract search

Search our directory of firms offering training contracts

Work placement deadlines

See every application deadline for formal work experience and apply for vacation schemes

Training contract deadlines

See more training contract deadlines than anywhere else

New vacancies

Apply for paralegal roles, training contracts and other jobs in the law available now

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Recruiter insights

Find out about vacation schemes and the hiring process at leading firms, straight from recruiters

Meet the Recruiter

Rebecca Worrall

You might well bump into a representative from Herbert Smith Freehills at one of the many law fairs they are attending this year, so brush up on how their recruitment process works and easily avoided application mistakes with graduate recruitment adviser Rebecca.

Meet the Recruiter

Philippa Wilson

Regurgitating information from Norton Rose Fulbright’s website is never going to impress on an application form. Find out what will make you shine with graduate recruitment senior adviser Philippa Wilson.

Meet the Recruiter

Jen Baird

Let recruitment manager Jen Baird be your guide to applying for a vacation scheme or training contract at Hogan Lovells. Read on for useful details and extra information about the application process, as well as Jen’s wisdom on how to stand out from other candidates.

Application advice

How to handle a scenario-based question at a training contract interview

What should I do if I don't know the answer to a scenario-based question at a training contract interview?

A training contract application master class

Welcome to LawCareers.Net’s four-step training contract application guide.

The video interview: tips for success at this important application stage

There are some key differences between interviewing on camera and in person.

Commercial questions

Improve your commercial awareness with analysis from expert solicitors

Commercial Question

City planning in light of future mobility trends

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Are current city layouts futureproof?

Commercial Question

Brexit: key tax considerations for companies

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What are the tax issues arising from companies having to restructure functions and supply chains as a result of Brexit?

Commercial Question

New-wave legal technology: what's required from lawyers of the future?

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How will new-wave technology change the way that lawyers work?

Construction

"It’s a great area in which to be a litigator as there are still a large number of disputes”

Immigration

"There is a lot of strategy involved and our focus is on helping businesses add to their workforce"

Corporate finance

"It is unpredictable from day to day, but I like the build-up to completing a transaction"

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How to research firms before applying

Read our guide to researching law firms

What you should be doing as a first-year law student

Follow our first-year action plan

What type of work area may suit you

Read our practice area profiles

Brochure library

These shiny-paged brochures tell you everything you need to know about what these law firms have to offer.

Brochure Library

Start your career journey at Herbert Smith Freehills, a leading, full-service international firm that works on some of the most important cases and deals for the world’s biggest organisations.

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The proud US heritage at Vinson & Elkins means that trainees are not treated separately, but as junior members of the team from day one. Find out more about the international-quality work opportunities on offer at this leading firm.

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Watson Farley & Williams prides itself on client care, legal excellence and investment in its people. Find out more about the firm's approach and industry focus here.

Alternative legal careers

Paralegals

For law graduates not going on to the LPC or BPTC, a career as a professional paralegal is a real alternative

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives

CILEx is the professional association representing around 20,000 qualified chartered legal executive lawyers, paralegals and other legal practitioners

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