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Winter vacation schemes

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Training contract deadlines

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The commercial year 2019

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

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Dafni Loizou

Dafni Loizou shares her journey from fixed-term paralegal role to corporate solicitor at leading firm Charles Russell Speechlys.

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Alex Round

Alex Round enjoys the intellectual challenge and variety of practising planning law within Mills & Reeve’s wider real estate team, while the leafy Cambridge location and the firm’s culture of cultivating a good work/life balance were also strong draws. Read on for an insight into life at Mills & Reeve.

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Rob Morris

Bowie fan Rob Morris is delighted to be part of a firm that offers that perfect combination of great work and interesting clients, alongside likeable colleagues. Read on to find out more about his career at Freeths.

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Training contract search

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Work placement deadlines

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Training contract deadlines

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New vacancies

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Recruiter insights

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

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Kate Hasluck

DWF differs from its competitors in several key ways. Kate Hasluck explains why appreciating this is so important for applicants.

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Lucie Rees

Expert recruiter – and animal lover – Lucie Rees is understandably proud to have supported so many candidates through their journeys from being wide-eyed students to confident, qualified solicitors and partners. Read her advice for the current generation of aspiring lawyers and gain an insight into the application process – as well as working life – at Watson Farley & Williams.

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Katy McAteer

Ropes & Gray is a firm with a unique approach and that applies to the application process. Katy McAteer explains the details of applying for a vacation scheme and/or training contract at the firm.

Postgraduate students

Five things to consider before taking the GDL or LPC

If you’re weighing up postgraduate study in 2020, consider the following before you commit.

Studying the GDL, LPC and Bar courses part time

Information about part-time academic and training options

Do law firms care where I study the LPC?

Your choice of law school or university should not affect where you can apply for a training contract

Commercial questions

Improve your commercial awareness with analysis from expert solicitors

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Fast fashion and the law

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What are the challenges to reducing the environmental impact of the fashion industry?

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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?

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Employment rights for athletes

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What are the commercial implications for national governing bodies if funded athletes are given employment rights?

Outsourcing

"The state of the economy and the way industries approach outsourcing continues to have an impact on the outsourcing industry generally."

Private client

“Unlike with other practice areas where you don’t get to meet with clients very often, I usually have one or two client meetings each day."

Family/matrimonial

“In order to do your job well you need to be objective – you need to be able to stand back, give good advice and not run yourself down."

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What type of work area may suit you

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Brochure library

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

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A&O offers a fast-moving, innovative environment that ensures every trainee is prepared for the challenges of a changing profession.

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Brochure: Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Trainees at Kirkland & Ellis thrive on high-quality work and early responsibility thanks to the firm’s famous focus on small teams.

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With high-profile clients and award-winning development programmes, Osborne Clarke has the perfect environment in which to succeed.

Alternative legal careers

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