A legal apprenticeship is a route to becoming a lawyer that combines a paid job at a law firm with studying for formal qualifications, funded by the government and your employer. It’s an alternative to the traditional route of going to university and training to be a lawyer afterwards. Graduate solicitor apprenticeships are also on the rise. Find out more about the different legal apprenticeship options in this guide.  

The reasons that firms decide to merge are as varied as the firms themselves, but there are usually some key drivers – namely, the desire to expand, geographically or in terms of expertise, or to stay afloat. For the lawyers who find that the firm they joined is no longer the firm at which they work, there are normally a raft of opportunities and maybe especially so for trainees.

The reasons that firms decide to merge are as varied as the firms themselves, but there are usually some key drivers – namely, the desire to expand, geographically or in terms of expertise, or to stay afloat. For the lawyers who find that the firm they joined is no longer the firm at which they work, there are normally a raft of opportunities and maybe especially so for trainees.

The reasons that firms decide to merge are as varied as the firms themselves, but there are usually some key drivers – namely, the desire to expand, geographically or in terms of expertise, or to stay afloat. For the lawyers who find that the firm they joined is no longer the firm at which they work, there are normally a raft of opportunities– and maybe especially so for trainees.

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The pupillage application process continues as hundreds of aspiring barristers prepare for online interviews this month. Read this key advice on how to prepare for the final stage of pupillage selection.

The pupillage application process continues despite the covid-19 crisis and hundreds of aspiring barristers are preparing for online interviews this month. Here is some key advice on how to prepare for the final stage of pupillage selection.

The pupillage application process continues as hundreds of aspiring barristers prepare for interviews this month – online and in person. Read this key advice on how to prepare for the final stage of pupillage selection.

At the LawCareersNetLIVE conference last December, I asked a trainee from one of the attending law firms for her best advice for trainees starting their training contracts. I expected to hear something along the lines of “networking” or “taking initiative and asking for work”. Instead, she stressed the importance of getting into the habit of “recording your hours”. That interaction, combined with my lack of knowledge surrounding the mysterious billable hour, resulted in the creation of this article.

Use this guide to compare the new preparation courses for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) by key criteria, including fees, learning styles and locations.

Use this guide to compare the new preparation courses for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) by key criteria including fees, learning styles and locations.

Use this guide to compare the new preparation courses for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) by key criteria including fees, learning styles and locations.

Use this guide to compare the new preparation courses for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) by key criteria including fees, learning styles and locations.

Use this guide to compare the new preparation courses for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) by key criteria including fees, learning styles and locations.

Use this guide to compare the new preparation courses for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) by key criteria including fees, learning styles and locations.

Video interviews have become the norm at law firms, barristers' chambers and other employers since the coronavirus pandemic began. Whether you are being interviewed for a vacation scheme, training contract or pupillage, there are some key differences between interviewing over webcam and in-person, so it is important to be prepared.

Video interviews have become the norm at law firms, barristers' chambers and other employers following the transition online in March 2020. Although the recent easing of restrictions signals a gradual return to normality, you can be certain that firms and chambers will continue to use video interviewing. There are key differences between interviewing over webcam and in person, so it is important to be prepared.

Video interviews have become the norm at law firms, barristers' chambers and other employers since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Although the easing of restrictions may be signalling a return to normality, you can be certain that law firms and barrister chambers will continue to use video interviewing in some capacity for the time being. There are some key differences between interviewing over webcam and in person, so it is important to be prepared.

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