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Watch our video to hear from Louis Foscolo, who started with us as a trainee and is now a partner at Kennedys. Louis works in our property, energy and contract team and talks about the type of work he is involved with.
Watch our video to hear from Florrie Southgate, an senior associate in the travel team in our London office who has over 10 years’ experience in defendant insurance litigation and talks about what her case load consists of in the travel team.
As part of a focus on early legal careers at Kennedys, watch our video to find out more about being a Trainee Solicitor at Kennedys from Daniel Kellard, who explains his route to qualification and his training contract experience so far.
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Cardiff Law School will be offering the GDL from September 2012, subject to validation by the SRA.
Cardiff Employment Law Pro Bono Advice Clinic has been relaunched following its closure in 2014, taking the number of advice centres in the LawWorks network to 200.
Leading regulatory law firm Capsticks Solicitors LLP has been appointed by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) to provide external legal support and advice to the Board’s regulation of barristers in England and Wales.
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What are capital markets and what’s going on at the moment?
‘Capital markets’ is the term used for financial markets where debt or equity securities are traded.
As a first year, what should your mentality be towards work experience? The mere fact that you’re reading this article is already a good start. However, it is paramount to understand that there is no need to be desperately seeking every opportunity. The common mistake among first years is to apply for as many insight schemes as possible and hope for the best.