Keely Nelson, talent engagement adviser at BLM, discusses what you might expect to do during your time on a vacation scheme, top tips for how to secure a place, and ways to stand out during a scheme.

Sam Hope, graduate recruitment manager at Shoosmiths and member of the “Key advice for applicants” panel at NLL16, offers her top tips for online application forms.

Gareth Saynor, partner at Nabarro and member of the “Law firm as a business” panel at NLL16, discusses the importance of putting legal advice into the context of clients’ needs and why the desire to learn is crucial to success as a trainee.

Graduate Recruitment and Development Manager Mel Brooking of Nabarro LLP offers useful insight into how to impress on what is essentially a three-week interview.

Litigation partner Maxine Davies of Addleshaw Goddard LLP explains how you can use your existing non-legal work experience to demonstrate commercial awareness, but also why legal work experience remains important.

General Manager Louise Lumley of Irwin Mitchell offers her top tips for becoming a great lawyer – namely, be client focused and have a personality!

Graduate Recruitment Manager Sam Hope of Shoosmiths describes why you shouldn’t be terrified of law firm assessment days and why using social media is a great way to network with graduate recruiters.

Beyond London, the most active cities are Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol, Liverpool, Cardiff, Newcastle and Nottingham. 

The 10th annual National Pro Bono Week kicked off on Monday, runs from 7-11 November and includes a wide variety of events.

The legal profession’s annual celebration of the important work done in the pro bono sphere has launched, as National Pro Bono Week begins today and runs until 6 November. Events during the week highlight the contribution of lawyers engaged in pro bono and raise awareness of pro bono opportunities and issues.

Virtual events taking place across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will celebrate the legal profession’s pro bono efforts as Pro Bono Week enters its 19th year.

Sponsored jointly by the Law Society, the Bar Council and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx), National Pro Bono Week 2016 (Monday 7 to Friday 11 November) begins today, celebrating and highlighting the provision of free legal advice to those in England and Wales who would otherwise not be able to get the legal advice they need. 

In July 2010, this central ‘hub’ in Chancery Lane was created to bring together the legal profession’s pro-bono work, helping individuals and community groups within England and Wales.

The first ever National Paralegal Day took place last week, marked by celebrations held at the House of Commons. 

Entries have opened for The National Paralegal Awards, which set out to find the best paralegals in the UK and businesses that support the industry.

The search is on to find the UK’s best paralegals as entries open for this year’s National Paralegal Awards. 

The National Paralegal Awards, hosted by the Professional Paralegal Register, is taking place on Thursday 22 September at the Iconic Grand Hotel in Birmingham. This is the fourth year the awards has run.

The best paralegals in the legal profession were celebrated at the prestigious National Paralegal Awards on 23 September 2021.

What is the National Infrastructure Strategy and will it support the UK’s post-covid recovery?