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The Bar Standards Board has announced that the minimum award for pupils, starting in September 2011, will go up to £12,000 per year.
The minimum award for pupil barristers is set to increase from 1 January 2020, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has announced.
Sarah Dyke, training partner at Dentons, talks about the corporatisation of commercial law firms and how trainees can acclimatise with this.
Find out what exactly our student careers conference LawCareersNetLIVE entail, and why you should apply to attend.
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Matt Broadbent sets out the key skills that law firms look for in candidates and how to demonstrate them through your job history and experiences.
In this webinar, sponsored by Shoosmiths, we run through what you need to know as a non-law student, how to demonstrate transferable skills and application tips.
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.
LawCareers.Net spoke to Josh, a GDL student who has secured a training contract with a magic circle firm, about his application experiences and converting to law.
The Trust works with young people aged 13 to 30; it enables them to move into work, education or training with its financial support and programmes.
They really listen and take into account your own wishes, strengths and qualities as a trainee, and have a vision for you at the firm that tends to wholly match your own.
This webinar discusses what it’s really like to work in Intellectual Property (IP).
At LawCareersNetLIVE 2022, we spoke to recruiters from Baker McKenzie, Cooley (UK) LLP and Trowers & Hamlins LLP about what makes applications stand out to them.
City law firm Macfarlanes was the first non-magic circle firm to increase its newly qualified (NQ) lawyer salary in line with the ongoing NQ pay war.
LawCareersNetLIVE is a one-day student careers conference taking place in London and Manchester at the end of the year. Here's what some of last year's delegates had to say about last year's conferences.
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In this video I discuss what you should expect from the 12 mandatory Qualifying Sessions that you must complete in order to get called to the Bar and how to get the most out of them.
Every application must be targeted to a specific firm, so in-depth research of that firm is crucial.
In this video I discuss how networking can help you prepare for your pupillage applications. Networking is essential for the aspiring barrister so make sure you’re getting the most out of it by watching this video!
At our LawCareersNetLIVE London event on 1 December 2023, the panel of trainee solicitors provided insights into their experiences of the law firm application process, what being a trainee is really like and their advice for prospective candidates.
