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To secure a training contract, you need to familiarise yourself with four areas of knowledge. This will help you understand the profession and the job you hope to do, effectively research a law firm and identify your skills and strengths to demonstrate in applications.
Galina Usorova shares her journey cross qualifying as a solicitor in the UK after practising in Russia and provides insights into her role in the fraud and asset recovery team at Stephenson Harwood LLP. Plus, she outlines a high-profile case where she acted for a Russian businessman who was resisting a claim brought by two banks.
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how stories are told, how they can be told well and how you can use this to your advantage in a job interview.
My name is Colin Hornby. I’ve recently passed the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) – SQE1 and SQE2. I’m now a consultant solicitor at national firm Taylor Rose MW.
How enforceable are English court judgments after Brexit?
A new academic year is beginning and with it a new round of work experience, training contract and pupillage opportunities. LawCareers.Net has lots of tips on how to work your way into a legal career, including information on self-analysis, research, virtual law fairs and where to access support.
Should I use my Gmail or an academic email address when giving contact details? How strictly are deadlines enforced? Are there any ways of saving myself some time? AllHires' Amy Elderfield has the answers.
Is there a difference between private equity and venture capital?
As first-year scheme applications draw to a close, I thought that this would be a good time to blog about my experience applying to first-year schemes and open days at various law firms.
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Engaging with LGBTQ+ media is a valuable way to stay informed, whether it's about understanding LGBTQ+ rights or recognising the contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals to broader societal issues. With this in mind, let’s look at some LGBTQ+ books, both fiction and non-fiction, to entertain and inform us this Pride Month.
Family law barristers deal with all legal matters relating to marriage, separation, divorce and cohabitation, as well as issues relating to children, including contact arrangements, care and placement orders, adoption and surrogacy.
How important are ESG policies to modern commercial relationships and how does this impact the lawyer/client relationship?
More than 1,500 students each year study for the Bar course in the hope of achieving their goal of becoming practising barristers. Many students are left disappointed without any real understanding of why they couldn’t secure pupillage.
What is the GAAR and how will it affect what private client lawyers do in practice?
We took home the trophy for the 'Best Law Society for Commercial Awareness' award. This award particularly stands out to us, as commercial awareness often seems to be a buzzword for students and presents a large barrier for those who have never had experience or insight into the commercial world!
‘Reasonable adjustments’ are the changes employers make to the workplace or to processes to remove a disadvantage relating to an employee’s disability.
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A new academic year is beginning and with it a new round of work experience, training contract and pupillage opportunities. LawCareers.Net has lots of tips on how to work your way into a legal career, including info on self-analysis, research, virtual law fairs and where to access support.
If sexual harassment doesn’t seem to be a problem in the workplace, then does anything really need to change?