Congratulations. You got the training contract. You are now going to be a trainee solicitor at a commercial law firm, either in the City or elsewhere. What next?
The first thing to consider is that joining a law firm is not like starting at university or law school. You are not creating an entirely new year afresh along with all your fellow students.
You are instead being placed into an organisation and a culture which is already formed, and one where everyone has seen trainee solicitors come and go.
Your initial priority is to see how that organisation and culture functions, and to be sure not to disrupt it...
