Tag: Training contracts
Aspiring solicitor barred after accessing case study and model answers before Macfarlanes assessment day
Worked as a paralegal at City firm
Milbank launches training contract for future leveraged finance lawyers as it ups trainee pay
Runs alongside US outfit's traditional pathway
EXCLUSIVE: Paul Weiss launches London training contract
New juniors to earn market topping £180k
What you need to be doing to secure a training contract
John Watkins, Director of Employability at ULaw, talks AI in TC applications, adaptability, and excelling at virtual events
EXCLUSIVE: Students who had TCs cancelled among those hit by Kaplan SQE blunder
Told they’d failed SQE1 when actually they'd passed
Law students weigh in on firms’ treatment of SQE trainees
Some call for resits, others say rescinding TCs is the right call
How aspiring lawyers can become networking pros
ULaw London Moorgate Dean Aruna Verma talks smooth networking, tailoring firm applications and dealing with rejection
Exclusive: Clifford Chance cancels TC offers for students who failed SQE
No second chances
‘I failed SQE1 and lost my TC. Is anyone else in the same boat?’
Needs help on what to do next
Law firm assessment centres: everything you need to know
Video interviews, aptitude tests, group tasks and more
Wanting to convert a vac scheme to a training contract? Here’s what you need to know
ULaw Campus Dean Aruna Verma discusses transferable skills and commercial awareness hot topics
The skills students need to succeed this training contract application season
Reed Smith graduate recruitment manager Rebecca Schrod on being methodical, proactive and self-reflective
A newly qualified lawyer on six-seat training contracts and why communication is key
Burges Salmon’s Liam Edwards discusses his varied work in the firm’s projects department
5 tips to secure a City TC
Future trainee Anuja Venkataramani offers advice to lawyer hopefuls
Life in capital markets – a junior lawyer’s perspective
Howard Kennedy’s Alexander Wood discusses his busy work-life and making the step from paralegal to associate
‘How can I escape the TC application hamster wheel?’
One aspiring lawyer needs readers’ advice
Forging a career as a City lawyer
The University of Law academic manager Nicole Kalli discusses what it is like to work and study in London
‘Do your homework on the law firms you apply to’
Showing you know who they are and what they do, and having your clear reasons for applying, is vital to success, says ULaw careers consultant John McKeown
PI firm Fletchers confirms Liverpool TC offering with office launch
Part of 'ongoing expansion plans’
Chasing a training contract? Here are four hot topics you need to know about
From ChatGPT to the SQE, ULaw Deputy Vice-Chancellor Peter Crisp looks at the major talking points among aspiring lawyers
Trainee qualification season: what to think about when switching firms
City lawyer Sana Shafi shares advice with final seat trainees nearing the end of their training contracts