Training contracts Archives - Legal Cheek

There are now 140,000 practising solicitors in England and Wales

Highest figure ever, yet training contracts at top City firms fall

17 hours ago
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Training contract numbers fall at UK’s leading corporate law firms

Uh-oh

Oct 9 2017 9:30am
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I’ve been offered a training contract at a mega-paying US outfit, but my heart is still set on another firm

I’d really appreciate readers’ advice on this

Sep 11 2017 11:03am
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London via the back door: Do I accept my Midlands training contract offer?

Sights set on the City

Aug 30 2017 10:31am
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Keele University’s law society in training contract gavel clanger

Hysteria sets in on application deadline day?

Jul 31 2017 12:15pm
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A law student shares his last-minute TC application pain

Face down those procrastination demons

Jul 26 2017 2:26pm
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An open letter to training contract applicants everywhere

Being commercial can make up for a lot, but only if you understand what lawyers are selling

Jul 19 2017 9:57am
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13 articles you must read if you’re applying for training contracts this summer

They will strengthen your applications

Jul 18 2017 9:06am
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12 things students do on their vac schemes that have absolutely nothing to do with law

Gardening, ping pong and trips to Paris

Jul 14 2017 9:06am
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Akin Gump trainees will now earn £100,000 across their two-year training contract

Increases of 12% in first year and 8% in second year

Jul 10 2017 4:20pm
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Travers Smith boosts pay for trainees and NQs

It has been a very good week for firms’ salary increases

Jul 7 2017 10:38am
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Jones Day joins ‘100 Club’ with 18% pay boost for junior lawyers

Exclusive: The only way is up for trainee pay too

Jul 6 2017 9:09am
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What you need to know before you apply for a training contract

The application deadlines are looming

Jul 4 2017 10:49am
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US outfit Goodwin Procter launches London training contract schemes

News follows firm’s involvement in KWM trainee rescue mission

Jun 21 2017 3:50pm
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Training contract numbers soar to highest level since financial crash

Places up two years on the bounce for the first time since the financial crash

Jun 5 2017 3:10pm
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Sussex University law grad with a ‘passion for pro bono’ becomes BPP’s first ever trainee solicitor

News revealed in same week as annual student pro bono awards

Apr 28 2017 11:04am
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Baker McKenzie keeps 13 of its 16 spring qualifiers

International outfit’s London office racks up 81% retention score

Apr 7 2017 12:49pm
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Berwin Leighton Paisner to offer City trainees secondments at its Manchester hub

As international outfit confirms first northern rookie lawyers

Apr 4 2017 12:20pm
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang to cough up £250,000 as 25 future trainees accept training contract deferral deal

Legal Cheek revealed details of the offer back in November

Apr 3 2017 10:59am
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Fieldfisher confirms Birmingham training contracts

City outfit’s newbies will start this September

Feb 17 2017 11:36am
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Is a training contract the only way?

I’m doing a law degree, but the CILEx route is pulling me in

Feb 7 2017 10:10am
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First batch of ‘incredibly lucky’ sponsored legal aid trainees become solicitors

Three-quarters stay on

Feb 6 2017 11:26am
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Success: KWM confirms ALL current trainees have found new homes

Legal Cheek revealed rescue plan back in December

Jan 30 2017 5:18pm
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Subpar A-levels or my ex-poly uni: What’s preventing me from getting a training contract at a top firm?

I have a first class construction degree and big ambitions

Jan 27 2017 10:29am
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There are nearly 4,000 more solicitors on the roll now than there were just after the Brexit referendum

But the number of lawyers with practising certificates has actually gone down

Jan 26 2017 10:48am
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