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‘Why do City law firms target second year law students?’

It just seems so arbitrary

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The Legal Cheek Podcast: 3 essential skills for junior lawyers

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US law firm Crowell & Moring to recruit first London trainee

Inaugural rookie will complete ‘non-rotational’ TC

Jul 27 2020 1:18pm
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WFW pauses recruitment for direct TC applicants as it announces 94% autumn retention

Exclusive: Watson Farley & Williams to review process and will resume once able to run assessment centres effectively

Jul 27 2020 11:28am
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‘I’m torn between two magic circle TC offers in the Middle East’

I need readers’ advice

Jul 24 2020 10:39am
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HFW offers future trainees £5,000 to defer training contracts

The push backs continue

Jul 3 2020 10:20am
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Womble Bond Dickinson extends training contracts by six months in response to coronavirus

Exclusive: Firm also pushes back autumn TC start dates

Jul 2 2020 11:33am
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‘Can I do a UK training contract if I’m based overseas?’

We put one reader’s question to the regulator

Jul 1 2020 11:12am
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Use government cash to fund training contracts, says Law Society

Chancery Lane lays out coronavirus recovery plan

Jun 30 2020 10:23am
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A snapshot of trainee life at an international law firm

Baker McKenzie beyond the graduate recruitment brochure

Jun 24 2020 1:13pm
Macfarlanes ups TC numbers amid COVID-19 uncertainty

31 to 33 in response to firm growth

Jun 24 2020 9:10am
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Squire Patton Boggs pushes ahead with autumn trainee intake — after previously warning it may defer TCs

Good news for rookies

Jun 23 2020 9:21am
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How to secure a training contract at a global law firm in Hong Kong

Five industry experts share their top tips

Jun 19 2020 12:06pm
DWF defers training contract start dates by six months

Thirty-one new joiners will now start in February

Jun 5 2020 9:41am
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DLA Piper offers future trainees £10,000 to delay TC start dates by a year

Exclusive: Or £5,000 for six months

Jun 4 2020 3:27pm
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10 ways to boost your chances of securing a training contract during lockdown

Learn a new skill, start a vlog, attend virtual law fairs and write for Legal Cheek — there’s plenty to do

May 29 2020 10:10am
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Rookie solicitor puts training contract on hold to work in coronavirus-battered pharmacies

King’s grad Thorrun Govind dusts off pharmacy qualifications during pandemic

May 27 2020 12:25pm
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How Instagram can help you get a training contract at a national law firm

Five tips courtesy of Shoosmiths

May 20 2020 1:55pm

Orrick pushes back training contract assessments ‘until early 2021’

Exclusive: Felt virtual assessments would not offer applicants same level of insight into trainee life

May 15 2020 11:38am
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An open letter to law firms considering deferring training contracts

They should look to the past before making decisions on trainees’ futures

May 15 2020 9:48am
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How COVID-19 will impact law students

ULaw pro-vice chancellor Peter Crisp provides a big picture overview and draws parallels between the 2008 financial and coronavirus crises

May 11 2020 2:45pm