Tag: Training contracts

Linklaters is the biggest faller, shedding 40 TCs after ramping up its solicitor apprenticeship programme, but US firms are supporting the market as they continue to hire more trainees in London

Rookies put on notice

With the new grad recruitment cycle approaching, Legal Cheek's Nadia Ismail, herself a future trainee, shares five ways to make applications that bit easier

Sweet strategy

Tips to get ahead in an ultra-comptetitive process

Tips from a future Magic Circle trainee

8 tips for crossing that final hurdle

BPP careers expert and a trainee solicitor walk you through the process

Curveball

The right one might seal the deal

Often the final hurdle to securing a coveted TC, here’s a breakdown of the essential dos and don’ts

The biggest TC blunders — and how to avoid them

Advice from a future Magic Circle trainee

Advice needed

Worked as a paralegal at City firm

Runs alongside US outfit's traditional pathway

New juniors to earn market topping £180k

John Watkins, Director of Employability at ULaw, talks AI in TC applications, adaptability, and excelling at virtual events

Told they’d failed SQE1 when actually they'd passed

Some call for resits, others say rescinding TCs is the right call

ULaw London Moorgate Dean Aruna Verma talks smooth networking, tailoring firm applications and dealing with rejection