Tag: Training contracts

Number of training contracts registered jumps by nearly 500 in a year

Law students welcome first major increase since financial crash

Apr 25 2016 3:18pm

Stock market listed law firm whose share price has tanked by 90% cuts jobs but not training contracts

Slater & Gordon's future lawyers unaffected by redundancies

Jan 27 2016 12:46pm

Law grad vacancies down 16% since 2005 while accountancy places soar by 68%

Number-crunchers in demand but law still pays more

Jan 19 2016 4:18pm

‘Cambridge-educated Weil Gotshal trainee’ flogs training contract advice for £45 an hour

When you're on £97k a year, is this really necessary?

Sep 30 2015 9:58am

Trainee recruitment bonanza: Firms up TC numbers — led by White & Case with 33% rise

Other big name to boost graduate hiring is Ashurst with 12.5% increase; five mid-tier outfits also offering more training contracts

Sep 17 2015 9:56am

CMS slashes trainee headcount by nearly 35%

Twelve newly qualified lawyers have opted to leave the large corporate outfit

Sep 3 2015 12:11pm

Bagging a training contract: how it looks

It's a bit like signing for Real Madrid, only you do it in your kitchen

Sep 2 2015 5:25pm

Irwin Mitchell bucks trend by boosting trainee intake

Alternative business structure law firm ramps up recruitment by 37.5% while City players cut numbers

Aug 25 2015 3:19pm

BPP big wigs silent as failed students are reported sacked from training contracts

Accelerated course disaster for seven wannabes -- but law school won’t comment

Aug 18 2015 12:27pm

Wannabe solicitor loses £800k claim for missing out on training contract because of car crash

Judge doesn’t buy line that law firm's alleged negligence caused loss of professional opportunity -- but praises litigant-in-person’s legal skills

Aug 11 2015 11:31am

Legal charity offers seven social welfare training contracts for second year running

Application process kicks off next week for positions across the UK

Jul 31 2015 9:33am

Last-minute training contract applications are a waste of time

Thinking of burning the midnight oil to make a bid for City glory? Don’t, advise top law firm specialists

Jul 30 2015 12:27pm

How studying a language with a law degree can set you apart from the crowd

Cara Goldthorpe talks to Legal Cheek Careers about being crowned "Law Undergraduate of the Year"

Jul 22 2015 11:46am

Financial Conduct Authority trainee flogs top City law firm training contract application answers

Exclusive: Graduate offers students an "unfair advantage" in return for cash

Jul 22 2015 10:28am

From Legal Cheek blogger to RPC trainee: how doing something a bit different can help you land a TC

Flora Duguid wasn't afraid to take some chances to bolster her CV

Jul 13 2015 7:03pm

We are holding a Twitter Q&A about how to ace a training contract application on Wednesday at 1pm

Experts on hand to advise in hour-long session open to all

Jul 6 2015 2:49pm

9 essentials that successful training contract applicants grasp

It's often the subtle things that mark out candidates taken on by leading firms

Jun 29 2015 1:44pm

Top HSBC in-house lawyer tells students to ditch gap years and work at JD Sports instead

Show us that you're not reliant on mummy and daddy, says bar graduate-turned-banking lawyer Sandie Okoro

Jun 11 2015 10:08am

Does appearing on The X Factor help you get a training contract?

Legal Cheek's Liz Wong meets Queen Mary law student and R&B singer Garry Caprani

May 28 2015 12:38pm