Tag: Vacation schemes
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‘My dream vac scheme wasn’t what I expected’
Cold partners = red flag? asks TC hopeful
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5 things to avoid doing on your summer vac scheme
Sidestep these blunders!
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5 top tips for mastering law firm networking events
Legal Cheek explains…
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What to expect on a vacation scheme
Legal Cheek explains...
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Law firm assessment centres: everything you need to know
Video interviews, aptitude tests, group tasks and more
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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
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Making the most of opportunities as a training contract hopeful
ULaw Vice-Chancellor Peter Crisp offers his top careers advice
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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
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Foot Anstey launches vac scheme for underrepresented BME students
Guaranteed assessment centre spot
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5 tips to secure a City TC
Future trainee Anuja Venkataramani offers advice to lawyer hopefuls
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How to turn your summer vac scheme into a training contract
As many aspiring lawyers embark on the final step before obtaining a TC this summer, Legal Cheek's future trainees offer their tips to put yourself in the best position
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5 takeaways from our training contract application masterclass
Lawyers and graduate recruitment specialists come together to discuss the dos and don’ts of the TC process
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‘Can I wear a nose piercing to my winter vac scheme?’
Readers' guidance required
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BCLP increases maintenance grants and vac scheme pay — also scraps grade requirements
Boosts in response to rising living costs
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Love Islanders as the people you meet on a vac scheme
Similar personality traits abound
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‘Can I send LinkedIn requests to lawyers I meet on my vac scheme?’
I don't want to come across cringe
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‘What should I wear for my summer vac scheme?’
I’ve heard dress codes are more relaxed now but is that actually true?
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How to nail a summer vac scheme
Three future trainees give their top tips
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‘Should I say I’m an incoming vac schemer on LinkedIn?’
It's been tough to get onto these schemes, but after seeing criticism online, now I'm not so sure
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Travers boosts vac scheme pay by nearly 70% as it looks to get students back into the office this summer
£750 to cover week's expenses
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My journey from vac schemer to junior lawyer at a global law firm
Lauren Vallender discusses her route into White & Case’s energy, infrastructure and project finance team, ahead of her appearance at this afternoon's virtual student event