Category: Advice
‘I didn’t get the A-Levels I need to study law at my first choice uni — should I pick another course or retake and reapply next year?’
Any advice would be much appreciated
‘I work for a Big Four accountancy firm but want to be a corporate lawyer’
Early career changer requires readers' advice
The dos and don’ts of training contract deadline day
Seven speedy tips for last-minute TC seekers
‘I am an aspiring City lawyer with undergrad offers from Cambridge and Pennsylvania’
Oxbridge or Ivy League?
I have training contract offers from magic circle firms in the Middle East and a US MoneyLaw outfit in London — which do I choose?
I would appreciate readers' advice
Open thread: What are magic circle firms REALLY paying their newly qualified lawyers?
Help us fill the gaps by sharing your insider salary info below the line
A solicitor at work has sent me an Instagram follow request
What should I do?
How can I best prepare for life at a ‘notoriously busy’ US firm?
I’m moving from a mid-tier outfit and want to hit the ground running
Thinking of moving firm upon qualification? Here’s what you need to know
Final seat trainees are 'easy targets' for recruiters, warns magic circle lawyer turned career coach Husnara Begum -- so be sure to follow these top tips
Should I stop chasing pupillage?
'I feel like I am going backwards'
Should I get someone to sit the Watson Glaser test on my behalf?
'Are they even a true test of lawyerly ability?'
My 10 trickiest training contract interview questions
Fortunately, I was never asked ‘sell me this pen’
Why do City trainees who start in March earn less than those who start in September?
'There's a glitch in the system'
I’m struggling to balance working full-time as a paralegal while completing the LPC
Will it be 'worth it in the end?'
How do I tell my training firm I’m accepting an NQ position elsewhere?
One soon-to-be associate needs readers' help
I am quitting my high-flying advertising role to chase my barrister dream
Are there any specific types of legal experience which look more impressive than others?
10 tips for getting a training contract or pupillage
Find your unique selling point
5 ways LinkedIn can help you secure a training contract
It’s not what you know, it’s who you know
10 pieces of advice for final seat trainees
Former magic circle lawyer Husnara Begum shares her wisdom with those preparing to qualify