Category: Advice

Nearing the end of your TC? This is how to secure an NQ position
Magic circle lawyer turned career guru Husnara Begum offers up her nine top tips to making a smooth transition from rookie to junior associate

‘Solicitor apprenticeship or traditional training contract?’
One school-leaver has an important decision to make

‘Should I negotiate my training contract salary?’
I have accepted an offer from a UK top 50 firm

Junior barrister offers her top 15 tips to pupillage interview success
Accept it's a competition but don't sweat the small stuff, says Red Lion Chambers' Joanna Hardy

‘Should I tell my boss I’m taking time off to do a vac scheme?’
I work in the legal industry

13 tips for Pupillage Gateway applicants from a junior barrister
'Don’t say you are fluent in French just because you once successfully ordered two lagers in Dieppe'

How to nail a vac scheme application this festive period
'Tis the season to be jolly tackle dreaded online forms

Will my BTEC stop me getting a training contract with a top firm?
'Any help would be appreciated'

3 essential skills all junior lawyers must master
Law firm life can be tough, says Cleary Gottlieb associate Eloise Skinner. Here’s how to master it

‘I’m a month into my law degree and struggling with homesickness’
I would appreciate any advice from those who have been in this position before

‘Is a training contract at a global law firm’s Middle East office a viable route to the London construction bar’
A wannabe barrister requires readers' help

‘Will my first class degree help repair the damage caused by my atrocious A-Levels?’
I’m desperate to become a sports lawyer

10 rookie errors every first year law student must avoid
Don’t dress like a lawyer

‘I want to be a City of London lawyer. Should I reject my regional training contract offer?’
An aspiring lawyer requires readers' advice

‘How can I demonstrate I’m a first class student trapped with a second class degree?’
A bar hopeful seeks readers' advice
Top lecture tips for law student freshers
Sit wisely, my friends

Non-Russell Group grad: ‘Is the commercial bar out of my reach?’
I'm struggling to get mini-pupillages

‘Do law students really have it tough?’
One soon-to-be fresher is concerned about the challenge ahead

How to successfully make the transition from trainee to fully-fledged solicitor
Magic circle lawyer turned career coach Husnara Begum offers her top tips

5 top money saving tips for law students
How to get more bang for your buck ?