Tag: Students

Shoosmiths to recruit solicitor apprentices for the first time
Roles open in Birmingham

SQE1 will soon be available in Welsh
Follows summer pilot

Law student favourite Suits to get LA-based spinoff
This is not a drill!

Bar course students offered extra exam resits
Follows trial last year

Surge in bullying reports to lawyer wellbeing charity
LawCare records one of its 'busiest years ever'

My experience of the SQE so far
A law grad and training contract offer holder details their journey through SQE1

Exploring the wealth of possibilities for aspiring lawyers in the North
Dean of ULaw in the North, Matthew Tomlinson offers his careers advice for trainee hopefuls

Nearly 60% of pupil barristers are women, new data shows
BSB's diversity report shows number of rookie barristers on the rise

Train strikes: SQE exams will go ahead as planned
SRA tells students to plan ahead

Chambers boost pupillage awards in hunt for top grad talent
Increases of as much as 40%

Top law firms join forces with UWE to launch diversity work experience programme
Osborne Clarke, Burges Salmon and Simmons & Simmons among outfits involved

New fund aims to cover salaries of social welfare trainees
Support up to 20 rookie solicitors

Some words of wisdom for pupillage seekers
Beverley Dawes, head of the Bar Practice Course at ULaw, offers her advice on selecting chambers, writing applications, and interviews

Top tips on how to secure pupillage courtesy of a pupil supervisor
'It’s a marathon not a sprint’, says Gatehouse Chambers barrister Phillip Patterson

BSB proposes eliminating degree requirement for barristers
Cites possible equality benefits

Huge disparity in LPC provider pass rates as SQE was introduced
Between 100% and 21%

‘Training contract seekers need to sell themselves, prepare well and persist’
Hill Dickinson partner Richard Capper discusses life in the firm’s banking and finance team and offers advice for the next generation of lawyers