Tag: Training contract

Making the most of opportunities as a training contract hopeful
ULaw Vice-Chancellor Peter Crisp offers his top careers advice

Solicitor offered friend a training contract that didn’t exist
And he's been struck off as a result

‘Should I tell my boss I’m taking holiday for a vac scheme?’
One budding commercial solicitor seeks a safe route away from financial career

Gowling launches TC tech seat with secondment to AI start-up
Goal of creating young lawyers who 'stand out'

Ban for trainee solicitor who gave unqualified immigration advice
Handed section 43 order

Macfarlanes teams up with Brunel Law School to launch scholarship ‘equivalent to the award of a training contract’
Uni fees covered plus paid work experience and placement year

Career-changing doctor: ‘Can I negotiate my training contract salary?’
I have years of experience and transferable skills

‘Can I jump from a fairly standard regional firm to a high ranking City one?’
Rookie requires readers' help

‘Will doing both a client and international secondment impact my chances of being kept on as an NQ?’
Future City trainee needs advice

How to build a career as an international lawyer in the post-vaccine world
White & Case Dubai associate Ola Sanni reflects on life as a capital markets lawyer

Training contract numbers return to pre-financial crash levels for first time
Annual rookie registrations jump by over 500 to 6,344

‘I got 50% on the GDL — should I resit exams or move onto the LPC?’
I already have a 2:1 Scottish law degree

How to deal with training contract rejection
ULaw tutor and former solicitor Harriet Pearce discusses self-care and why aspiring lawyers should be upfront about their mental health

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

The skills lawyers of the 2020s need to succeed
As told by Pinsent Masons tax partner Peter Morley

The 2020 Firms Most List goes live
Your ultimate, must-read guide to lawyer life at over 90 law firms

US firm Paul Hastings in email blunder that lets prospective trainees see who they’re up against
Exclusive: Almost 400 applicants notified

London litigation funder in training contract first
Includes City law firm secondment

Answers to Government Legal training contract scheme’s situational judgement test surface online
Exclusive: Shared by aspiring lawyers on WhatsApp and email

‘Tech doesn’t respect boundaries — it is universal and affects how we run all our practice areas’
Legal Cheek Careers chats to Clifford Chance partner and co-head of the technology practice, Jonathan Kewley, about the firm’s new lawtech training contract

Shoosmiths launches London training contract as it ups rookie intake by over a third
Trainee numbers jump from 22 to 30