Tag: Training contracts

Simmons & Simmons has retained just half of its trainees

Firm points to Brexit to explain disappointing result

Sep 9 2016 11:16am

To weave or not to weave that is the question

I can’t afford a new weave but my natural hair may be too much

Sep 7 2016 11:21am

RPC unveils 67% autumn retention score

While Watson Farley & Williams’ stands at 93%

Sep 6 2016 11:01am

How to ace your law degree: the alternative student survival guide

Tips from someone who’s actually done it

Aug 22 2016 9:04am

Does age matter when it comes to applying for training contracts?

I just don't know what I'm supposed to do about it

Aug 16 2016 12:55pm

9 top tips from recent law graduates about how to survive the LLB

Includes advice from future magic circle trainees

Aug 16 2016 9:09am

My training contract has been mis-sold to me: What do I do?

Dream job isn’t what it says on the tin

Aug 9 2016 10:12am

Future trainee at top law firm asks public to fund his business skills course

He’ll give a painting to whoever donates the most money

Aug 9 2016 9:01am

Training contract celebrations take over social media

There are lots of photos of cocktails

Aug 8 2016 12:54pm

Here’s my CV — will I get a training contract?

I'm desperate to stand out but I just don't know how

Aug 4 2016 11:01am

Number of training contracts registered jumps by nearly 500 in a year

Law students welcome first major increase since financial crash

Apr 25 2016 3:18pm

Stock market listed law firm whose share price has tanked by 90% cuts jobs but not training contracts

Slater & Gordon's future lawyers unaffected by redundancies

Jan 27 2016 12:46pm

Law grad vacancies down 16% since 2005 while accountancy places soar by 68%

Number-crunchers in demand but law still pays more

Jan 19 2016 4:18pm

‘Cambridge-educated Weil Gotshal trainee’ flogs training contract advice for £45 an hour

When you're on £97k a year, is this really necessary?

Sep 30 2015 9:58am

Trainee recruitment bonanza: Firms up TC numbers — led by White & Case with 33% rise

Other big name to boost graduate hiring is Ashurst with 12.5% increase; five mid-tier outfits also offering more training contracts

Sep 17 2015 9:56am

CMS slashes trainee headcount by nearly 35%

Twelve newly qualified lawyers have opted to leave the large corporate outfit

Sep 3 2015 12:11pm

Bagging a training contract: how it looks

It's a bit like signing for Real Madrid, only you do it in your kitchen

Sep 2 2015 5:25pm

Irwin Mitchell bucks trend by boosting trainee intake

Alternative business structure law firm ramps up recruitment by 37.5% while City players cut numbers

Aug 25 2015 3:19pm

BPP big wigs silent as failed students are reported sacked from training contracts

Accelerated course disaster for seven wannabes -- but law school won’t comment

Aug 18 2015 12:27pm