Tag: Training contracts

Clifford Chance launches business internship for future trainees
New scheme will see vac scheme places reduced but additional open days introduced for penultimate-year students

Mental health: a once taboo subject for City lawyers
Taylor Wessing litigation partner and head of the firm’s Wellbeing Network, Laurence Lieberman, chats to Legal Cheek's Aishah Hussain

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

Training contract numbers hit highest level since 2008 financial crash
As number of students enrolling onto law degrees swells to over 24,500

Addleshaw Goddard bumps London NQ solicitor salaries by 7% to £75,000 as it ups training contract numbers
City player will now recruit 50 trainees annually
Linklaters ditches traditional training contract application to save students time
New online skills assessment will slash submission time from five hours to 90 minutes, says magic circle firm

Accountancy giant Deloitte in ‘SQE training contract’ first
First ten up for grabs from today

Law school sweethearts land training contracts at same national firm where they both work as paralegals
Loved-up Irwin Mitchell duo met five years ago during a land law seminar

The dos and don’ts of training contract deadline day
Seven speedy tips for last-minute TC seekers

Top fintech start-up launches law training contract
Challenger bank OakNorth has recruited three trainees so far

Top body language tips for training contract interviews
Maintain eye contact and avoid fidgeting, says leading expert

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’

Should law firms recruit two years in advance?
There are pros and cons to the lengthy recruitment process, says future trainee solicitor Fraser Collingham

8 essentials for last-minute training contract applicants
How to be smart and maximise your chances

Legal Cheek launches new iPhone app with graduate recruitment deadline alerts
Free and easy-to-use future lawyer essential
What you need to do in autumn term to land a training contract
Two RPC trainees share their insider knowledge
There are now 140,000 practising solicitors in England and Wales
Highest figure ever, yet training contracts at top City firms fall
I’ve been offered a training contract at a mega-paying US outfit, but my heart is still set on another firm
I'd really appreciate readers' advice on this