The Legal 500 Future Lawyers Blog
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The Dechert Vacation Scheme
Vacation schemes have fast become a vital part of the trainee recruitment process for most law firms, and Dechert is no exception. For two years now the US firm has been …
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Taylor Wessing Vacation Scheme Insider
Future Taylor Wessing trainee Simone Thomas extols the virtues of the international firm’s Lex 100 award-winning vacation scheme Simone Thomas University: University of Birmingham Degree: LLB for Graduates________________________________________ About me …
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Clifford Chance IGNITE: a law tech training contract
First came a Tech Academy, an online portal through which employees can access support, guidance and development tools that focus on technology. Then a partnership with Lexoo, a law tech …
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How the legal industry is tackling its diversity issue head-on
Once upon a time, the majority of people you’d find working in legal practice would be upper/middle-class, Oxbridge-educated white males. Women: hardly seen. Working-class individuals: forget it. Ethnic minorities: a …
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7 things to bear in mind when preparing for your video interview
Video interviews are becoming commonplace in various industries as technology continues to infiltrate many aspects of modern day life. Recruiters in the legal industry were early adopters of the practice, …
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The Different Types of Law Firms
You want to fight for truth and justice… you want to help neglected children… or you want to wield power in corporate boardrooms… for whatever reason, you think you want …
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Psychometric Tests: A Guide
Aside from application forms, cover letters and interviews, an additional part of the training contract application process involves psychometric tests. Many law firms now use these tests as a shortlisting …
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Bird & Bird Brand Ambassador Blog- Maisie Briggs
Campus Brand Ambassadorships are a great form of work experience and provide ample opportunities for networking. Maisie Briggs- a Brand Ambassador for Bird & Bird– shares her experience of working …
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Help! Summer is over and I still don’t have a training contract!
You spent the weeks and months leading up to 31 July diligently applying for training contracts. When August arrived you frantically checked your inbox for invitations to assessment centres or …
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Are You Aware of Your Personal Online Brand?
With the legal job market becoming ever more competitive, it is not surprising that the selection criteria used by employers may not always be limited to a straightforward CV and …
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