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By Rumaan 29 Jul 2022 7 min read

Starting Salary for a Lawyer in the UK?

Have you ever wondered what a take home salary of a lawyer is? The profession has one of the highest starting salaries in the UK. Though money shouldn’t be something to motivate you for this pro...
By Mathew Martins 29 Jul 2022 8 min read

Who Gets Paid More - Solicitors or Barristers?

Some law students face difficulty deciding whether to practice law as a solicitor or a barrister when they graduate. With regards to British law courts, this is quite pertinent. Legal representatio...
By Mathew Martins 29 Jul 2022 8 min read

Are Lawyers Underpaid?

Many people may be drawn to the legal profession in the hope of getting big salaries, but the reality may be considerably different. The type of job you do, the type of firm or organisation you work f...
By Heather Davis 28 Jul 2022 5 min read

What is Expected of Trainee Solicitors?

What do trainee solicitors do? What are their main responsibilities? These are typical questions the applicants for solicitor training contract have in mind. Depending on your practice group, the kind...
By Oscar Collins 26 Jul 2022 6 min read

Starting work as a virtual paralegal: what should you know?

Working as a paralegal is a great way to break into the legal industry. Now that remote work has become more common, you have the option of starting work as a virtual paralegal, giving you more flexib...
By Rumaan 25 Jul 2022 8 min read

The do's and don'ts during vacation schemes!

In preparation for training contract applications, vacation schemes allow you to "test drive" different law firms. It is well worth the effort to make sure you stand out and impress the law...
By RoxanneB 19 Jul 2022 6 min read

How to bag yourself work when you are a Paralegal

If you are wondering what to do next because you have been made redundant during the corona virus crisis, or perhaps the time off has made you rethink your career path – then how about a career...
By RoxanneB 18 Jul 2022 5 min read

Making the case for Regulated Qualifications and Regulation for Paralegals

One of the most difficult issues to reconcile in the legal services sector is the extensive statutory regulation for solicitors, barristers and chartered legal executives. Each of these professions ha...
By RoxanneB 18 Jul 2022 6 min read

The need to strive for an Inclusive Legal Services Sector rather than being divisive and incohesive

So many changes have affected the legal services sector over the last 30 years, that if my parents were alive (both of whom were lawyers), they would not recognise any of it!   Discussions ma...
By RoxanneB 18 Jul 2022 7 min read

What Paralegals cannot and must not do when offering their services to consumers

With the opening up of legal services to consumers, giving them the opportunity to attain access to justice at a reasonable cost, more and more paralegals are gaining Licences to Practise and opening...
By Rumaan 13 Jul 2022 8 min read

6 Qualities you’ll need as a paralegal

A paralegal career offers exciting challenges. While your tasks may seem mundane on some days, others offer intrigue. You’ll be on the front lines of fascinating cases and get a behind-the-scene...
By RoxanneB 07 Jul 2022 5 min read

How I secured a training contract at Bevan Brittan

Introducing Grace Grace Watson is a Trainee Solicitor at Bevan Brittan a top-UK 100 law firm, she kindly shared how she secured her training contract, her top tips for application  and what it...

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