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By DebbieH 24 Jan 2018 0 min read

Our favourite #mypathtolaw stories

If you keep up with the legal world on Twitter you ll probably have seen the mypathtolaw hashtag gaining traction over the past couple of weeks The hashtag has been used by hundreds of legal professio...

By DebbieH 24 Jan 2018 0 min read

Pursuing a non-traditional legal career

Navigating the pursuit of a non-traditional career within the legal sector can be difficult This article is aimed at those who are struggling to identify legal roles outside of the traditional solicit...

By DebbieH 16 Jan 2018 0 min read

A complete guide to jobs in the legal industry

There is a whole range of jobs in the legal industry and not all of them require years of study after school to qualify Roles such as court ushers and legal secretaries are central to the operation of...

By DebbieH 10 Jan 2018 0 min read

Number of BPTC students rises but BME graduates losing out

A report from the Bar Standards Board BSB shows an unexpected rise in the number of students enrolled on the Bar Professional Training Course BPTC following a downward trend over the last four years T...

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By DebbieH 04 Jan 2018 0 min read

Training contract deadlines

The traditional training contract deadline of July has now been scrapped by some law firms so you should keep an eye on the deadlines set by each firm you want to apply to We ve put together the follo...

By DebbieH 20 Dec 2017 0 min read

The Inns of Court

What do the Inns of Court do The four Inns of Court provide support for their members from their time as students at university right through their careers as barristers It is essential for anyone wis...

By DebbieH 13 Dec 2017 7 min read

What is a fee earner?

If you are taking the first steps in your legal career you may have noticed that many jobs are advertised as fee earner roles So what exactly does this mean Broadly speaking the staff in a legal firm...

By DebbieH 04 Dec 2017 0 min read

Becoming a lawyer in Scotland

Scotland has its own legal system separate to that of England and Wales follows its own procedures and uses its own terminology When England and Scotland were politically unified in and Great Britain...

By DebbieH 28 Nov 2017 0 min read

Human rights lawyer job description

The work of human rights lawyers revolves around enforcing the fundamental rights set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights UDHR Lawyers began to specialise in human rights in the UK after...

By DebbieH 20 Nov 2017 0 min read

A guide to commercial awareness

What is commercial awareness Commercial awareness can be one of the most important skills in helping you secure a job It has become one of the most employable attributes for jobseekers to have and not...

By DebbieH 08 Nov 2017 0 min read

A guide to pro bono

The Law society estimates that million hours of free legal advice were provided by solicitors alone in - That s full days of volunteered time Despite this impressive statistic the importance of this w...