The Lex 100 Features
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 Prior to completing my law degree in the UK, I lived in New York and attended Binghamton University. There I played NCAA college basketball and …
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 company, was launched for future trainees with an interest in, and aptitude for, technology. Now, those with a dual interest in law and technology have …
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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 scarce group. But things have been changing for the better, and in 2018 the legal industry is thankfully at its most diverse. Many law firms …
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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, and at present a significant number of law firms have a digital aspect to their vacation scheme/training contract application process. For many job applicants the …
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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 to be a lawyer. But pursuing a legal career can take you down many different paths. The life of a corporate lawyer at Slaughter and …
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 tool, whether at the opening stages of recruitment or further on at an assessment centre. Wherever they’re set, it’s important that you know what each …
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 with the firm. The Application ProcessI applied to be Bird & Bird‘s campus ambassador at my university because I’ve always had an interest in the …
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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 interviews. Invitations which never arrived. Maybe you attended assessment days only to be unsuccessful. Either way, you might feel disheartened and like you want to …
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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 interview(s) – your personal online brand can be just as important as the suit you wear to an interview. It can be tempting to lock …
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Doing Good at Dechert
Pro bono, from the Latin ‘pro bono publico’ meaning ‘for the public good’, may not be something which is automatically associated with big law firms. Except Dechert, that is. The US firm has won several awards for its pro bono work, both in the UK and across the pond, and was recently ranked #1 for …
