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WEBEarlier this year we surveyed LawCareers.Net users to better understand their concerns about entering the legal profession. With securing a training contract, diversity and inclusion, and workload topping the list of aspiring lawyers’ worries, in this Feature we’ve grouped together the top questions to come out of the survey, and our advice ...
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WEBGet ready for the 2024/25 academic year. A new academic year is beginning and with it a new round of work experience, training contract and pupillage opportunities. LawCareers.Net has lots of tips on how to work your way into a legal career, including information on self-analysis, research, virtual law fairs and where to access support.
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WEBSep 11, 2024 · LawCareers.Net. Looking for law jobs, law graduate jobs or paralegal jobs? This is the place for you. We feature regularly updated vacancies from law firms and organisations around the UK looking to hire trainees, paralegals, legal assistants, caseworkers and other roles. Please note that advertisements are displayed as …
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WEBAug 30, 2023 · Solicitor apprenticeship. The solicitor apprenticeship is a six-year programme of paid training, integrating a law degree, which ends in qualification as a solicitor. The entry requirements are usually five GCSEs graded 9 to 4 and three A levels (grade requirements vary), or equivalent work experience. They must pass the SQE to …
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WEBSep 2, 2024 · Private client lawyers advise on all aspects of an individual client’s financial affairs, including capital gains tax, inheritance tax planning, setting up lifetime trusts and preparing wills. Private client lawyers also handle a range of charity work. Public law. Public law concerns relationships between people and government.
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WEBJan 21, 2022 · The qualifying law degree, or LLB, covers seven compulsory subjects: public, criminal, contract, tort, property, equity and trusts, and EU law. Head to LawCareers.Net's First-year hub for everything you need to kickstart your career in law. Law conversion. A law conversion course packs the key learning of a law degree into one year (if studying ...
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WEBFeb 29, 2024 · To secure a training contract or pupillage, you must demonstrate evidence of several key skills and attributes that are essential throughout your legal career.. Use the list below as a checklist. Make sure you cover all of these sections in your applications. Academic excellence. Law is an intellectually demanding profession, so your academic results are important.
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WEBFeb 23, 2024 · Solicitor career path. updated on 23 February 2024. bookmark. The route to qualify as a solicitor changed in September 2021 with the introduction of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE). The SQE is a new system of assessments that all solicitors must pass to qualify. Under the new system, prospective solicitors must:
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WEBFeb 23, 2024 · Barrister career path. We’ve outlined the process for becoming a barrister, from studying to pupillage, to qualifying. Your journey might differ slightly if you take a break from studying or study part time, so make sure you consider closing dates for the various Bar courses and pupillage applications. In short, there are three stages to ...
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WEBSep 2, 2024 · All three are ‘lawyers’. However, there are key differences. The stereotype is that barristers are individualists while solicitors/CILEX Lawyers are team players. While it’s true that a barrister is almost always self-employed and a solicitor/CILEX Lawyer may work in a law firm or business of thousands of people, the reality is more ...
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