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Hogan Lovells boosts NQ retention to 83 per cent
Hogan Lovells has announced it is retaining 83 per cent of its March 2012 qualifying trainee solicitors.
Clifford Chance's retention rate falls to 76 per cent
Clifford Chance’s latest newly qualified (NQ) retention rate has dropped to 76 per cent for March 2012.
Final call for Student Pro Bono award nominations
Pro bono charity LawWorks is calling for last minute nominations for its sixth annual student awards.
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AGR predicts rise in law firm graduate jobs
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Survey reveals expectations of future lawyers
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CoL moves scholarship deadline by a month
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FSLA launches essay competition
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Ashurst NQ retention rate falls to 78% for spring 2012
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Magic circle firms announce NQ retention rates of 89 per cent
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Norton Rose NQ retention rate falls
Features & Analysis
Second nature
A secondment can provide trainees with a wealth of experience. But is it better to spend time with a client’s in-house team or at a firm’s international office? asks Laura Manning
Live and learn
Adapt or die. It was with this old adage that a radical new training model was born, anticipated to change the face of legal education as we know it.
Pond life
Pond life Fancy working for a US firm in London, or even relocating across the Atlantic? Jonathan Ames investigatesthe benefits of signing up to a US-UK law programme
Down the drain?
LLMs are hard work, expensive and add little value to your CV. Make sure a course is relevant to your future before you sign up, says Jonathan Ames
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Postgraduate courses
In order to qualify as a solicitor or barrister it is necessary to spend a further year studying for either the LPC or BPTC.
Law degrees
Law is one of the most demanding degrees you can study. Here, we take you through the process of applying for the course and give you some tips on how to survive it.
Pupillages
Television programmes such as Judge John Deed and more recently the BBC’s Criminal Justice and Barristers all have varying portrayals of the bar.
Training contracts
The final stage of your route to qualifying as a solicitor will involve a compulsory period of work-based learning known as the training contract.
Alternative careers in law
A career in the legal profession is not the exclusive preserve of those wishing to climb the greasy pole to partnership at one of the top City firms.
Editor's weekly: The full package
As it looks like the UK is heading back in to recession, prospective lawyers will be pleased to hear that law firms are going into it ahead of the curve in terms of what they can offer to graduates.
Will my training contract be affected by merger?
I have heard that the firm I have secured a training contract with is merging. Should I be worried?
Regional focus: Manchester
For a city that is relatively close to London in geographical terms, Manchester is very different in many other respects. With its sense of community and great social life, it is hardly surprising that, according to government figures, more than 10,000 people moved to the city last year.
Legal Brief
Legal brief: Up in the clouds
With the Ministry of Justice keen to make the most of London’s courts as an exportable asset, it was only a matter of time before the technology gurus descended.
The Blog
Never too late for law
I am 50 years old and about to start my training contract in January 2012. I would certainly have benefitted from an event like Lawyer 2B’s ’Not Too Late For Law’ just over four years ago as I was about to start my CPE. I would like to tell you briefly about how have I got to where I am now and what were the obstacles that I have faced as a mature applicant.
From The Lawyer Editor
Outgrowing your friends
I yield to no one in my delight that Nabarro has secured another alliance member, in the shape of Spanish firm Roca Junyent.
But do you know what working as a lawyer actually involves? And are you sure of the steps you have to take to qualify as a solicitor or barrister?