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2 CONTENTS Introducing law Advertisers' i
3 Julia, Editor TARGETjobs Law Barrist
Advertisers' index Solicitors Addleshaw Goddard
6 WRITERS' INDEX TARGETjobs Law would like to
7 Introducing Introducing law law In this sec
8 INTRODUCING
9 pupillage. You'll then need to find a set fr
10 INTRODUCING LAW What kind of lawyer will you
It's worth noting that there has always been
12 INTRODUCING LAW Careers advice to my younger
Ben Wilkinson Partner at White & Case LLP Degree
14 INTRODUCING LAW All law experience is good e
`judge' within a set time. As well as informal mo
16 INTRODUCING LAW Students' preferred law firm
17 Solicitors: how to get hired In this sect
18 SOLICITORS: HOW TO GET HIRED Are you solicit
Use `I' not `we' Be sure that you write about wha
20 SOLICITORS: HOW TO GET HIRED Research your w
Research recent cases... It's a good idea to regu
In-depth knowledge Hubs of activity: You
`What they say' comes straight from employers The
24 SOLICITORS: HOW TO GET HIRED Law fairs: help
Supporting advancement Providing opportunities
26SOLICITORS: HOW TO GET HIRED The benefits of
SOLICITORS: HOW TO GET HIRED How to organise yo
28 3 Graduate recruiters from both
29 10 Separating your experience into di
30 SOLICITORS: HOW TO GET HIRED Five ways t
31 SOLICITORS: HOW TO GET HIRED Law intervi
32 genuinely interests you, be it a football
33 roles to play within a group, whi
Your ambition... Taking a career journey with li
35 Solicitors: choosing your training contract
36 SOLICITORS: CHOOSING YOUR TRAINING CONTRACT
and must complete the professional skills course
38 SOLICITORS: CHOOSING YOUR TRAINING CONTRACT
How much will you earn? Salary on qualification
40 SOLICITORS: CHOOSING YOUR TRAINING CONTRACT
3· What size of firm
42 4 Where do you wan
SOLICITORS: CHOOSING YOUR TRAINING CONTRACT Rea
44 SOLICITORS: CHOOSING YOUR TRAINING CONTRACT T
SOLICITORS: CHOOSING YOUR TRAINING CONTRACT Trai
46 SOLICITORS: CHOOSING YOUR TRAINING CONTRACT T
SOLICITORS: CHOOSING YOUR TRAINING CONTRACT The
48 Strengthening app
49 Solicitors: support from professional bodies
50 SOLICITORS: SUPPORT FROM PROFESSIONAL BODIES
SOLICITORS: SUPPORT FROM PROFESSIONAL BODIES Th
52 SOLICITORS: SUPPORT FROM PROFESSIONAL BODIES
students/resources.page). Before enrolling on the
Junior Lawyers The Junior Lawyers Division (JLD
55 Solicitors: areas of law In this section
56 SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Find practice areas
The training structure It's worth remembering tha
58 SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Check which firms pr
Work/life balance Work in this area of law is oft
60 SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW C Capital market
Open plan. Open collars. Open minds. The r
62 SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Commercial Neg
SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Construction You'
64 BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Corporate Thri
SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Criminal You will
66 SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Dispute resolut
SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Employment This a
68 SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW C Energy, transp
SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Environmental Env
70 SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW European & comp
SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Family Family law
72 SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Healthcare Hea
SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Human rights You'
74 SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Insolvency & re
SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Insurance & reinsu
76 SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Intellectual pr
SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Islamic finance A
78 SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Media Work may
SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Oil & gas Working
80 SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Personal injury
SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Private client Pr
82 SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Private equity
SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Real estate C
84 SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Shipping & admi
SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Sports You'll nee
86 SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Tax Tax is a t
SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW Technology Althou
88 SOLICITORS: AREAS OF LAW White collar cr
89 Solicitors: LPC In this section A quick
Undergraduate of the Year Take part in our annua
SOLICITORS: LPC A quick guide to the legal prac
92 SOLICITORS: LPC Where to do your LPC The s
Compare LPC providers Page Institution Web
94 Law firms with preferred LPC electives We ask
SOLICITORS: LPC Studying the LPC in Sheffield
96 SOLICITORS: LPC Funding your LPC Sources of
Sponsorship from TARGETjobs Law advertisers Add
98 Cardiff Law School Course structure We off
The City Law School, City University London C
100 Northumbria University, Newcastle
101 Solicitors: training in Scotland In this
102 SOLICITORS: TRAINING IN SCOTLAND How to qua
Q What do they involve
Law School Postgraduate Study We provide a rang
105 SOLICITORS:
106 practice into the classroom. Teaching met
SOLICITORS: TRAINING IN SCOTLAND A trainee's per
108 DWF LLP DWF is a UK legal business that o
Shoosmiths Introduction Shoosmiths is a natio
111 Barristers: how to get hired In this sec
112 BARRISTERS: HOW TO GET HIRED Are you barris
Some sets use mini-pupillages as the first s
114 BARRISTERS: HOW TO GET HIRED The `write' st
`Your application form needs to show your intelle
116 BARRISTERS: HOW TO GET HIRED Understanding
CV the process of applying for pupillage can be
118 BARRISTERS: HOW TO GET HIRED Facing a pupil
119 Preparation tips moment to pause fo
Pupillage 2018 4 Pump Court is a leading
121 Barristers: choosing your pupillage pupi
122 BARRISTERS: CHOOSING YOUR PUPILLAGE Pupilla
different, there are a number of types of externa
124 BARRISTERS: CHOOSING YOUR PUPILLAGE Where d
In the early years, criminal barristers tend to s
126 BARRISTERS: CHOOSING YOUR PUPILLAGE The cir
Life at the Bar - is it for me? Fountain Cour
128 BARRISTERS: CHOOSING YOUR PUPILLAGE Pupillag
BARRISTERS: CHOOSING YOUR PUPILLAGE Pupillage at
130 BARRISTERS: CHOOSING YOUR PUPILLAGE Pupilla
Middle Temple Inner Temple Linc
132 Gray's Inn
133 BARRISTERS: CHOOSING YOUR PUPILLAGE
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
135 Barristers: areas of law areas of law In
136 BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Find practice area
Chambers, explains in her piece on company law on
138 BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Check which sets
Male or Female Studying any subject Face to face
140 BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Arbitration P
BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Banking & finance
142 BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Chancery High-va
BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW C Commercial Work
144 BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Common law Ba
BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Company Cases cov
146 BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Construction
BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Criminal A challe
148 BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Employment Ba
BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Energy Work in an
150 BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW European & com
BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Family C Fam
152 BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Human rights
BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Information law B
154 BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Insolvency An
BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Insurance & reinsu
156 BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Intellectual p
In practice In the first few years of practice, i
158 BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Planning & env
BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Professional negli
160 BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Property Ther
BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Public & administr
162 BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Shipping & adm
BARRISTERS: AREAS OF LAW Tax It's difficul
164 Barristers: BPTC BPTC In this section A
BARRISTERS: BPTC A quick guide to the BPTC Fin
166 handling witnesses and thinking on yo
Male or Female Studying any subject Face to face
168 BARRISTERS: BPTC Paying for your BPTC Schola
169 BARRISTERS: BPTC Studying the BPTC in Car
170 Otherwise assessment is by: · written assessm
The City Law School, City University London P
172 Northumbria University, Newcastle No
173 Non-law graduates In this section No l
174 NON-LAW GRADUATES No law degree? No problem
the technical jargon behind new and ground-breaki
176 NON-LAW GRADUATES Converting to law: the GD
Compare conversion course providers Page Inst
178 NON-LAW GRADUATES Studying the GDL in Londo
Cardiff Law School Course structure Cardiff U
180 The City Law School, City University London
University Overview Northumbria Law School is one
182 School of Law University of Sheffield Abo
183 Further study In this section Law as a
BANGOR LAW SCHOOL (NORTH WALES, UK) An innovat
185 FURTH
186 guarantees you a training cont
to gauge whether you will be able to work success
188 FURTHER STUDY Studying the LLM in Wales `A
190 Guide to training contract providers Index
Addleshaw Goddard LLP The firm Addleshaw Godd
192 Allen & Overy LLP Allen & Overy is a pion
The trainee Chris Cobb
194 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Akin Gump'
Ashurst LLP With 25 offices in 15 countries a
196 Baker & McKenzie LLP The firm Baker & McK
The firm Bristows is a medium-sized City firm tha
198 Browne Jacobson LLP The firm We are a ful
Burges Salmon LLP Who said you can't have it
Hubs of activity: all the answers to getting hire
`What they say' comes straight from employers The
202 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Clifford Chance Where everything comes togeth
204 CMS About us A global firm of 60 offices.
The trainee Matthew Davis
Strengthening applications Deliver
About us Cooley are lawyers for innovators. We ha
208 Covington & Burling LLP Covington & Burli
The trainee Ramon Luque Employer Covington & B
210 Dechert LLP The Firm Dechert is a global
Placements We offer fortnight long vacation schem
212 DLA Piper LLP DLA Piper is a global law f
The trainee Lizzy Bullock
214 DWF LLP DWF is a UK legal business that o
Eversheds is one of the world's largest full- ser
216 Fieldfisher About us Fieldfisher is a Eur
Foot Anstey LLP Foot Anstey is a leading regi
218 RECRUITERS About Freeths The Fre
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP Firm Profile Gibso
220 Gowling WLG It'l
Undergraduate of the Year Take part in our annua
222 Takeovers and mergers. Arbitration and litiga
The trainee Marcus Lyon Employer Herbert Smith
224 Hogan Lovells A practical, straight-talki
Howard Kennedy has undergone huge change over the
226 Jones Day The firm Jones Day is a truly g
The trainee Karl S. Moussalli Employer Jones D
228 K&L Gates LLP
Kennedys Kennedys is a top 30 international l
230 King & Wood Mallesons Upon qualifi
The trainee Emile Abdul-Wahab Employer King
232 The Firm Kirkland & Ellis is a leading intern
The trainee Zoe Woodhouse
234 Latham & Watkins LLP Background and reput
Mills & Reeve LLP Mills & Reeve is a major UK
236 Macfarlanes LLP Macfarlanes is a leading
The trainee Valery Nformba Employer Macfarlane
238 Mayer Brown International LLP About Mayer
The trainee Michelle Ansah Employer Mayer Brow
240 Norton Rose Fulbright About us Norton Ros
Olswang Olswang is an international law firm
242 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP
Penningtons Manches LLP Penningtons Manches L
244 Osborne Clarke LLP About us Osborne Clark
The trainee James Taylor Employer Osborn
246 PwC Your career is just that; yours. You
Reed Smith The firm We are a global law firm
248 RPC What do we lo
The trainee Sophie Tuson Employer RPC Universi
250 Shoosmiths Introduction Shoosmiths is a n
Simmons & Simmons Our firm Simmons & Simmons
252 Sidley Austin LLP The firm With approxima
The trainee Abi Twist Employer Sidley Austin U
Strengthening applications Deliver
Slaughter and May is one of the most prestigious
256 About us Stephenson Harwood is a thriving, in
Stevens & Bolton LLP Firm profile Stevens & B
258 Introduction The London office, established i
Taylor Wessing Firm profile Taylor Wessing is
260 Travers Smith LLP Travers Smith is an awa
Trowers & Hamlins LLP We recruit aro
262 White & Case LLP About us: White & Case i
The trainee Amelia Smith Employer White & Cas
264 Guide to pupillage providers Index of recru
Blackstone Chambers Established for well over
266 We are one of London's leading civil sets wit
One Essex Court One Essex Court is a pre-emin
268 About us Fountain Court Chambers is a premier
Hailsham Chambers has numerous distinguished form
270 Chambers profile We are a specialist civil la
Littleton Chambers is acknowledged as being a top
272 Maitland Chambers Why Maitland? When choo
Matrix Chambers Since its fou
274 3PB is a successful and progressive set provi
Introduction 4 Pump Court is one of London's lead
276 Queen Elizabeth Building Pupil
Wilberforce Chambers is a leading Commercial Chan
278 Jobfinder: A–Z solicitors Advertisement Pr
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
280 Jobfinder: A–Z solicitors East Anglia Locati
Energy, transport & infrastructure Employment & p
282 Jobfinder: A–Z barristers Arbitration Areas
Closing date (non Pupillage Gateway) injury & cli
284 Jobfinder: vacation placements CV & letter F
CV & letter Form of application First-year progra
286 Jobfinder: mini-pupillages Advertisement P
Male or Female Studying any subject Face to face
288 TARGETjobs Law 2017: the highlights Intro
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