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The Importance of Legal Work Experience

Legal work experience is one of the most important things law firms look for in applications for training contracts, be it in the form of vacation schemes or otherwise.  It demonstrates to a firm a keen interest in the law as well as providing some evidence of real world practical experience. The more connected the [...]

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Vacation Scheme Application Deadlines – 2 Weeks to Go!

If you haven’t already applied for a summer vacation schemes at a law firm then be sure to do so soon as the end of March represents the last deadline for applications for many firms’ vacation schemes. For details of firms which are offering vacation schemes and have a deadline for applications of 31 March [...]

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Do Unpaid Legal Positions Breach Employment Laws?

This is a follow up to a previous post where I highlighted the fact that some law firms are offering law graduates unpaid work in exchange for the experience they will get and sometimes with the possibility of it leading to a training contract position.  Read that blog post here: Unpaid Legal Work Experience Blog [...]

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Paralegal Job Vacancies, London & Manchester

Leading UK law firm, RadcliffesLeBrasseur, are currently advertising for paralegals to join their Healthcare teams in Manchester and London.  These positions would be ideal for anyone looking to get some valuable hands-on legal work experience before the commencement of their training contract. For further details and how to apply visit the RLB Website.

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