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Introduction to commercial law
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Introduction to legal careers
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Overview of legal career options
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Solicitors v barristers
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In-house v private practice
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Large firms v small firms
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Large v small graduate intakes
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Structured graduate programmes v standalone roles
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Cash v culture
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Identifying the right career for you
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Researching roles
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How to qualify as a lawyer
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Routes to qualifying as a lawyer
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The Solicitors' Qualifying Examination
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Solicitor apprenticeships
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The Bar Practice Course (for aspiring barristers)
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Pupilage (for aspiring barristers)
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Private practice
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Private practice high street lawyer (with James Winfield)
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Private practice City lawyer (with Jake Schogger)
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Partner at a large global law firm (with Greg Campbell: Partner at O'Melveny and previously Gibson Dunn)
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What do training contracts involve?
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What is a training contract?
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Key skills required of trainee solicitors
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Key training contract challenges
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The benefits of a training contract
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What to consider when choosing your seats
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Successful application answers to questions about the role of lawyers (with feedback)
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What do trainees actually do?
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Overview of common trainee tasks
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E-guide to what trainees do
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Due diligence: a trainee's role
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Due diligence: issues to look out for
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Document review: a trainee's role
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Non-chargeable work
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QUIZ ~ what do trainees actually do?
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Paralegals and legal assistants
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Paralegals v legal assistants
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Paralegal in a transactional team (with Poppy Turnbull)
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Paralegal in a contentious team (with Poppy Turnbull)
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Working in-house
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In-house at a global corporation (with Serena Tierney)
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In-house at a tech start-up (with James Richardson)
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In-house at a football club (with Amy Parkinson)
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In-house at a law firm (with Mia Siddique)
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In-house paralegal role (with Poppy Turnbull)
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Legal consulting and entrepreneurship
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Founding and running a small law firm (with Gretchen Lennon)
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Founding and running a large law firm (with Andrew Thompson)
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Freelance legal consulting for a firm (with Henry Nelson-Case)
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Freelance legal consulting independently (with Gretchen Lennon)
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Working offshore and abroad
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Working offshore (with James Kinsley)
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Working abroad (with Tessa-Jade Heise)
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Advocacy and the judiciary
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Barrister (with Tessa-Jade Heise)
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Solicitor's agents and solicitor advocates (with Tessa-Jade Heise)
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Arbitration (with Tessa-Jade Heise)
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Judge (with Francesca Yardley)
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Other legal roles
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Government Legal Department (with Katy Troop)
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Notary Public (with Alice Toop)
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Patent attorney (with Iain Russell)
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Lecturing (with Sam MacNamara)
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W&I insurer (with James Richardson)
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Other law firm departments
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Alternative legal careers
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Further reading
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Training contracts Q&A
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Recommended resources
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Commercial Law Handbook
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Training Contract Handbook
PDF
LinkedIn networking group
PDF
Training Contract Handbook
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