The working hours of lawyers and the struggle for work/life balance is a complex - and hotly debated - area. So, what this post won't be is a discussion around work/life balance at law firms and the difficulties with the hours lawyers work - maybe another time! What this post will be, however, is …
Lawyer life
Your training contract FAQs
After asking my Instagram followers what their key concerns/queries around training contracts were, here is a blog post summarising your training contract FAQs! I hope this is helpful and I'll update it periodically with your FAQs x -- How to prepare for your training contract and make the most …
Qualifying as a solicitor: The NQ application process
Truth time: the process of qualifying as a solicitor and reaching that coveted NQ status was a complete mystery to me, right until I was involved in it! Let's make sure that's not the case for you. Granted, each firm will run things slightly differently. But if you're interested in how a large …
How to be a fantastic trainee solicitor/junior lawyer
What are law firms looking for? In my 7 years in the legal sector, I’ve worked with some incredible paralegals, apprentices and trainees. This post lists some of the qualities they’ve possessed that I really admire, that I’ve personally had good feedback on when carrying out my own work, and that I …
