Lawyer Work-Life Balance
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Retire at any age - preparing your money for retirement
By Legal Week | June 15, 2011
When you retire is based more on how you manage your savings rather than your age. Michael Snowdon outlines the options available for – and the risks involved in – retirement planning
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The lost generation - now the forgotten generation?
By Legal Week | June 13, 2011
If you're working as a summer associate at a big law firm, count your blessings. Despite the uncertainty in the legal market, many firms are rolling in dough again, and most hiring partners I've chatted with say they expect to make offers to almost all of their summer hires. Normality has returned to the profession - but not for everyone. Certainly not the so-called 'lost generation' - those unlucky newbie lawyers who lost their jobs (or never got one) during the recession. Remember them?
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Not the City fast track - from corporate law to racing car driver
By Legal Week | June 8, 2011
The typical lawyer's quick-paced City life wasn't enough for Michael Crichton – so he sought out a different fast track
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Blog a job - can an online presence enhance your career prospects?
By Legal Week | June 1, 2011
If you asked for a show of hands in your average law school class as to what type of online activity people took part in, you would get a near 100% affirmative answer for Facebook. For Twitter, the number would be far smaller, and the number of students with a blog might be negligible or even non-existent. These activities might be useful when it comes to making plans with friends – many peoples' social lives are helped by the ease of communication that social networking enables – but in the search for a job, are we all doing everything we can to secure that elusive training contract or pupillage?
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University of life - introducing young people to a life in law
By Legal Week | May 25, 2011
From court tours to career workshops, a trio of City firms are backing an initiative to introduce more students to the world of law. James McCreary outlines the impact Career Academies UK can have on teenagers' futures
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A helping handout - suggestions for law students trying to make ends meet
By Charlotte Edmond | May 18, 2011
With university fees set to rise to £9,000 next year, anything that lessens the financial burden for law students is a welcome relief. Charlotte Edmond looks at the options
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A helping handout - suggestions for law students trying to make ends meet
By Charlotte Edmond | May 18, 2011
With university fees set to rise to £9,000 next year, anything that lessens the financial burden for law students is a welcome relief. Charlotte Edmond looks at the options
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All work and no pay - why interns should be treated as more than just a source of cheap labour
By Legal Week | May 5, 2011
Employers need to view interns and apprentices as more than just a cheap source of labour, says David Green
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The perfect application - a masterclass in applying without bombing
By Legal Week | April 21, 2011
Many would-be lawyers fall at the first hurdle and don't even land an interview. Freshfields' Simon Johnson reveals how to ensure that your application form gets noticed
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The paralegal path - why law grads without a TC should try a paralegal role
By Legal Week | April 14, 2011
For law graduates who haven't secured a training contract, a position as a paralegal may be equally as challenging and more readily available, reports Dominic Carman
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