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Executive decision: there's more than one way to become a lawyer

The 'traditional' route into the legal profession is only one route of many, as Polly Taylor explains...
5 minute read

Legal Week

University of Law announces solicitor apprenticeship route to qualification

The University of Law has launched an 'articled apprenticeship' programme allowing participants to qualify as a solicitor directly from school, without having to attend university.
4 minute read

International Edition

University of Law announces solicitor apprenticeship route to qualification

The University of Law has launched an 'articled apprenticeship' programme allowing participants to qualify as a solicitor directly from school, without having to attend university.
2 minute read

Legal Week

Herbert Smith Freehills partner to spearhead City Disabilities charity

A Herbert Smith Freehills litigation partner has launched a charity for City professionals with disabilities.
5 minute read

International Edition

Herbert Smith Freehills partner to spearhead City Disabilities charity

A Herbert Smith Freehills litigation partner has launched a charity for City professionals with disabilities.
2 minute read

International Edition

Pathways into the legal profession: how to choose the right training for your career

To an undergraduate considering a career in law, the choices can seem daunting, as the University of Law's Morette Jackson explains...
4 minute read

International Edition

Do your values match your firm's? If not, it could be time for a career rethink...

If you share your firm's values, then this may be the right firm in which to create the future you want. If, however, you do not share these values, you should seriously consider whether this is the right firm...
5 minute read

International Edition

Lessons from the regions - time for a rethink on City law firm culture?

Amid recent changes in the law to promote more flexible ways of working, City lawyers may well reflect on their own inflexible working day and long hours culture...
4 minute read

International Edition

Lawyers - who are you, and why does this matter?

If you are going to build the life you want to lead then you need to firstly get to know yourself better, and mostly importantly, 'what makes you tick'...
4 minute read

International Edition

What do you want from your career and life?

the work that you relish, and that you find what you are doing worthwhile. It is worth thinking about this carefully, because it only gets harder to motivate yourself if you are not passionate about your work. I recently asked a group of new lawyers the questi on: "What do you want from your career and life?" Their response was stunned silence...
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