I've not finished it cover to cover yet, but the parts I have read do make me question commercial law as a career for me and the value I feel like I could add if I were to go down that route.
I'm a paralegal in a commercial firm atm and a lot of the work banking & finance and corporate lawyers...
I let my line manager know about a month into my role and there were no issues at all. Lots of my colleagues do vac schemes with other firms though so it's kind of a precedent to allow annual leave for vac schemes.
Does your line manager know of your interest in working in law? If you explain...
Well done and best of luck! :)
I cracked a smile thinking how 'NRF SVS AC' would look to anyone outside the law space - application lingo is like another language.
@Jessica Booker when firms want to get rid of associates but can't fire them for whatever reason, what does it look like when HR 'manages out' associates? 'Managing out' is only something I've heard bits and pieces about but I can't find a proper definition.
It's not timed, but they track how long you take to answer questions as part of their anti-cheating measures.
Very invasive of them to turn your camera on too.
There's no video element, brudda. You can expect to rank what you would do in certain situations (or what you think Mills & Reeve would expect a future trainee to do) and then answer a long form written question bro. Best of luck!
Hi Teddy, sorry to read that you're feeling lost.
In terms of figuring out where you're heading, there is a podcast called legal tea that I found really helpful in terms of helping me figure out directions in terms of where to target my applications. The host interviews lawyers/legal-adjacent...
Hi everyone. I was wondering, for people looking to train and qualify in large London firms, is it true that qualifying into some practice areas mean you're stuck in London if you want to continue practicing? I'm not sure if this is accurate, but I hear that it's hard to lateral into the regions...
Hi guys. I was wondering, for those of you in full time employment, how do you usually open a dialogue with your employer about taking time off to do schemes with other law firms (including direct competitors)? Also, does it come across as a bit cheeky if you want to take time off to do more...
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