How NOT to Write a Law CV

2012-05-22 04:58 PMComment

Writing a CV as part of your training contract application can be a pretty nerve-wracking task. We thought we’d help you out by showing you exactly what NOT to do! Allow us to introduce the irrepressible Brian Johnson. Check out his CV to get a good idea of what you most definitely shouldn’t be including in your training contract application. Disclaimer: any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental…

16 Ways to Ensure You Don’t Get a Training Contract

2012-05-08 10:17 AMComment

We’ve put together some toe-curlingly bad answers to typical law firm questions. Slip these little babies into your training contract application and we guarantee it’ll go straight in the bin. So sit back, have a read, and put off filling...

Are you from one of the Bar’s “preferred” universities?

2012-03-14 02:16 PMComment

Aspiring barristers might fret about getting the grades or stumping together the cash to fund the BPTC, but should they also be worrying about their choice of university? In 2009/10, nearly a quarter of all pupils had attended the University of Oxford...

38 Ways to Make Your Unpaid Internship More Interesting

2012-02-10 09:13 AMComment

If you’re not getting paid for your internship and the tasks you’re given are a complete waste of time, you might as well have a bit of fun with it. We reckon you should get a little bit ‘creative’, especially if you want to...

The Group Interview: 13 Ways to Sabotage Your Rivals & Stand Out From the Crowd

2012-02-08 05:11 PMComment

They often say that attack is the best form of defence. If you really want to stand out from the crowd in your group interview, maybe it’s a good idea to make the crowd look like a bunch of idiots?! Eliminate the competition. Get the job. Simple...