What would Obama do?

One of the greatest challenges faced by any trainee is the shift from being a university ‘lad/ette’ to consummate professional. One of the best ways to embark on the path towards a professional persona is to avoid writing blogs. You see if you write a blog you get called ‘blog boy’ by those who are yet to learn your name. More »

Adventures of Alan McBeal

Eager to crack on I arrived for my first day at Lovelaters & D’Alliance fifteen minutes early. This meant awkward small talk over orange juice and sandwiches – a rookie mistake. Provided you’ve basic social skills, this shouldn’t really pose a problem. But unfortunately, I’ve never mastered the whole eat with one hand whilst simultaneously talking, drinking and holding a plate technique. More »

The BVC blackhole

The first term is over, and it has been a bumpy ride. I’m almost half way through the course, and I can’t believe how fast the roller coaster has gone – I’ve had so many great new experiences but there have also been plenty of black holes waiting to suck me up. More »

Present and correct

Six flights, 16 train journeys, and 11 overnight stays and we’re only half way through the milkround season. Yes, you might notice that you’re friendly neighbourhood recruiters are starting to look a little bit jaded and rough around the edges, but there’s still everything to play for as we make our way round the UK to visit your university.
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Lectures, Laws and Rhubarb Crumble

“We live in the rhubarb crumble!” my friend proclaimed with such confidence I was hard pressed to doubt her, until she turned a shade of red reserved for Ferraris and buried her face in her hands, at which point I realised the wine was taking its toll, and I was well within my rights to laugh at her. More »

Sectioned

Has Birmingham Law Society President Chris Snell lost the plot? He's turned down a training contract offer and started his final year at uni without the promise of a job at other end. Or is stepping off the conveyor belt the best decision he's ever made - you decide. More »

Lawyer 2B's Agony Uncle answers all your questions on training contracts and pupillages

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Answer: Not at all. While individual chambers may have slightly different selection criteria depending, for example, on the type of work and practice that they undertake (for example whether they are looking for jury advocates or purely academic lawyers), the university at which you studied is not going to be one of them. More >>

Answer: Since the onset of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, discrimination on the ground of age is now unlawful, and many law firms have now modified their recruitment practices to ensure that they become an age-neutral process. More >>