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Simmons to put all trainees through bespoke MBA course

@Sceptical law student: Most part-time (exec) MBA courses are completed within 2 years, so no reason why the Simmons version can't be completed in 5 years. Simmons is ahead of the curve here, an MBA adds lot of basic financial and business knowledge when compared with the training UK lawyers have typically received. It is brave, too, of Simmons - lawyers with an MBA will have more opportunity to branch out into different careers if that is their desire. In the long run, Simmons must be hoping such employees will retain significant goodwill towards the firm. I think this will be something that will attract ambitious candidates and improve Simmons' ability to recruit the best and brightest.

29-Jun-2012

7:53 am