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The 'good' lawyer?

If you work for the Davids, rather than the Goliaths, are you on the right side?

ABSs have changed the partnership game

Natasza Slater discusses why a generation of lawyers are chasing in-house roles and dissembling the partnership driven dream

There is no right or wrong path into law

Freshers starting at university this autumn do not have their fate set in stone, explains Kate Davies

Blurred lines

Earlier this year, the then president of CILEx, Stephen Gowland, announced that the organisation would be carrying out an enquiry to investigate and prepare for what the next twenty or thirty years might hold for the legal profession.

Rejection is better than no response at all

Pippa Allsop argues that the most frustrating aspect of applying for a training contract is being ignored by firms

Riverview Law offers its first training contracts to existing staff members

Trainee programme follows on the back of the brand's first legal apprentice last year

Options for the next generation

Law firms who operate an apprenticeship scheme, as well as graduate training contracts, can access a more diverse pool of candidates, says Laura Mellstrom

Meaningful feedback

Both supervisors and young lawyers must work together to get the most out of the learning cycle, says Paula McMullan