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Are trainees truly wannabe solicitors or just bona fide dogsbodies for firms?

Have you been swept up by an opportunity without considering the calibre of what you are really being offered, asks Pippa Allsop

Standing out from the thousands

Natasza Slater asks whether 'commercial awareness' is a term conveniently used by firms when recruiting trainees

Nottingham Law School revalidates LPC as LLM

Remodel of key course is a move towards an internationally recognised qualification, says Jason Ellis

Law schools can't keep up with market changes

Jackie Panter discusses the fall in demand and economic viability of postgraduate courses

Trainees' time is precious and must be well spent

Young lawyers should not be afraid to discuss targets for billable ours, says Paula McMullan

Everyone needs solicitors, whether they like us or not

Prevalent, and often insulting, misconceptions about lawyers is something else trainees have to get used to, says Pippa Allsop

Technology plays and important role in training today's solicitor

Practitioners are busy, mobile and have bespoke needs, so the SRA's decision on CPD shows it has caught up with the digital age, says Mark Solon

Could it be magic on the high street?

Students are missing a trick if they think only larger law firms can offer them great career opportunities, says Laura McIlduff