Careers

In the second part of our series on the CILEx route into the legal profession, we look at the future of the legal industry, and how legal executives are equipping themselves to deliver on it.

The CILEx route offered by the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives gives young people an alternative option to gain practical experience, training and a route into the legal profession. We spoke to Jenny Pelling, Director of Business and Apprenticeships at CILEx Law School, and Julia Szczepanski, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, to find out more.

Legal Aid funding faces a challenging environment, but it's still an attractive and rewarding career path for young lawyers. What are the challenges and rewards offered by a career focusing on legal aid-funded housing work?

We teamed up with Herbert Smith Freehills to demonstrate how candidates should tackle difficult questions in interviews - and what they should avoid. In the last in the series, we answer 'are you a follower or a leader?'

We teamed up with Herbert Smith Freehills to demonstrate how candidates should tackle difficult questions in interviews - and what they should avoid. In part 4, we answer 'are you a robust person?'