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Do you have an interview for a training contract or pupillage coming up? These videos feature practising lawyers and barristers and offer insight into how to impress in an interview, questions you might be asked, how to demonstrate your commercial awareness and general career advice.

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In-house solicitor apprenticeship schemes

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In-house solicitor apprenticeship schemes

Question: Are you a follower or a leader? (Good response)

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Question: Are you a follower or a leader? (Good response)

Question: Do you think you are a robust person? (Bad response)

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Question: Do you think you are a robust person? (Bad response)

Question: What is your weakness? (Good response)

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Question: What is your weakness? (Good response)

Question: What is your weakness? (Bad response)

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Question: What is your weakness? (Bad response)

Question: What skills do you have that make you well-suited to this career?

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Question: What skills do you have that make you well-suited to this career?

Question: What skills do you have that make you well-suited to this career?

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Question: What skills do you have that make you well-suited to this career?

Question: Why would you like to work at an international law firm?

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Question: Why would you like to work at an international law firm?

Question: Why would you like to work at an international law firm? - Bad response

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Question: Why would you like to work at an international law firm? - Bad response

How to impress in training contract interviews - Key tips for success

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How to impress in training contract interviews - Key tips for success

How to impress in training contract interviews

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How to impress in training contract interviews

Things to know before starting a career as a lawyer

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How to impress in training contract interviews

How to develop skills needed to be a good lawyer

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How to develop skills needed to be a good lawyer

What are the key skills you need to be a good lawyer?

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What are the key skills you need to be a good lawyer?

Interview tips and how to stand out at a law firm

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Interview tips and how to stand out at a law firm

Why do you want a career in law?

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Why do you want a career in law?

Improve your chances of getting a training contract

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Improve your chances of getting a training contract

A Career At The Bar

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A Career At The Bar: What Chambers Look For In Applicants

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A Career At The Bar: How To Impress As A Pupil Barrister

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A Career At The Bar: The Benefits of Mini-Pupillages

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A Career At The Bar: Evolution of the profession

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A Career At The Bar: The Importance of Marketing and Networking

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A Career At The Bar: Beginners Guide To Success

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A Career At The Bar: The Importance of Marketing and Networking

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A Career At The Bar: Beginners Guide To Success

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A Career At The Bar: The Highs And Lows of Life At The Bar

Technology and the changing legal services market

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Technology and the changing legal services market

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How new entrants are disrupting the market

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The impact of new technology on the market

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Core skills for today's lawyers

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Future career opportunities for lawyers

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Advice for newcomers to the legal profession

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Future career opportunities for lawyers

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Advice for newcomers to the legal profession

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Factors driving innovation in the legal services market

Resources

Day in the life: a local government lawyer

Gemma Pesce, Senior Claims Handler, Chartered Legal Executive Lawyer, at Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, speaks to the Legal Solutions UK & Ireland Blog about what it’s like to work as an in-house lawyer in local government.

Spotlight: the public sector legal trainee

We hear from Patrick Bell, a legal trainee at the Government Legal Department (GLD), on what it’s like to work in the public sector.

How to choose a law firm

“Why did you apply to this firm?” is a typical interview question. If they are going to invest in you, law firms want to be sure you know what you’re signing up to. But distinguishing one firm from another when you’ve never been there can be tricky. So how do you find out about a law firm?

CILEx: apprentices equip themselves for a changing industry

In our previous post, we explored the CILEx route into the legal profession and the advantage of apprenticeships. In this post we look at the future of the legal industry, and how apprentices are equipping themselves to deliver on it.