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Making The Most Of The Summer As A Law Student: How To Travel Safely

19th July 2021
The correlation between travel and stress-relief Trips and holidays are often some of life’s most memorable and exciting moments. Most of us can't wait to pack a suitcase and head off on a new voyage. However, with flights cancelled, borders closed, and quarantine restrictions in place, COVID-19 has postponed many trips for two years, denying […]
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How To Cope With The Pressures Of Finding A Graduate Job in Law

16th July 2021
Debut share some helpful advice for graduates seeking a career in law. Searching for your first professional job after graduating can be daunting and stressful. Having spent years studying and gaining experience, you’re finally ready to take that first step onto the career ladder. However, the pressure to succeed and land that dream role in […]
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Clarke Willmott To Move To New Office Purpose-Built For Flexible Working

16th July 2021
Speaking on the move, Chief Executive Stephen Rosser said: “Our Birmingham office move comes at a really exciting time for the firm and for the team in Birmingham specifically. Prior to the pandemic, we had plans for Birmingham including a more flexible use of our office space, but in the last 16 months we have […]
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The Pandemic Litigation Boom: How AI Is Enabling Lawyers To Be Dispute-Ready

14th July 2021
Eleanor Weaver, CEO of Luminance, explains how technology is enabling lawyers to prepare for the increased number of disputes resulting from the pandemic.  Technology, and AI in particular, is playing a critical role in helping businesses to weather the storm posed by an increase in disputes. 2020 was a disruptive year across the board: the […]
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Are Online Legal Services Really A Competition To Lawyers?

12th July 2021
The market size for online legal services was valued at 8.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. Research by the Statista Research Department suggests that this figure will only continue to grow in the years ahead. Each one of us, at some point, will have made a Google search for a solution to a legal issue. […]
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Herbert Smith Freehills Raises Pay For Newly Qualified Solicitors

9th July 2021
Newly qualified solicitors at Herbert Smith Freehills’ London office will now earn £107,000, consisting of an undisclosed base salary and a bonus. In their first year at the firm, trainees will take home £47,000, with this figure increasing to £52,000 in their second year at the company.  Other UK law firms have also recently increased […]
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DLA Piper Hands London Trainees £1k Pay Increase

8th July 2021
DLA Piper’s newly qualified London-based solicitors will be £12k better off in September, with base pay increasing to £88,000 from $76,000. From September, trainees in London will see a £1k pay increase, taking their first year earnings up to £46,000 and their second year earnings up to £51,000. The considerable pay increase for London newly […]
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Looking For A Lawyer? Here's How To Hire The Right One

8th July 2021
When you face a problem that needs special attention, it is only natural that you will want to hire the best professional to help you deal with it. That is the same case when you are looking for a lawyer. However, with so many licensed lawyers, when you face a legal problem, it would be […]
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What is it like working for the innocence project?

6th July 2021
The Innocence Project is a Pro Bono programme that works to help those who claim to have been wrongly convicted of a crime. I became interested in the Innocence Project even before coming to Cardiff University after I was introduced to the Project during a University open day. At the time, the Project had successfully overturned […]
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A day in the life of a trainee solicitor (secondment)

6th July 2021
At the start of the day   9:00am: I make a cup of tea and log on to my laptop. I have been working from home for the duration of the pandemic and am completing my international secondment remotely due to travel restrictions. I take a look over my to-do list for the day and review […]
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