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All Careers articles – Page 4
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OpinionRetired but missing work
I am 75 but active and was admitted over 50 years ago. Do you have any suggestions for reskilling to obtain work?
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OpinionJournalist to lawyer
I’m a broadcast journalist but want a career in the legal sector. How many opportunities are there for GDL funding?
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OpinionStruggling after a career break
I need tips on how I can secure employment – full-time or part-time.
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OpinionHigh street or City?
Some of my peers are telling me that I will get ‘stuck’ in the high street and won’t be able to move into the City upon qualification. Is it really that difficult to move from high street to the City?
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OpinionStay put or take voluntary redundancy?
We have had a scenario in where a lawyer is middle-ranking in local government and could take voluntary redundancy as it is being offered across the organisation.
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OpinionI want to move up – should I stay or should I go?
I am a solicitor in a smallish legal team for a charity.
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OpinionHow to secure work experience
Many entry-level legal jobs need a minimum amount of legal-environment work experience.
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OpinionSolicitor-advocate or barrister?
I am in the relatively early stages of my legal career, third- year part-time LLB.
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OpinionReturning to practice
I will be going on a ‘returner’ course organised by the Law Society. I have been out of practice for five years having been made redundant.
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OpinionShould I move?
On qualification I left London to take a position at an offshore firm. I now need to move back to London for personal reasons.
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OpinionShould I go down the path of self-employed barrister or solicitor advocate?
I’m currently in my second year of studying law, with an interest in practising family law and criminal law when I graduate. I know from doing mooting and criminal advocacy competitions that court work is something I’m very interested in, but I am worried about the prospect of being a ...
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OpinionWhat’s my best route to qualify?
I’m unsure whether to do the LPC this year. I have no training contract in place but I do work in a mid-size regional solicitors firm as a legal secretary. Should I wait and do the SQE when it is introduced in 2020, although I’ve heard there may be delays ...
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OpinionI’m currently considering re-training to become a solicitor, and I was hoping for some advice on the best route of entry in later life.
Dear Suzanne I’m currently considering re-training to become a solicitor, and I was hoping for some advice on the best route of entry in later life. I’m 28, and have spent the 10 years since leaving college working in procurement and supply chain, to the point of becoming a CIPS ...
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OpinionBesides passing the QLTS, how can I make my CV attractive for British firms?
I am a European lawyer registered with the SRA. I hold a Master’s in Litigation and Arbitration, have 3 years PQE in regulatory compliance and financial crime Investigations and speak four useful languages quite well.
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NewsLaw firms are keeping solicitors off the bench, MoJ admits
Government vows to do more to address disparity between barristers and non-barristers becoming judges.
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Opinion"My firm (mid-size City) is open to the idea of allowing me the flexibility to be a school governor, but I need to make a business case. Can you advise?"
“I am five years PQE and think some governance experience would be good for me. My firm (mid-size City) is open to the idea of allowing me the flexibility to be a school governor, but I need to make the business case. Can you advise?” Louise ...
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OpinionI am an employment law consultant in my mid 40’s and I am having a mid-life career crisis in that work is not busy enough and I feel too old to retrain. Can you help?
Jay bhayani Jay Bhayani, Solicitor and Managing Director, Bhayani Law With the removal of employment tribunal fees this year you should see an upsurge in work in this field. Even if you operate as an employment law consultant dealing with non contentious advice, it is expected ...
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AnalysisI wish to retrain as a paralegal, is this achievable with my age and background?
I am 48 years old and have previously worked as a contracts manager although now I am doing care work. I have always had a huge interest in law and would like to retrain as a paralegal. My question is that at my age and background is this a pipe ...