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Keeping your CV up to date is one of the best ways to be prepared for a career opportunity and also helps you work towards your professional goals.
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The last five years has seen a huge increase in the number of professional support lawyers. Learn all about the work, the pay and the long-term career opportunities in this vital role.
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The stock of legal executives has risen dramatically in recent years. Read all about the work, the chance to ‘earn as you learn’ and the wide range of law firms, companies and public sector organisations that employ legal executives.
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Working as a contract lawyer appeals to many candidates. Whether you want control over your working life or to ‘try before you buy’, reacontracts appeals to many candidates. Whether you want control over your working life or to ‘try before you buy’, read our guide to the jobs, pay and lifestyle on offer.
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The role of the paralegal in UK law firms has increased significantly in importance over recent years. Following the lead of the United States, UK firms are now providing a structured career path, enabling paralegals ultimately to assume similar responsibilities to junior lawyers and deal with colleagues and clients at various levels.
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East Anglia has thrown off its sleepy image thanks to a boom in the high-tech and biotech sectors. Learn about life as a lawyer in Cambridge, Ipswich, Norwich and Peterborough.
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Moving from a City firm does not necessarily mean uprooting your life - particularly if you already live in the home counties and commute to London. There are many strong commercial firms around the M25, Home Counties and South East offering top quality work and an impressive client base.
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Ireland's reputation for quality of life goes before it and for lawyers it is undoubtedly a great place to work. The country’s economy has grown rapidly in the last decade, and during the Nineties it regularly enjoyed gross domestic product growth of more than 5% per annum.
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Yorkshire and the North East of England have undergone substantial change over the last decade. The region's top law firms have also witnessed a steady yet tremendous shift - developing and expanding their businesses, pulling in quality work on a national basis and investing in resources and training.
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The South West has long been one of the most popular regions for lawyers to work in. The quality of life has a powerful pull for many, with the beaches and hills of Devon, Cornwall and Wales within easy reach. The region’s four key business centres of Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter and Plymouth are home to a number of firms of growing stature and size, with practice areas of national repute.
