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Find out moreClaire Cavanagh, Associate Director at EJ Legal, provides a wealth of top tips to help you get noticed and tick the recruiter’s boxes.
Founded by former Norton Rose Fulbright corporate solicitor, Chris White, Aspiring Solicitors is a unique organisation committed to increasing diversity throughout the legal profession.
Using social media can provide an important boost for your career. Read out top tips
What makes a strong communicator? Trainee solicitor Helen Morris provides her top tips for good communication at work.
What does your employer really expect from you? Judith Perkins gives us the lowdown on how to be a fantastic employee
Do your presentation skills need a brush up? Junior lawyer Annalisa Checchi shares her top ten pointers.
Interviews can be nerve-wracking for all of us. Leanne Howard shares her strategies for being a great interviewee.
Are you ready to get involved with a pro bono project? Have a look at the JLD committee’s top tips for getting started.
Working in-house is an increasingly attractive option as the remuneration packages close the gap with private practice, so what are the key questions for graduates and newly qualified solicitors to consider before making the move? Grania Longdon-down investigates.
Committee member Katie Rich shares her pointers for getting the most from your research
First impressions last and presentation is key element to carrying yourself with confidence. Junior solicitor Jude Perkins offers her top style tips for maintaining a professional air.
Networking is about gaining a social edge. It’s about turning a first encounter with a stranger into a business relationship with a trusted acquaintance. Helen Morris shares her top tips on developing your own network.
Are you thinking about training with a smaller firm? Jennie Patrick shares her tips on getting a foot in the door.
Alex Aldridge, editor of LegalCheek.com, explores the current economic climate and the effect this has had upon the legal profession and the recruitment of junior lawyers.
The Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) represents, campaigns and provides services for LPC students, paralegals looking for training contracts, trainee solicitors, and solicitors up to five years qualified.