What I know now: Nick Dyson, Blacks Solicitors
Welcome to our latest 'what I know now' feature, where we pick the brains of some of the region's top solicitors. Nick...
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Tony Brooke’s view: the NQ solicitor jobs market in March 2019
March is done and dusted, we’re still in Europe (God knows how!) and the NQ market is moving reasonably well for 2019,...
Finding an NQ role: Five NQ solicitor CV myths debunked
One of the biggest issues that NQ solicitors report facing as they come up to qualification is the issue of what to include...
NQ job interviews: Five things your interviewer wants to learn about you
So you’ve updated your CV, worked with your recruiter to fine-tune your application, and – hurrah! – you’ve been...
How to write a good legal CV – a guide for trainee solicitors
So here we are in March and the legal jobs market is busy. Jobs for newly qualified solicitors are out there and, although...
Should I stay or should I go? The pros and cons of applying outside your NQ training firm
As part of our NQ blog series, we thought it would be helpful to lay out how and why candidates are finding their way to the...
Tony Brooke’s view: the NQ solicitor jobs market in February 2019
February may have been a short month, but there was plenty happening behind the scenes in the NQ market. Firms getting...
On your marks, set, send! An NQ solicitor CV checklist
It’s a truth universally acknowledged in legal recruitment that, when trainee solicitors start applying for NQ roles,...
Full of Eastern promise
We headed east this week – East Yorkshire, that is – to find out whether we know our Taleggio from our Gorgonzola at a...
Getting back to basics: What really matters when choosing your first NQ solicitor role?
You’ve probably read a dozen blogs on what you should be doing as a trainee solicitor pursuing that all-important newly...
Why you should expect more from your recruiter – and how to get it
Today on the NQ blog, we discuss the reasons why some trainees are reluctant to work with recruiters, and why you should...
Tony Brooke’s view: the NQ solicitor jobs market in January
As the 2019 NQ season gets underway, director Tony Brooke shares his thoughts on the jobs market for newly qualified...
Happy clients and hitting targets: celebrating six months of Brooke Thornham
Rebranding a company is a nerve-racking experience, even when you’re well-known and trusted in your industry. Which is why...
Legal 500 … still as relevant as ever?
Social media has been swamped with Legal 500 chatter this week, so firstly I’ll add my congratulations to all the...
The Yorkshire Legal Awards 2018 – a fantastic evening of law, laughter, and love for the region
Last night, a delegation from Brooke Thornham – Tony, Harriet and Helena – got dressed up in their glad rags and headed...
Borders and Brexit… the Nordic experience, the optimism I found on the E6
Brexit weighs heavy on my mind, I’ve always been in the EU and so the uncertainty of the Brexit shenanigans is doing my...