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...
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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...
Legal Recruitment 101: When & why to talk to a legal recruiter as an NQ solicitor
In today’s blog post – part of a series of articles offering practical advice for newly qualified solicitors – we...
Getting our Christmas on in the country’s most festive city
We heard York had been crowned Britain’s most festive city, and what better opportunity to experience it for ourselves...
Tony Brooke’s view: The NQ solicitor job market in June 2018
It’s tricky writing a compelling NQ solicitor job market report when everyone’s glued to the World Cup. In competition...
What I know now: Caroline Deathe, Dispute Resolution Solicitor, LCF Law
Welcome to the newest instalment of our ‘What I know now’ series on the Brooke Thornham NQ blog. Each month, we speak to...
Tony Brooke’s view: The NQ solicitor job market in May 2018
There are three qualities I look for in every candidate, be they NQ or Partner: Competency, Commitment, and...
What I know now: James Lilley, solicitor, Pinsent Masons LLP
Welcome to the newest instalment of our ‘What I know now’ series on the Brooke Thornham NQ blog. Each month, we speak to...
Tony Brooke’s view: The NQ solicitor job market in April 2018
36,000 feet and just under 500mph: that’s when I started knocking this month’s blog together. A week in the Moroccan...
Tony Brooke’s view: The NQ solicitor job market in March 2018
I’ll start this month's update with a happy story about an April NQ who has been looking at opportunities for a couple of...
What I know now: Dina Wenmouth, Practice Governance and Risk associate, DAC Beachcroft
Welcome to the newest instalment of our ‘What I know now’ series on the Brooke Thornham NQ blog. Each month, we speak to...
Tony Brooke’s view: The NQ solicitor job market in February 2018
Welcome to March, and welcome to our recipients (old and new) of our monthly NQ Bulletin. There’s always a good number of...
An intimate night of legal careers advice with York Junior Lawyers’ Division
Florit Brooke enjoyed an intimate careers event with York JLD on Thursday 22nd February, discussing the legal jobs market...
What I know now: Dan Hirst, Partner, Chadwick Lawrence
Welcome to the newest instalment of our ‘What I know now’ series on the Florit Brooke NQ blog. Each month, we speak to a...
When should you speak to a legal recruiter? Our advice for NQ solicitors qualifying this year
Having worked in a Private Practice law firm in Leeds for over four years, followed by three years’ experience as a legal...