Adapting After Covid-19
How many of us have considered what we miss about our old professional lives, the ones before Covid-19 and the subsequent...
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Leeds Legal Annual Dinner 2020
Held at the four-star Queens Hotel in the heart of Leeds, the Leeds Law Society’s flagship event saw a coming together of...
Gone to the dogs
Dog racing might not be for everyone, but having been at Owlerton Stadium on Tuesday evening with Sheffield Junior Lawyers...
Home of the Yorkshire Brewing Co. – a wine and cheese tasting event with the Hull & East Yorkshire JLD
The evening was organised by Charlotte Bontoft from Shulmans, Chair of the Hull & East Yorkshire JLD, at the Taphouse...
Festive fun with York JLD
There’s nothing quite like a Christmas party, and our annual festive get-together for members of the York JLD is one of...
Dodgeball: Not an Underdog Story
Remember the 5 Ds of Dodgeball? Well last night eight junior lawyers from Hull JLD had their memories - and their skills –...
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...
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...