Your first NQ role: The dos and don’ts of preparing for your interviews
An NQ solicitor interview is likely to be your first experience of the qualified legal world, and the process can feel quite...
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What I know now: Andrew Batterton, DLA Piper
In this month's 'what I know now' feature we speak to Andrew Batterton, a partner at multinational law firm, DLA Piper...
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...
What I know now: Gordon Walker, Plexus
Welcome to the latest instalment of our 'What I know now' series, where qualified legal professionals share their thoughts...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...