Year-end anxiety
It’s that time again: the all-important end of financial year is upon many of us. This time of year brings highs and lows...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...