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28 Key competencies 30 Commercial awareness 34 Application technique 39 Interview technique 44 Scotland and Northern Ireland 46 Alternative careers 52 Where did it all go wrong?
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56 Work experience 62 LawWorks 65 Free Representation Unit 67 Vacation scheme insider reports 108 Firms that offer work placement schemes 112 Chambers that offer mini-pupillages
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116 Postgraduate training 121 Financing the vocational courses 125 Course directory
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137 The Law Society and the Junior Lawyers Division 139 The Solicitors Regulation Authority 141 The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives 144 Becoming a solicitor 146 Solicitor career timetable 204 How to use the training contract regional indexes and directory 205 Training contract regional indexes 275 Training contract directory
149 Types of law firm 151 Solicitor practice areas
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454 The Bar Council 457 The Bar Standards Board 459 The Young Barristers’ Committee 462 Becoming a barrister 464 Barrister career timetable 466 Clerks 468 Types of chambers
471 Bar practice areas
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518 How to use the pupillage index and directory 519 Pupillage index 531 Pupillage directory
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586 Glossary 592 Useful addresses
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