WELCOME
W elcome to the 2017 edition of LawCareers.Net’s Best in Law magazine. Best in Law has a very specific purpose – to bring together everything that makes legal training and recruitment (and candidates) excellent. Best in Law is a guide that is designed to help you take the step from being a good candidate to an excellent candidate. This requires both a big-picture understanding of what you are embarking on and that you absorb some key tips that could be the crucial difference between success and failure. First, we look at how to identify excellent employers and give examples of what they might look like. Much of this information is drawn from the results of the 2017 LawCareers.Net Training & Recruitment Awards. These were based on an extensive survey of trainee and newly qualified solicitors, frankly assessing their own experiences and cumulatively providing an accurate assessment of which firms excel at giving candidates and those fortunate enough to become trainees the best possible start. Best in Law features nine in-depth profiles of award- winning firms. We suggest that you look at all of these to identify what aspects these organisations have
in common and work out what questions to ask of any prospective employer you are researching. Second, we address the art of researching and understanding the legal market and the players within it. It seems an obvious thing to say, but the better your knowledge, the better your chances. To this end, we look at what’s happened to the profession in the last year and the ongoing stories every lawyer will know about. We also examine how the business and legal worlds interact, as well as the relationship between lawyers and their clients. Finally, we look at the techniques that could launch your career and some of the issues that may be holding you back which, if addressed, will push you to the front of the pack. Are your applications as good as they can be? Do you understand your own key skills and strengths? Are you performing well at interview? Are you being realistic? Where can you improve? We lift the lid on all of this. Remember, Best in Law exists so that you can achieve excellence. Use it to open your eyes to the task in front of you and to ensure that you give yourself the best possible chance of a career in the legal profession.
Good luck!
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