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How to use this book Solicitor versus barrister
Commercial awareness Application technique Interview technique
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Career timetable The legal scene
Scotland and Northern Ireland
Diversity in the legal profession
Alternative careers
Choosing where to apply
Key skills
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Work experience
LawWorks (the Solicitors Pro Bono Group)
Free Representation Unit
Vacation Scheme Insider reports
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Postgraduate training
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Financing the vocational courses
91
Course directory
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103 The Law Society 105 The Solicitors Regulation Authority 108 CILEX (The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) 111 Becoming a solicitor 114 Career timetable: solicitors 118 Types of law firm 160 How to use the training contract regional indexes and directory 161 Training contract regional indexes 229 Training contract directory 366 The Bar Council of England and Wales 369 The Bar Standards Board 371 The Bar Council’s Young Barristers’ Committee 374 Becoming a barrister 376 Career timetable: barristers 378 Types of chambers 420 How to use the pupillage index and directory 421 Pupillage index 433 Pupillage directory
121 Solicitors’ Practice Area Profiles
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381 Barristers’ Practice Area Profiles
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480 Glossary 486 Useful addresses
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