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updated on 17 October 2014
Demonstrate that you take being green seriously by getting your hands on a copy of this year’s verdant edition of The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook, enrobed in this year’s most on-trend colour. Weighing in at 700 pages of useful information, this essential resource is the first place you should turn to for help and should be your guiding light as you search for the legal career that is right for you.
Once again, we have interviewed dozens of practitioners to give you a clear picture of their areas of expertise and sourced advice and views from the best graduate recruiters in the business. "Insider reports" offer you first-hand accounts of what work placement schemes are like. And we've expanded sections, added details and checked facts – all in an effort to make sure you have every piece of relevant information close to hand.
Copies will be handed out at university careers services and law faculties over the next few weeks. You can also find details of how to purchase the handbook online at www.tcph.co.uk.
But that's not all: LC.N's Best in Law magazine has also just been published! Now in its 11th year, the magazine is an essential read for those who really want to stand out from their peers. As well as nine in-depth profiles of the winning firms at the 2014 LC.N Training & Recruitment Awards, you'll find:
Make a trip to your law faculty or careers service and see what all the fuss is about. And remember - the handbook is best used in tandem with the various facilities available on LawCareers.Net. So familiarise yourself with the Jobs page and training contract search engine, and sign up for MyLC.N, which allows you to manage your firm applications online.