Sentences with phrase «training as a solicitor»

After training as a solicitor he specialised in human rights law and set up the firm Christian Khan with fellow lawyer Louise Christian.

Maria trained as a solicitor at Capital Law and works in the Corporate and Commercial team with a dual specialism in commercial work and corporate restructuring.

He studied law at Exeter University before training as a solicitor at CMS Cameron McKenna.

Malcolm trained as a solicitor in London, later becoming a legal adviser at the American multi-national Gillette, providing advice on a wide range of matters throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Marc Thurlow, commercial litigation specialist, has re-joined Birkett Long as a partner after training as a solicitor with the firm.

Degree apprenticeships offer a vocational pathway for young people to train as a solicitor, while other lower level apprenticeships can be used to train young people for paralegal positions and roles in finance, office management, IT, administrative support and facilities.

Not exact matches

For example, in Britain, one of the biggest providers of legal advice is the Citizens» Advice Bureau, which is staffed with salaried managers, trained volunteers, and professionals (including solicitors) available as backup or for specialized advice.

Polly Kerr (pictured) qualified as a solicitor in 2009 having trained for two years with Tees and was made a Senior Associate in 2016.

Hosting our Q&A session, Trevor Hellawell is a solicitor who has spent the bulk of his career as a legal training and management consultant.

He originally qualified as a commercial litigation solicitor in 2001, having completed his training with a niche city practice in the City of London.

After completing her training contract she qualified as a solicitor into the Court of Protection department in 2009.

Jenny trained and qualified as a solicitor at Russell Cooke LLP in London and has a broad range of litigation experience, both... more

Elaine trained and qualified as a solicitor at Clifford Chance, and has also worked in - house at Channel 4 and Goldman Sachs.

Matthew trained in local government and, after qualifying, worked for Surrey and Hertfordshire County Councils as a planning and highways solicitor.

The DIFC Academy of Law and leading international legal education provider BARBRI International have agreed to jointly deliver preparatory training for the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS), paving the way for attorneys in the GCC and Jordan to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales.

The firm as a training provider needs to be satisfied that a trainee has received appropriate training, and has achieved the required skills before it can certify at the end of the period of recognised training that the trainee has completed training in accordance with Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) training regulations.

Stephen Loughrey trained as a journalist with the BBC and is now a solicitor at media law specialists Carter - Ruck

We enjoyed having Gemma in the department as she completed her training contract and are now delighted to welcome her to the team as a fully qualified solicitor.»

That shouldn't be a surprise to anyone because a solicitor can become «qualified» and maintain that «qualification» having undertaken little or no training in wills — just as a will - writer can set up in business with little or no training in wills.

Shelley started her career at Nelsons, where she trained and then qualified as a solicitor into the commercial and technology team in 2010.

In 1954 she returned to London to complete her training and qualified in 1955, with a job as conveyancing solicitor at Blundell Baker & Co on Bedford Row.

In court conciliation (as we then called it) was pioneered for children's issues in the early 1980s in what is now the Central London Family Court, and all issues mediation was available to separating couples by 1988 when the Family Mediators Association had trained the first group of solicitors and family therapists as mediators.

Kim qualified as a solicitor in 1989, having trained at Davies Arnold Cooper, and then moved to merchant bank Hill Samuel as a legal adviser to the property finance team.

The thought process behind the system in the UK is that the training process at a firm teaches you how to act as a Solicitor rather than just what the law says and you learn about ethics, the Solicitors Accounts Rules, how to draft real life letters and documents and how to deal with clients rather than just the theoretical legal aspects of the law.

They discuss the highlights, the challenges and daily tasks of a trainee solicitor as well as their top tips for making the most of a Herbert Smith Freehills training contract.

«Junior doctors are, after all, the consultants of tomorrow and it is vital to provide them with the training and experience that will one day put them in a position to fulfill their role as hospital consultants to supervise and train the next generation of junior doctors» comments Moore Blatch senior solicitor, Mala Sidebottom.

A professor of law at the University of Reading, Cooke trained with law firm Withers, then worked as an assistant solicitor at Barrett and Thompson, Slough, from 1989 to 1991.

They all have a law degree and many of them have gone on to vocational training, either as a solicitor or a barrister.

Rachel qualified as a solicitor in September 2009 after successfully completing her two year training contract with the firm.

Stephen graduated with an LLB from the University of Kent in 2007, following which he trained and qualified as a solicitor in 2013 at Blake Morgan LLP.

After training and qualifying as a solicitor at RPC I knew that my passion was in commercial law, with a focus on digital media and emerging technology.

The Common Law training has traditionally been the handled by the profession, in the form of articles of clerkship / pupillage by the solicitors and barristers, in other words in house training as «apprentices».

Obviously they will never be treated the same as solicitors because then there would be no point in having them, but career paths and attention to personal development and training are going to become the norm.

Changes to the requirement for solicitor training mean that experience gained outside of a training contract, for example as a paralegal, can equate to the traditional trainee framework, and be recognised as such by the SRA.

Recognising the difficulties faced by junior practitioners in breaking into areas such as pensions and banking, the chambers has developed a mentoring programme, which sees its barristers regularly deliver training and advice to junior solicitors.

Andrew trained and qualified as a solicitor at Beale & Company.

In our interview, we speak with Lottie about the highlights, challenges and daily tasks of a trainee solicitor at Freshfields, the importance of commercial awareness as well as top tips for making the most of a Freshfields training contract.

One of the best ways to make your way into a career as a criminal solicitor is by getting a training contract.

Joni was admitted as solicitor in Hong Kong in November 2017 after completing her training contract with the firm.

Paralegals have usually undertaken some form of legal training, but are not generally qualified as either a solicitor, barrister or chartered legal executive.

In the UK, paralegals are somewhere between a legal secretary and a solicitor — whilst they are trained to handle more advanced legal content then a legal secretary, they are not quite as dependable as a solicitor.

Following successful completion of the LPC, the final stage that students must undertake before qualifying as a solicitor is a training contract.

The level of study required is comparable to that of solicitors but as the CILEx route requires you to study fewer subjects overall, the exams and training period combined can be shorter and the costs lower.

Tara trained at a large provincial firm and qualified as a solicitor in August 2006.

Julia joined Kemp Little in 2018 after training and qualifying as a solicitor at Eversheds Sutherland.

Arguably the most significant outcome of this is that is now possible to qualify as a solicitor without having done a training contract.

Instead, the individual is required to prove that he or she has the necessary skills and training to become a solicitor by evidencing his or her achievements while working in other, non-solicitor legal roles — most obviously as a paralegal.

Taking the traditional route to qualification as a solicitor involves completing a law degree or a non-law degree followed by the GDL, then completing the Legal Practice Course (LPC) and finally the two - year training contract.

He trained with Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP and qualified as a solicitor in 2009.

The practical legal training required to qualify as either a barrister, solicitor or chartered legal executive.