LawCareers.Net's Best in Law is one of those things that does exactly what it says on the tin (or in this case, the front cover). When it comes to recruiting and training the star solicitors of tomorrow, the firms you'll find within its pages are those at the very top of their game. Best in Law will thus help you get ahead in your game.
How do we know these firms are the best? Because nearly 3,000 trainees and newly qualified solicitors told us so. We then dutifully honoured the firms that came top with a Training and Recruitment Award and put together Best in Law to tell you about them.
Here's a breakdown of what's inside:
Best in Law features profiles from 11 of the award-winning firms. Each firm's profile bursts with the personality of the firm and its staff, from the recruiters to the trainees and right up to the partners.
A comprehensive yet readable analysis of how the law changed in 2006-07, from the creation of the Ministry of Justice to the raging debate over the legal aid reforms. The chapter also details some of the year's more intriguing trials and judgments.
You've probably already heard the term ‘commercial awareness'. But what exactly is it? This chapter helps you bridge the gap between legal principles and real-life situations in the business world. Whether it's the legal issues involved in Google buying YouTube or billion-pound property deals, be prepared to be informed.
If you're in need of even more inspiration, look no further than Best in Law's top 10 lawyers. From female lawyers in the headlines for various reasons (good and bad) to lawyers in politics, lawyers from history and even fictional lawyers, you'll find some to make you chuckle, some to make you cringe and some may even reaffirm your faith in the profession.
As if all that wasn't more than enough, Best in Law also offers you recruitment tips from experts in the field, careers advice supplied by our very own agony aunt and a tough commercial quiz designed to put you through your paces. So be sure to pick up a copy today if you want to get ahead in the game.