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Whether you’re at school, university or have graduated, if you’re an aspiring lawyer then The Student Lawyer provides you with everything you’ll need to make chasing down that dream career in law that little bit easier.
Our guides will help you navigate your legal studies and the job market, and our weekly articles will ensure you are always up to date on the latest legal and commercial news for those all important interviews.
The TSL Training Contract Surgery gives you access to our team of qualified lawyers for CV and application reviews, practice interviews, assessment day workshops, and more, while the TSL Job Board contains hundreds of trainee, paralegal and other junior legal roles, with new jobs posted every week.
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The TSL Training
Contract Surgery
TSL’s group of qualified lawyers offer you bespoke assistance to help you bag that all important training contract or vacation scheme. We offer you:
CV & Cover Letter Reviews
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Application Form Reviews
Includes an initial review, a follow-up call, and a final review.
Practice Interviews
Includes a one hour Skype interview with a qualified lawyer or legal recruitment professional.
Assessment Day Workshops
Includes practice interviews and a written, negotiation, and group presentation exercise held over the course of two days.
TSL Job Board
The Student Lawyer’s job board is a specially curated selection of jobs for law students. Choose from trainee, paralegal, legal secretary, legal assistant, and other junior roles. There are new jobs added every week, so be sure to keep checking until you find that dream role.
News & Articles
Weekly Briefings
TSL’s team of writers telling you all the legal and commercial stories you need to know this week. Perfect for brushing up on the news before an interview.
The Future Lawyer Weekly Update – w/c 22nd April
The Student Lawyer's Commercial Awareness team brings you a round-up of future stories that you should discuss at interview this week, brought to you by our team of student writers.
Clear the Lobby: What laws are MPs voting on this week? – w/c 8th April
Bringing you all the laws MPs are voting on this week, and explained in plain English! Courtesy of Clear the Lobby
Your Weekly Commercial Awareness Update – w/c 1st April
The Student Lawyer's Commercial Awareness team brings you a round-up of future stories that you should discuss at interview this week, brought to you by our team of student writers.
Clear the Lobby: What laws are MPs voting on this week? – w/c 1st April
Bringing you all the laws MPs are voting on this week, and explained in plain English! Courtesy of Clear the Lobby
Your Weekly Commercial Awareness Update – w/c 25th March
The Student Lawyer's Commercial Awareness team brings you a round-up of future stories that you should discuss at interview this week, brought to you by our team of student writers.
Latest articles
TSL’s team of writers give you a more in-depth take on the latest legal and commercial stories. Includes useful tips for law students and interviews with legal industry professionals.
ICCA Plans Major Overhaul of Barrister Training
Readers of The Student Lawyer will be well aware of the expense and uncertainties surrounding the long road to becoming a barrister. The fees alone for […]
Interview with J. Daniel Jung, Director at Abraham Lincoln University School of Law
Remi Alli provides us with this fascinating and informative interview with J. Daniel Jung, Esq., Director at Abraham Lincoln University School of Law. He delves into what he sees students and graduates doing wrong when trying to seek further legal employment.
The Debate on Euthanasia and its Legal Progress Around the World
Life expectancy has dramatically increased in industrialised countries, meaning that euthanasia is now a subject that both a very protected and a sensitive.
Choosing Your A-level Subjects
This piece considers four different points that are important when establishing whether a Law degree is right for you, and whether you are right for one.
The Current Law on Intermediary Liability in Light of the EU GDPR
Even before opening a newspaper, you know that you can expect to see the following on the front page; inappropriate behaviour of politicians, Brexit and the […]