The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook 2017
Directory of over 1,000 firms and chambers looking to recruit trainees and pupils, with specifics on their organisations and application requirements, as well as core editorial offering advice and information on application and interview technique, alternative careers, work experience and more.
Contribution and comment from leading professional bodies, including the Law Society, Solicitors Regulation Authority, Bar Council, Bar Standards Board, Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, Junior Lawyers Division, Young Barristers’ Committee, LawWorks, the Free Representation Unit and more.
Over 40 profiles of senior solicitors and barristers, offering insight into their path to the law, specialist areas of expertise and advice on how to succeed, and around 30 first-hand accounts of what it’s like to be a vacation scheme student at some of the most well-known firms in the United Kingdom.
About TCPH
The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook is designed to be your companion and adviser throughout your journey to becoming a solicitor or barrister. Among other things, it will help you to learn more about: what lawyers do and the different types of law they practise; the different types of organisation involved in law; the path to becoming a lawyer; and about yourself, what you have to offer and how to sell your skills and personality to employers.
The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook 2017 will be published at the end of October 2016. It will be available free through university careers centres and law faculties. Alternatively, you will be able to purchase a copy using the online order form on this website.
What do people have to say
“Having recruited trainee solicitors for large City firms and run the careers advice service at a top law school I cannot stress the value of extensive, focussed research enough. The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook is the bedrock of this type of information and should be consulted by any serious candidate with a genuine ambition to become a lawyer.”
Gemma Baker – Head of Employability, Aspiring Solicitors
“I recommend students and graduates use The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook for an excellent insight into all aspects of a legal career. The range and quality of information is first rate. With authoritative advice on the profession, possible career paths, practical tips and over 1,000 employers offering training contract and pupillage opportunities the reach of the Handbook’s content is unrivalled. Essential for all aspiring lawyers.”
Jan Steele – Senior Tutor and Careers and Employability Coordinator, University of Southampton
“Excellent research is vital for any aspiring lawyer and TCPH provides a perfect tool for finding out everything from how to become one to essential details on firms and chambers. Everything is covered in one easy-to-use resource.”
Juliet Tomlinson - Careers Adviser, University of Oxford
“The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook has been incredibly useful for me personally. Covering everything from career timetables to individual firm profiles and even legal education providers, the Handbook perfectly anticipates all possible queries for an aspiring lawyer. What I find particularly useful is the detailed examination of different areas of law, along with the insider reports from different firm representatives. Incredibly useful for anyone and everyone!”
Farhan Shahid – Law Student, University of Warwick
“When I began researching a legal career which firm was which, who did what and where was completely baffling. The information in the Training Contract & Pupillage’s directory and the index allowed me to extract the information in needed and make well informed choices about my future.”
Clara Sibanda – Law Student, Anglia Ruskin University
“The Training Contract and Pupillage Handbook is a great source of information. It is not just a list of firms and chambers, but an invaluable guide to the legal profession which includes testimonials and advice from solicitors and barristers, as well as logical and easy-to-navigate career path support. For any student wanting to work in the legal profession, this is a must-read.”
Jeremy Elliott - Law student, University of Leicester
“From a law student’s perspective, the Handbook is a reminder of all the simple things that you have probably forgotten over the course of your studies – from recapping the basic differences between solicitors and barristers to explaining different practice areas in depth. Applications are much stronger when you thoroughly understand the role you are pursuing and where an organisation fits into the wider legal profession. We definitely recommend the Handbook to all our Bar society members, whether they are new to law or writing their applications; you save so much time by having everything you need in one place.”
Lauren Elliott - Law Student, University of Sheffield
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