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Flexible Working – What is it good for?

Is it time for employers to embrace flexible working? By Susan Cooper, Accutrainee Founder Earlier this year, I was on a panel at the Law Society’s Gender Equality in Law symposium to discuss how flexible working can attract and retain talent. Listening…
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Do Diversity & Inclusion make good commercial sense?

Question: What is the business case for ensuring that organisations are diverse and inclusive? Answer: Institutions from all sectors, whether they are corporates, law firms or financial institutions, to name a few, have developed diversity and inclusion policies in response…
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Accutrainee Update

Accutrainee – flexible junior resourcing for the legal profession Why are we seeing more in-house training contracts? By Susan Cooper, Accutrainee Founder When I was applying for my trainee contract, I took the same well-trodden path as everyone else at that…
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Why are we seeing more in-house training contracts?

When I was applying for my trainee contract, I took the same well-trodden path as everyone else at that time. That tide has turned… By Susan Cooper, Accutrainee Founder Today, an increasing number of trainees want to train and work…
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Training Contract: more than just learning the law

Accutrainee has given me the opportunity to gain a wide variety of invaluable skills through a bespoke Training Contract tailored to my interests and needs. Accutrainee’s truly unique approach has allowed me to experience not only different types of law…
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Accutrainee Update

I am excited to welcome you to Accutrainee’s first newsletter.  Accutrainee offers a unique trainee resource solution by employing trainee solicitors and sending them on secondments to clients. Find out more about what we do, our candidates and latest developments…
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My First Seat

Earlier this year I completed my first seat with the London office of an American firm. The London office specialises in trade finance and insurance litigation employing some of the leading practitioners in these fields. One of the greatest advantages…
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My First Trainee Secondment

Before starting my first trainee secondment in July this year, I had already researched the client and met my future boss. However, not knowing exactly what was to come on my first secondment to a client still proved a little…
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The advantages of training with Accutrainee

How does the Accutrainee selection process compare to a traditional law firm selection process? The application process was straightforward and quick compared to many traditional law firms.  If successful at application stage, you are invited to attend an HR interview with…
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Charles

My Training Contract Journey

Author: Charles Laporte-Bisquit (Qualified Solicitor via Accutrainee) As you embark on what could be a two-year journey of gainful employment in a law firm or company, my main advice to those reading this blog entry is to obtain as wide…
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Growing from Within

How thinking differently about recruitment can help in-house legal teams meet their biggest challenge… The challenges facing in-house legal teams are well-documented. An economic and regulatory environment-induced pressure to manage increasing workload, while containing or in many cases reducing resources.…
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