Yes. That is fine. Just keep it short - it doesn’t need to be much longer than what you have written in your post.
You first have to define how you are going to categorise them as competitors. Looking at practice area bands on Chambers is just one way of doing this - there are plenty of other factors you could consider. Even identifying which Chambers rankings you would use is important here - they are divided up by location, practice area, and even sector - so think about which ones would you select to identify potential competitors.
Hi, I was in the unfortunate position of failing one of the SQE1 exams by 1%. I had an agonising 2 weeks of waiting to hear if my firm would drop me. In the end they are paying for my resit and my start date has dropped back by 6 months. The work by the CLLS (quoted in the Legal Cheek articles) have helped firms to consider how to accommodate the situation.
Just for complete transparency, I am helping Flex with their recruitment for their Trainee programme, so can explain how this works in reality.
Have only seen BARBRI publish their rates in the past, and these have been above the average pass rate.
Thanks Jessica. For the company placements, do you get an option to go to more than one over the two years? Or are you locked in for the two years flex programme with one? I’m quite keen to look into apply for the next cohort but I would love to have an option to move into different areas over the two years (just to broaden experience/ exposure) so not sure if it’s possible
With each client, they will explain whether it is a year or two year placement.
It’s unlikely a client would only work with a law firm on one matter, and even if they do they are still deemed a client.
You can apply for funding as long as it is a masters level course - it is not an issue if this is effectively being paid for by other means.
