Seat rotations: cultural pick n mix
Contentious versus transactional? Commercial versus personal? You’re unlikely to know without dabbling in them all…
By Cate Brown
08 July 2016
Reflections on my two year training contract
Various skills were highlighted to me during the training contract recruitment process, however I've now learnt the importance of these skills in practice.
By Rebecca Hammond
30 September 2016
Networking: a beginner's guide for aspiring lawyers
Networking is an important part of your career progression as a lawyer. Here's why you should start practising your networking skills sooner rather than later.
By Frances Shipsey
08 February 2017
My training contract experience at the Employment Tribunal
All firms promise trainees 'real responsibility' and 'client-facing work' during their training contract. I can vouch for the fact that Burges Salmon does just that.
By Tom Gillett
20 October 2017
My experience as a trainee secondee
My reflections on my four-month secondment with an in-house legal team at a substantial professional services firm in London.
13 December 2018
Law as a second career
A change of profession can seem like a daunting prospect. You are leaving a role in which you were established to embark on something that is completely new.
By Zoe Gillingham
05 April 2018
Insight day FAQs: everything you need to know before you attend
Why should I attend an insight day? What can I do to prepare? Resourcing specialist Grace answers your insight day FAQs.
By Grace Gough
17 March 2017
Why an apprenticeship and why law?
Jasmine Sharp, one of our legal apprentices tells us why she chose to embark on a legal apprenticeship at the firm
08 November 2019
Five tips for moving away from home
Having just started here at Burges Salmon and moving away from home myself, hopefully I can shed some light on how you can cope with doing this yourself
18 December 2019
The first working day of 2021 in the life of a Dispute Resolution trainee
This blog provides an idea of the type of work a trainee in the Dispute Resolution department may undertake
15 February 2021
A (virtual) seat in Projects
This blog provides an insight into the day of a Projects trainee
02 March 2021
Volunteering opportunities as a trainee
Trainee Carly writes about her experiences volunteering with Burges Salmon in support of the local community
10 March 2022