Legal Assistant - East Sussex County Council

You will join the Litigation and Advocacy Section in Legal Services and will assist the Legal Officer (Debts) to pursue and recover debts outstanding to the County Council and its contracted bodies. You will deal with the legal process up to and including proceedings, obtain judgements and undertake enforcement actions and be willing to take a flexible approach to your work. More information & to apply

Health & Wellbeing Day

Thursday 1st December 2011,
10am - 3pm Atrium, Kedleston Road
As part of Health and Wellbeing Day, in addition to giving support for living a healthly lifestyle, organisations will be offering a range of voluteering opportunities. More information

Placement Year at Vauxhall Motors

Vauxhall Motors recruit undergraduates from a large variety of disciplines such as engineering, business, marketing, sales and public relations for the placement year. Their graduate intake is recruited largely from the pool of placement students, therefore if you wish to work for this employer when you graduate it is crucial that you attend this information session
Placement Year at Vauxhall Motors
Wednesday 7th December 2011
12.00-13.00, Room N614
More info and to apply

Career Opportunities in the Government Finance Profession Workshop

Department for Work & Pensions (DWP)(Making a difference)
Thursday 24th November 2011, 11.00-12.00, Room N109
If you're looking for variety and responsibility, we wrote the book. The Government Finance Profession is a community of 10,000 qualified and trainee accountants. We recruit talented individuals who want to make a difference, supporting them to study for a professional accountancy qualification, and providing management and leadership development. Our recruits have a series of placements in different areas of the business, delivering in jobs with real responsibility. They have a personal mentor to guide and support them. Once you're qualified, you can continue to work in a finance role, though 20% of our members choose to take their qualification into other parts of central government, for example developing policy, or managing operational functions. Come along to this session to learn more about the opportunities in the Government Finance Profession. Register here



We recruit from all disciplines. You do not need any previous finance experience. You do need drive, great communication skills, and the potential to be a leader of the future.

What do you know about commercial awareness?

Many law firms will ask about your commercial awareness and experience during the application process to get a training contract. Target Jobs asked trainees at a selection of law firms for their advice on how to respond
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Flint's trainees prove worth in shopping task

A DERBY law firm has taken on four trainee solicitors after coming up with a novel selection process.
More than 400 graduates applied for the vacancies at Flint Bishop.
Given the fierce competition between applicants, Flint Bishop whittled down the final dozen shortlisted by giving each one £2 and sending them to the nearest pound shop.
The were charged with finding two products – one that represented them and one that represented Flint Bishop.
They were then required to present the reasons for their choice to the interview panel.
Those that made the cut were Edward Sanderson, Alexander Parkes, Nathan Gray and Beth Bearder, all of whom passed a legal practice course following graduation.
They will now join Flint Bishop for a two-year placement and will work alongside industry experts in a variety of fields.
Managing partner Ken Dixon said: "Flint Bishop is committed to providing meaningful training opportunities to graduates.
"This year's candidates were of an exceptionally high standard and I would like to welcome Edward, Alex, Beth and Nathan to the team."
Derby Telegraph 16/11/11

Applications now open for JUSTICE Winter Internship Programme 2012

Winter interns undertake legal research in one of JUSTICE's main areas of policy work: either human rights, criminal justice or EU justice and home affairs. For this reason we are now seeking applications from law graduates only. The winter internship programme will take place during January and February 2012. The internship is part-time and ideally applicants should be able to commit to working in our central London office 4 days per week, from 10am-5pm, for a 6 week block at some point in January and February, however this is flexible. Internships are unpaid but interns are reimbursed for travel and lunch expenses incurred while working at JUSTICE. More information & to apply