Duncan Gibbins Solicitors is proud to announce that three of our legal assistants officially started their training contract this week. Bilal Hussain, Samantha Smith and Samantha Wynne have begun their training contract which will enable them to become qualified personal injury solicitors. We asked Bilal if he had any advice for law students who are looking for a training contract. … Read
Gaynor Hay, a law graduate discusses the financial implications of undertaking legal work experience. Legal work experience – a foot in the door? This is the article about work experience that sparked huge debate on Twitter recently, discussing many aspects that are taken into consideration when deciding to undertake legal work experience, one of them being the financial implications. It … Read
Nicola Hamblett is a trainee solicitor at Duncan Gibbins and discusses what to expect in court. As a trainee solicitor you may be required to assist in the preparation of Court documents and attend County Court for various reasons. At Duncan Gibbins Solicitors, both trainee solicitors and qualified solicitors have the opportunity to practice advocacy in the County Court. There … Read
Rebecca Lamb, a second year law student, discusses legal work experience. The Law Society Gazette recently published an article discussing legal work experience describing it as critical in securing a training contract. As a current work experience student at Duncan Gibbins SolicitorsI agree with many comments in the article but also disagree with some. Alan Milburn described the profession as having … Read
Duncan Gibbins Solicitors are delighted to announce that we were winners at last night’s Claims Innovation Awards. Our innovative personal injury firm fought off competition from national insurance company Aviva and law marketing firm LegalRSS in the Online Initiative Category. It is a fantastic achievement to be given the award, which was won last year by International Firm Hill Dickinson. Duncan … Read
Some law students may think that networking is a pointless game, in the world of law it’s all about who you know, so if your Dad, Auntie, Second Cousin or Best Friend aren’t lawyers, you haven’t got a chance. This isn’t the case. Yes it does help if you know someone who works in the law industry, but they don’t … Read
Louise writes about her experience as a mature law student studying to become a solicitor. She has just completed a weeks work placement at Duncan Gibbins Solicitors. I completed a degree in English Lit and History and then went to work at a local Careers office as a Receptionist. I have worked in the careers service for the past 15 … Read
Our followers on @DG_Academy have been passionately tweeting us about their views on a minimum wage for trainee solicitors. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has recently produced it’s “Review of Trainee Minimum Salary: Economic & Equality Impact Assessment”. In it, the SRA consults with various members of the profession in respect of proposals which could see an abolition of the … Read
If you have been successful in obtaining work experience at Duncan Gibbins Solicitors then there are some things you need to know before you come and visit our firm. Work Experience at Duncan Gibbins Solicitors – The Hours Your placement will be Monday – Friday from 10am to 5pm every day and will be unpaid. We often let students leave early … Read
Emily Gallagher is a student from Liverpool Hope University, she describes her experience studying a law and business degree. Due to my parents moving to a different area, I left school at the age of 15 and decided to go to college. I left school without any GCSE’s and started college doing a level one BTEC in Business. I enjoyed studying … Read
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