What Recruiters Actually Want in Your Application Form

What Recruiters Actually Want in Your Application Form

What Recruiters Actually Want in Your Application Form Hayley Dove
Published on: 16/10/2026

What makes an application form persuasive: specific evidence, honest tailoring and answers you can defend at interview, and the common habits that make recruiters stop reading.

Mini-Pupillage to Pupillage: How to Turn a Week of Shadowing Into Application Evidence

Mini-Pupillage to Pupillage: How to Turn a Week of Shadowing Into Application Evidence

Mini-Pupillage to Pupillage: How to Turn a Week of Shadowing Into Application EvidenceJohn Dove
Published on: 05/10/2026

How to get real application evidence out of a mini-pupillage: what chambers look for, how to keep a useful record, and how to write about your experience with specific, honest detail.

Pupillage and Tenancy Explained: What Actually Happens in Your First Year in Chambers

Pupillage and Tenancy Explained: What Actually Happens in Your First Year in Chambers

Pupillage and Tenancy Explained: What Actually Happens in Your First Year in ChambersJohn Dove
Published on: 01/10/2026

A plain-English guide to pupillage and tenancy: the first and second six, how pupils are assessed and paid, how tenancy decisions are made, and what happens if you are not offered one

Competition Time: How to Prepare for the National Speed Mooting Competition (And Keep Your Nerves in Check)

Competition Time: How to Prepare for the National Speed Mooting Competition (And Keep Your Nerves in Check)

Competition Time: How to Prepare for the National Speed Mooting Competition (And Keep Your Nerves in Check)John Dove
Published on: 18/09/2026

Practical advice for competition day : how to prepare your submissions, manage nerves, handle judicial questions and use feedback to improve after each round.

The Commercial Awareness Question That Catches Everyone Out (And How to Answer It)

The Commercial Awareness Question That Catches Everyone Out (And How to Answer It)

The Commercial Awareness Question That Catches Everyone Out (And How to Answer It)Hayley Dove
Published on: 19/08/2026

Practical advice on answering commercial awareness questions by connecting current affairs to business impact, client needs and legal work.

Why Public Speaking Matters for Every Lawyer (Barrister or Solicitor)

Why Public Speaking Matters for Every Lawyer (Barrister or Solicitor)

Why Public Speaking Matters for Every Lawyer (Barrister or Solicitor)John Dove
Published on: 14/08/2026

Public speaking matters for every lawyer, barrister or solicitor. Build the confidence, clarity and structure behind strong advocacy.