Graduate Jobs Newsroom

The team at Gradplus are pleased to provide you with coverage of the key issues and stories in the graduate sector.

01/06/2011

Law firms cut back on graduate employment

Medium-sized law firms are cutting back on their graduate employment while they wait to see how the economy is improving.

That is according to research carried out by legal referrals service Contact Law, which revealed that a huge 76 per cent of medium-sized legal firms are not going to employ any graduates over the next twelve months. read more...

18/02/2011

Graduate vacancies may open as law firm to create 100 jobs

A law firm in Lancashire is to create 100 new jobs as part of rapid expansion this year, which may include some graduate opportunities. read more...

21/12/2010

Working-class applicants passed over for law graduate schemes

Applicants with a working-class accent or appearance may have a reduced chance of securing a graduate placement at some of London's law firms, new research in the journal Work, Employment and Society suggests.

Experts at City University London's Cass Business School surveyed 130 staff at five prominent law firms in the capital. read more...

14/12/2010

Law firm fills graduate vacancies

A leading law firm with offices in Ipswich and Chelmsford has employed seven new graduate recruits.

East Anglian law firm Prettys say they are "delighted" to be able to welcome the new group of graduates to the company, reports the East Anglian Daily Times. read more...

22/11/2010

Market for graduate jobs at law firms 'is settling nicely'

Britons looking for graduate opportunities in the legal sector can be positive about their chances of success, according to one careers adviser. read more...

02/11/2010

DWF witnesses strong take-up for graduate vacancies

A rapidly expanding law firm has revealed that nearly all of the latest trainees at its Liverpool office have accepted graduate jobs. read more...

29/10/2010

Open days planned for people seeking graduate opportunities in law

Young Britons interested in securing graduate jobs in law are being encouraged to attend a series of open days in Birmingham next month.

The College of Law will be offering would-be lawyers the chance to speak to tutors, current students and local legal professionals about its courses, the Birmingham Mail reports. read more...