Recruitment site Targetjobs has spoken out about what it sees as the \u201cmyths\u201d which abound about training to be a solicitor outside the capital.<\/p>\n
Firstly, it says that clients are not necessarily more prestigious in London and cites the example of the Co-Op’s buy-out of Somerfield which was handled by a regional law firm. At the same time, the legal work is not necessarily inferior just because of geographic location, it says. Regional law firms regularly deal with high-profile cases and many are respected as experts or specialists in a certain legal field.<\/p>\n
The recruitment site says that in its experience, many candidates are concerned that they\u2019ll earn significantly less by not training and working as a solicitor in London. However, although wages are likely to be lower, this is also reflected in the lower cost of living outside of London.<\/p>\n
Finally it quashes the myth that living outside London as a lawyer is somehow less fun, pointing out that major cities in the UK offer plenty of cultural and leisure opportunities.<\/p>\n
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Recruitment site Targetjobs has spoken out about what it sees as the \u201cmyths\u201d which abound about training to be a solicitor outside the capital. Firstly, it says that clients are not necessarily more prestigious in London and cites the example of the Co-Op’s buy-out of Somerfield which was handled by a regional law firm. At […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,5,6,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-job-applications","category-job-search","category-news","category-salary","category-training-contracts"],"yoast_head":"\n