Current Vacancies - Solicitors in Exeter, Devon

Application for Training Contract commencing

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Availability for interview
(please give dates you are unavailable for February - April)

Please attach your CV

Title

First name *

Last name *

Date of Birth *

Term time address

Postcode

Dates when you can be contacted at this address

Home address

Postcode

Dates when you can be contacted at this address

Email address *

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Evening telephone no

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School, College or Further Education

Please detail qualification(s) obtained and those currently being pursued.
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Dates, Place of study, Subject / Qualification, Grade Achieved / Expected

University

Name of University

Name of Degree

Date attended from

Date attended to

Overall result (Achieved / Expected)

Degree subject results and grades
(please include any marks for each subject / module and overall yearly grades)

1st Year

2nd Year

3rd Year

4th Year

Legal Practice Course

If you have not yet commenced the LPC please confirm the institution you have applied to and the date of commencement

Institution name

Date attended from

Date attended to

Result Obtained / Expected

Please detail any other course(s) undertaken
Please state:
Dates, Course Title and Result(s) Obtained, Training Organisation

Please start with the most recent first
Please state:
Dates, Employer, Position / Type of work, Responsibilities / Duties

Other relevant work e.g. voluntary, unpaid work, community work
Please state:
Dates, Nature of Activity

Other activities and interests ( We would like to know more about you as a person, how you spend your spare time and non-academic achievements you would like us to consider)

Do you speak any languages and if so how proficient are you?

Please use this part by answering the relevant areas to tell us more about you and why you are interested in a career in the legal profession. We would like you to demonstrate what skills and abilities you have that would be of benefit to Stones.

Why do you believe that you have the potential to become a successful lawyer?

What have you done which shows that you have the ability to build strong client relationships?

What is your greatest personal achievement so far and how did you accomplish it?

Have you identified areas that you need to develop personally? If so, what are you doing to achieve that improvement?

Being a lawyer often means that you need to persuade others to accept your advice or ideas often in quite challenging circumstances. What skills do you have to achieve this and can you describe an instance where you have had to do so?

Please give the name, address and telephone number of two referees. One should be an academic referee and the other your current or most recent employer. References provided must cover at least the last three years of your employment/academic history. All offers of employment are subject to receipt of satisfactory references.

References will not be requested until a formal offer of employment has been made.

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Position

Email

Address

Postcode

Telephone no

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Position

Email

Address

Postcode

Telephone No

Please check this box if you have a full driving licence

Please check this box if you require a work permit to work in the UK

Please check this box if you have ever been convicted of a criminal offence

Please check this box if you are currently the subject of a legal or criminal process? (Declaration subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act)

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Please check this box if you have ever been subject to any disciplinary proceedings by the Law Society?

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Data protection Act 1998

Information provided by you in the personal details section of this application form will be kept for the purpose of monitoring. It will be copied for use during the recruitment process. Once the recruitment process is completed, the data will be stored for a maximum of 6 months and then destroyed. If you are the successful candidate, relevant information will be taken from this form and used as part of your Human Resources record

I declare that the information contained in this application is complete and correct. I understand that if I have knowingly provided false information, I may be disqualified or dismissed after appointment

Please check this box to consent to the use of this information as outlined above.

The information on this sheet will be separated from your application as soon as it is received. It will not be passed on to anyone involved in short listing or appointment to this post.

Stones operate an equal opportunity policy. To help monitor its effectiveness, please complete this section and tick the appropriate boxes below

Gender

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Ethnic Group

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