Welcome to the Autumn 2006 edition of Legal Week Student, your guide to a career in the law.

With competition for training contracts and pupillages at an all-time high, it’s essential you plan as far in advance as possible to maximise your chances of success; our step-by-step guides and application timetables will help you do this. It’s also important to know what to expect from the law school you choose, whether you are studying on the legal practice course (LPC) or the bar vocational course (BVC).