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The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
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Latest FCDO travel advice for Turkey including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
FCDO travel advice for Spain. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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Rachel provides an insight into her commercial training contract within the Department for Transport Legal Advisers and her first qualified lawyer role
Legal aid helps pay for legal advice, mediation or representation in court - see if you can claim.
…Government lawyers provide legal advice to the government and represent it in court proceedings
Information on the Trainee Solicitor opportunities available within government departments
Anthony Inglese trained and worked as a lawyer in the Home Office. He became Head Lawyer at the Office of Fair Trading in 1991; then Head Lawyer at the Ministry of Defence in 1995; and in 1997 he was appointed Deputy Treasury Solicitor.…
FCDO travel advice for Thailand. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Egypt. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Cyprus. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
…She originally trained as an environment and safety lawyer working in private practice law firms and then joined the NDA group as an inhouse lawyer at Sellafield in 2009 and the NDA in 2019. …
FCDO travel advice for Tunisia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Latest FCDO travel advice for Italy including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
This scheme supports the delivery of manufacturing investment in the offshore wind supply chain.
…The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel is a group of government lawyers who specialise in drafting legislation. We work closely with departments to translate policy into clear, effective and readable law.…
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