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Law Careers: Essential Tips for 1st Year Students

Kick start your future in law as a 1st-year student with crucial advice on exam results and job market trends. Explore work opportunities, skills sessions, and how to impress employers. Resources and guidance for aspiring solicitors and barristers. Learn more about the legal job market and career pathways beyond traditional routes. Get insights on showcasing achievements, soft skills, and commercial awareness to stand out in the legal field. Develop key skills and gain experiences to shape your legal career.

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Law Careers: Essential Tips for 1st Year Students

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  1. Law 1st Year StudentsKick Start Your FutureWhy Now ? Darren Johnson Careers Adviser

  2. 1st Year Exam Results Do Matter To Employers • In particular: • International commercial law firms – generally request these results by • module on CV or application • Will also pay close attention to tort and contract law modules when applying for vacation schemes in penultimate year. 2i is the ideal less than 50% could be an issue . • Same for commercial barristers chambers when applying for • mini-pupillage

  3. The Current Graduate Legal Job Market • Applications for Vacation Schemes – many international city law firms have • seen applications double this year • Similar competition reported for mini-pupillage. • Implications: Important to consider Open Days in your 1st year to make you • stand out when applying for vacation schemes in your penultimate year

  4. Getting Work Experience • International commercial firms - Open Days • What do these involve ? • How do you apply ? • How should you approach the application and if offered a place the actual • Day ? • See my blog article on Open Days at : • http://durhamlawcareers.wordpress.com/ for answers to these questions

  5. Blog - Your Career In Law

  6. http://www.dur.ac.uk/careers/sector/

  7. What Employers Want Evidence and ability to articulate: • Achievement – drive and determination • Soft Skills- persuasion/negotiation/customer focused/attention to detail/problem solving/teamwork/leadership • Commercial Awareness for many career areas • http://l2b.thelawyer.com/what-is-commercialawareness/133838.article

  8. STAR Skills Sessions • Often employer led • A great way to develop some of these skills on campus • Need to sign up on-line for sessions you are interested in , keep an eye on • The Events section of the CEEC website • http://www.dur.ac.uk/careers/events/

  9. Articulating your experiences to employers • This is where PDP really is of value – https://duo.dur.ac.uk

  10. http://www.dur.ac.uk/careers/events/

  11. Events Also On Facebook http://www.facebook.com/durhamcareers

  12. Career Focus Blog - http://durhamcasnews.wordpress.com/

  13. Considering Solicitor: Taking Action in your 1st year • Epiphany • Research firms and apply to Open Days/ informal work experience (solicitors-online.com/ lawcareers.net/lawyer2B.com ) • Speculative Approach for Informal Work Experience = CV and cover letter / networking. Note: many of the larger firms will not offer this • Remember many firms will look at 1st year results as part of selection for future vacation schemes and training contracts • Get actively involved in the Student Law Society

  14. Considering Barrister – Taking Action In Your 1st Year • Throughout the year • Research minipupillages/apply for non formal placement for vacations (www.lawcareers.net) • Construct a strong CV and cover letters for the above – get checked at CAS Applications Advice/Quick Queries • Become an active member of the student Law Society • Work hard at degree, sets will look at your first year results • Research Inns of Court • www.online-law.co.uk/bar/inns_of_court.html

  15. Exploration Tips • http://targetjobs.co.uk/law

  16. Law Commission Research Assistant Constituency Assistant for MP Police Trainee Chartered Accountant Law Librarian Executive Officer , Home Office Teach First Marketing P.R Recruitment Consultant (Banking and Finance Commercial Lender – Alliance and Leicester Alternative Careers To Solicitor/Barrister – Durham Law Graduate Destinations Recent Examples

  17. Property Consulting Legal Publishing Investment Banking Civil Service Fast Stream Human Resources Lecturing Company Secretary HM Customs and Excise Compliance Charities/NGOs European Commission Research more atwww.prospects.ac.uk Other Popular Career Areas For Law Graduates U.K wide

  18. www.lawcareers.net

  19. Careers Employability & Enterprise Centre • 49 New Elvet (next to D.S.U) • Term Time – 10am – 5pm • Vacation – 10am – 1pm 2.15pm – 5pm • Tel: 0191 334 1424/1437 • careers- advice@durham.ac.uk • www.durham.ac.uk/careers-advice

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