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<blockquote data-quote="Cad Bane" data-source="post: 85251" data-attributes="member: 15393">I'm going into my third year and I've not done any vacation schemes this summer. I'd like to become a solicitor in the fields of personal injury, medical negligence or anything surrounding insurance really. I'm wondering what my next step should be? Do I apply for vacations schemes or risk it with direct training contract applications? I've read that that vacation schemes are intended for penultimate year students (which I am no longer). I've also contemplated applying for paralegal positions before my degree ends next year and maybe getting a training contract through that route, yet I've heard that some firms want paralegals to have completed the LPC beforehand?I did secure myself a part-time job waiting tables over the summer and have been in committee positions for numerous law-related societies (doing all sorts really, editing for a paper, events manager, organising moot courts etc). My second year degree average is 65% (which I'm guessing is average). I've also learnt German to a high-intermediate level. I don't know if any of this will ultimately help my situation, but I just thought it would be useful to give you a picture of any kind of 'experiences' I've acquired. I'd be very grateful for any advice, I'm really not sure what I should do next.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cad Bane, post: 85251, member: 15393"] I'm going into my third year and I've not done any vacation schemes this summer. I'd like to become a solicitor in the fields of personal injury, medical negligence or anything surrounding insurance really. I'm wondering what my next step should be? Do I apply for vacations schemes or risk it with direct training contract applications? I've read that that vacation schemes are intended for penultimate year students (which I am no longer). I've also contemplated applying for paralegal positions before my degree ends next year and maybe getting a training contract through that route, yet I've heard that some firms want paralegals to have completed the LPC beforehand? I did secure myself a part-time job waiting tables over the summer and have been in committee positions for numerous law-related societies (doing all sorts really, editing for a paper, events manager, organising moot courts etc). My second year degree average is 65% (which I'm guessing is average). I've also learnt German to a high-intermediate level. I don't know if any of this will ultimately help my situation, but I just thought it would be useful to give you a picture of any kind of 'experiences' I've acquired. I'd be very grateful for any advice, I'm really not sure what I should do next. [/QUOTE]

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