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3rd Year Law Student with no legal work experience - no hope for training contract?
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<blockquote data-quote="Andrew M" data-source="post: 85369" data-attributes="member: 4557"><p>Despite already having some legal work experience from previous years (including open days and a week long placement), I applied for vacation schemes in the third year of my law degree, rather than going for direct training contracts. The majority of the firms I applied to either hired predominantly from their schemes or split between that and direct applicants. It also gave me an opportunity to show off my strengths in a work environment, rather than just in the recruitment process. </p><p></p><p>Plus, it never hurts knowing more about the firm or the areas of law you're interested in. I see that you are interested in quite specific particular areas of law - how do you know that these are areas you'd want to work, if you have no actual legal experience? Because there's a difference between finding an area of law interesting and actually enjoying the work and making it your whole career.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andrew M, post: 85369, member: 4557"] Despite already having some legal work experience from previous years (including open days and a week long placement), I applied for vacation schemes in the third year of my law degree, rather than going for direct training contracts. The majority of the firms I applied to either hired predominantly from their schemes or split between that and direct applicants. It also gave me an opportunity to show off my strengths in a work environment, rather than just in the recruitment process. Plus, it never hurts knowing more about the firm or the areas of law you're interested in. I see that you are interested in quite specific particular areas of law - how do you know that these are areas you'd want to work, if you have no actual legal experience? Because there's a difference between finding an area of law interesting and actually enjoying the work and making it your whole career. [/QUOTE]
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