updated on 02 October 2014
Second-year law students*- you have a chance to outstrip the competition. But it’s going to be harder than you think. CityLawLIVE can help.
First things first, this article is pointed squarely at penultimate year law and final year non-law undergraduates. These two groups find themselves in the ‘sweet spot’ of the law recruitment process. Law firms are focusing overwhelmingly on YOU as the targets of their recruitment initiatives, which means that YOU have a disproportionate level of opportunity to launch your career in law over the next 10 - and particularly the next four - months. That’s the good news; the bad news is that after this, your chances materially diminish. This article is a call to action.
Here’s a reminder of how things work:
“Help,” I hear you say. “What do I need to do? Where is the information I need?” Well, it’s all there on www.LawCareers.Net, but one thing we can’t offer is face-to-face interaction with law firms. Or can we?
CityLawLIVE is a gold-plated opportunity to really get under the skin of top City law firms. It is an exclusive, day-long conference at which a preselected group of 200 candidates hear all about becoming a City lawyer, including via talks, panels and two small-group interactive presentations given by the firms. All of this is available to successful applicants for the small fee of £29 (subsidised by our generous sponsor firms and including a delicious lunch and all the biscuits you can eat), who will experience a day that is designed to really lift the lid on what law in the City actually entails. Applications close on 7 November so NOW is the time to give yourself the edge and grab yourself a place on this fantastic event.
(*And final year non-lawyers).