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First-year guide

A first-year student’s guide to opportunities in law

Bootcamp

Register for our first-year Bootcamp on Wednesday 23 February

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Beginner's Guide

Getting started? Read The Beginner's Guide to a Career in Law!

First-year checklist

Here's what to do as a law or non-law student during your first year at university

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The latest information

Register now for our first-year virtual Bootcamp

We'll be breaking down crucial legal careers information for first-year law students!

The Solicitors Qualifying Exam

Our new SQE hub explains what you need to know about how to qualify through this route

What to do in your first year

From vacation schemes to law fairs, here's what to focus on this year

First-year events

Here's a list of upcoming events for first-year law students

Solicitors Qualifying Exam – your questions answered

From September 2021, the route to legal qualification in England and Wales is changing with the introduction of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam.

The LawCareers.Net Podcast

What to do in your first year

In this episode we give you lots of tips of things to do in the first year of your law degree in order to launch your career. We spoke to Jane Wood, Course Leader and Principal Lecturer at Nottingham Law School, Maaya Sachdev, President of Warwick Law Society and Charis McGowan, Emerging Talent Coordinator at DWF.

How do I become a lawyer?

The Beginner's Guide to a Career in Law

Essential reading for those starting out

A 26-step guide to training contract applications and interviews

Here is LawCareers.Net’s 26-step guide to the training contract application process, plus 10 mock interview questions to help you prepare.

Key questions

How can I get work experience in my first year of university?

"I’m a first-year student, how important is legal work experience and do you have any advice for securing some?"

What types of lawyer are there?

Solicitor, barrister and paralegal - find out about the different branches of the profession

When do I start looking for a job?

It's never too early to start thinking about your future career. Here are the main employer deadlines

Do first-year exams matter?

If they don't count towards my final degree, does this mean law firms won't see my exam results as important?

Vacation Scheme Insiders

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July 2020

First-year university checklist

You’re in the first year of your law degree and you want to know what you should be doing. Here is a brief checklist to get you started.

Legal aid reforms 2022 – are they enough?

While the Government unveiled the proposals with fanfare and bold promises, the key issue is whether these plans go far enough to salvage a system that was already on its knees before the pandemic.

Videos

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The latest news

Irwin Mitchell backs Next 100 Years film series celebrating next generation of women lawyers

The Next 100 Years project has launched a new film series, supported by full-service law firm Irwin Mitchell LLP.

Shakespeare Martineau backs new Muslim youth mentoring scheme

Birmingham law firm Shakespeare Martineau LLP is supporting British Muslim charity Mercy Mission UK to launch a mentoring scheme, offering work experience placements to Muslim youth.

Browne Jacobson becomes first law firm to partner with O Shaped

National law firm Browne Jacobson LLP announced its partnership with O Shaped last week, a movement founded in 2019 that aims to drive “positive change” across the legal industry.

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Getting started

Career paths

Take a look at our simple timetable of the different legal career paths

What you need to know

From vacation schemes to law fairs, here's what to focus on this year

Banking & finance law

Solicitor practice area profile

Banking and finance is a global industry involving a wide variety of financial products, ranging from simple bank loans to companies, to highly structured financing arrangements across multiple jurisdictions.

The LawCareers.Net Podcast

From researching firms to attending virtual events, listen to The LCN Podcast for everything you need to know about becoming a lawyer