First-year law students: First-year law students

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.

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Joe Defries

Ways to get ahead in first year

Here is a guide to a few things that should keep you busy during your first year if you want to make a positive early impression.

Key questions

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?

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Kalon Tsang

University

University of Cambridge

Subject

Law

Started

Winter 2018

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How to get over the winter semester slump

The November slump is real. If you are ready to throw those brand-new textbooks out of the window, here are a few tips to collect yourself and get back on track for the weeks ahead.

What you need to know

From exams to legal work experience, here's a run-down of what you need to know ahead of your first-year at university.

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What opportunities does the legal profession offer to first-year students?

Read this essential advice for first-year students, covering everything from work placement schemes to extracurricular activities, law fairs and everything else in between. For lots more information and advice, see our first-year student hub.

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Practice area profile

After studying a degree in social sciences, Jamie Kennaugh realised that a career in family law was the right path for her as she was looking for a job that was structured, complex and would involve client contact.

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First-year round-up

Throughout school when undertaking evaluating exercises we were told to use a ‘two stars and a wish’ system whereby you find two positive points and one target to be improved on in the future. Using this system seems like a constructive, if not slightly basic, way to review my first year of studying law at UCL.

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Barrister or solicitor: which career path is right for me?

If you’re a first-year law student interested in exploring legal career paths, here’s a guide to the two most popular routes.