Non-law students: Non-law students

There are four main types of university degree - arts, sciences, languages and business - and each trains students in a set of skills which are highly transferable to law.

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Keeping up with legal technology

Everyone says law firms are looking for tech-savvy lawyers, how do I become more tech savvy?

Key information for non-law students

The Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE)

Our new hub page has everything you need to know about the SQE

Five things you can do to get ahead as a non-law student

Here are five things you can be doing to help you get ahead

Here's how you become a lawyer

From undergraduate degree to the conversion course, here's how it works

Non-law degree checklist

A checklist to get you started

Videos

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VLOG GDL VLOG – First coursework deadlines | Staying organised

WEBINAR Webinar | Advice for NON-LAW STUDENTS

VLOG A Day in my Life as a Trainee Solicitor in London

NON-LAW Non-law case study - Shoosmiths

VLOG GDL VLOG - First week on the GDL | First impressions

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The LCN Podcast

Non-law students

This episode is all about becoming a lawyer from a non-law background and features interviews with non-law trainee Gabs and non-law associate Aleks at Shoosmiths.

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Laura Sainty

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Durham University

Subject

Philosophy, politics and economics

Started

July 2020

Getting started as a non-law student

If you are looking for a few ways to get started but are not sure what you could do, hopefully these tips will help!

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Sinead Dineen - Five tips for flawless LawCareersNetLIVE applications

Sinead Dineen

To secure a place at one of the LawCareersNetLIVE student conferences you must submit a top-class application. These applications are very similar to training contract applications.

What you need to know

Non-law trainee case study

Alex studied social sciences at university. Here's how he got a training contract at Shoosmiths

Time recording: the ultimate guide

Time is money; especially when talking to a lawyer.

Five benefits to studying law with a language

In this blog I advocate that both future and current students should think about studying law with a language.

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Meet the Lawyer

Kwasi Yeboah

With clients ranging across sectors from pharmaceuticals and life sciences, to agriculture, Kwasi Yeboah explains that training at Ropes is about responsibility and gaining broad experience which enables you to understand how the law operates across different practice areas.

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Meet the Recruiter

Grainne Mitchell

Having worked at Addleshaw Goddard for nine years now, Grainne Mitchell's insight into the firm's recruitment process is invaluable for aspiring lawyers nearing the application process.

Upcoming events

IP webinar

Our webinar on 29 September looks at what it's really like to work in IP law

LawCareersNetLIVE

We are looking for bright and motivated non-law students to apply for our careers conferences!

The latest news

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Law firm named among top 10 “family friendly” employers

Pinsent Masons and the Crown Prosecution Service were named on the Working Families’ Top Ten Employers 2021 list.

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LawCareers.Net turns 25!

A quarter of a century ago, LawCareers.Net (LCN) was born.

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Mentoring scheme for underrepresented lawyers: applications open

A new planning and public law mentoring scheme for underrepresented racial and ethnic groups at the Bar was launched this week.

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A key question you need to think about is what kind of lawyer you want to be.

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