The Beginner’s Guide to a Career in Law

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Key law career questions

Find answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about a career in the legal sector

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Key law career deadlines

Discover several key events and deadlines that you need to diarise

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Reality check

Without wanting to detract from the exciting and challenging legal career on offer, here are some things to bear in mind

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The Beginner’s Guide to a Career in Law

Find out if a career in law is for you

Legal career paths

Take a look at our simple career timetable

Your ‘first steps’ checklist

Find out what you should be doing even before you start university

First-year checklist

Find out what you should be doing in your first year at university as a law or non-law student

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Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, RSA, Everyman, climate plan: your commercial news round-up

It’s a busy time of year for everyone: LawCareersNetLIVE is just around the corner, universities have been holding their virtual law fairs and aspiring lawyers have application deadlines for vac schemes or training contracts looming. Developing your commercial awareness for these applications and any interviews you might have will be crucial to your success. Start now by reading this week’s commercial news round-up.

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City firms set ethnicity targets

A number of City firms have revealed new ethnicity targets in response to the global Black Lives Matter protests.

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DWF’s Ethnic Minority Access Scheme launched with Aspiring Solicitors

Global law firm DWF has launched a work placement scheme for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates pursuing careers in law.

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Legal profession most represented sector in 2020 Social Mobility Employer Index

The Social Mobility Foundation revealed its top 75 UK employers for social mobility earlier in the week, with law firms making up 30% of the listed employers.

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The coronavirus pandemic has not led to any delay in plans to change legal education and training in 2021 with the introduction of the new Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE). Here is everything we know about the new exams, from the syllabus, to the format of the exams themselves, to the cost for candidates, to what law firms, universities and law schools are doing.

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A non-law student’s guide to a career in law

You don’t need a law degree to become a lawyer – in fact, the modern legal profession is full of non-law graduates, and the skills and experiences gained studying and working in other fields are assets that make you a stronger candidate.

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

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Non-law students are often worried that by not having a law degree, they have somehow put up an invisible barrier between themselves and the legal profession. This is not the case. Your non-law degree will equip you with alternative skills and experiences from other fields that law firms look for in their future trainees. The trick to getting ahead is to use these to your advantage and make the most of the opportunities offered to you throughout your studies.

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About the legal sector

What lawyers do

Learn more about the branches of the legal profession, areas of law, and practice areas

Types of lawyers

Read our table of key facts to help you distinguish between the different types of lawyers

Paralegals

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