The Beginner’s Guide to a Career in Law

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The Beginner’s Guide to a Career in Law sponsored by Nottingham Law School

Key skills for lawyers

Find out which skills you will need to secure a training contract or pupillage and to be successful throughout your career

Key skills for lawyers

Apprenticeships

Another route to get into law

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Becoming a lawyer

Here's how you become a lawyer

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Your essential first step 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

Beginner's Guide

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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Ask the Oracle

Apprenticeship or university?

I’m considering starting a legal apprenticeship, but are the career prospects the same as the full-time university route? What are the main differences between an apprenticeship and going to university?

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

Read this essential advice for first-year students covering legal work experience, extracurricular activities, law fairs and more. For lots more information and advice, see our first-year student hub.

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Do first-year exams matter for law firm applications?

My first-year exams don’t count toward my final degree – does this mean that law firms won’t see my first-year results as important?

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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

Find out about this distinct group of legal professionals