Some of you may have spent your summer vacation already gaining relevant experience and this is going to look great on your CV but the more experience you gain the more chance you have of your CV to stand out from the crowd.
Why undertake work experience?
- Gain valuable experience.
- Firms often recruit 'a significant proportion of their trainees' from placement schemes - Lawcareers.net
- Provides you with an opportunity to see if the role meets your expectations.
- Shows your commitment & increase you knowledge of the legal sector.
- Could help you decide on the area of law that you wish to practice in.
- Provides you with evidence of transferable skills.
- Vacation scheme placements.
- Mini pupillages.
- Marshalling.
- Pro bono opportunities.
- Mooting.
- Legal competitions.
- Join The University of Northampton Law Society.
- Observe cases in court.
- Volunteering for the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB).
- lawcareers.net and visit the range of other websites on the Law Careers blog
- Speculative applications to Law firms & chambers.
- Visit The Community & Enterprise Engagement team in The Employability Zone in the Library at Park campus to enquire about volunteering.
- Have your CV & covering letter checked by a Careers Advisor. Email ucee_careers@northampton.ac.uk or telephone 01604 892727 to book an appointment.
