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Are
you a LLB or Joint Honours Law student?
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Are
you interested in a legal career?
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Are
you undecided about whether a legal career is for you?
If
so, the Shoosmiths /University of Northampton Student Link Scheme could be for
you.
The
objectives of the scheme are to link a law student with an employee of
Shoosmiths. The Shoosmiths employee could be a solicitor, paralegal,
trainee solicitor or indeed any employee of Shoosmiths who knows how a large
firm works and who has chosen a career in law.
A
student will be ‘linked’ to a Shoosmiths employee and this will:
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Enable
a student to gain an insight into and understanding of the structure, workings
and variety of positions and jobs within a large law firm and how they ‘fit
together’
·
Enable
a student to assess their ambition to enter the legal profession against the
reality of the world of work within a law firm
·
Enable
the Shoosmiths employee to provide advice and guidance to the student in
respect of future career options in the legal profession.
Please
see the ‘Note for Students’ on the Law Field NILE site for further
details (Look under the Shoosmiths Link Scheme tab).
There
are 12 places available on the Link Scheme. If the scheme is
oversubscribed preference may be given to final year students. If you wish to
apply please email Margaret Roberts no later than 5pm on Friday 7 November
2014
You
must explain in your email why you believe that you should be chosen to take
part in the Link Scheme. You must also confirm that you are available to attend
an Open Evening at Shoosmiths offices at The Lakes, Northampton NN4 7SH on
Tuesday 25 November 2014 from 5pm-7pm when you will meet your Shoosmiths
Link employee for the first time.
You
will be notified by email on or before 17 November 2014 if your application has
been successful.
