and
Shoosmiths
Solicitors (Northampton
STUDENT
LINK SCHEME 2016/17
·
Are
you a LLB or Joint Honours Law student?
·
Are
you interested in a legal career?
·
Are
you undecided about whether a legal career is for you?
If
so, the Shoosmiths /University
of Northampton Student Link Scheme
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:
·
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’ for
further details. Look under the
‘Shoosmiths Link Scheme’ button on the Law Field NILE site.
There
are 20 places available on the Link Scheme.
If the scheme is oversubscribed preference may be given to final year
students and 2-year intensive students. If
you wish to apply please email Mick Sumpter no later than 5pm on Monday 21st November
You must explain in
your email why you believe that you should be chosen to take part in the Link
Scheme and how the scheme will be of benefit to you. You must also confirm that
you are available to attend an Open Evening at Shoosmiths offices at The Lakes,
Northampton NN4 7SH on Tuesday 17th January 2017 from 5.15pm-7pm when you will meet your Shoosmiths Link
employee for the first time.
You
will be notified by email on or before Thursday
1st December 2016 if your application has been successful.
