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Great site with directory of training contracts, vacation placements, pupilages and mini pupillages; plus careers information and industry news.
Online version of booklet. Useful guide for anyone starting to think about whether law is for them. From Lawcareers.net
Search for law vacation schemes or minipupillages as well as training contracts and pupillages. Includes information on different practice areas and alternative roles in the sector.
Online version of TARGETjobs publication aimed at first year law students
Online version of Chambers & Partners Guide - includes directory of legal opportunities, as well as 'True Picture' - an insider's guide to working for a top 100 law firm. Plus finding a law school, vacation placement and pupillage
Sector information from Prospects.ac.uk. Includes industry insights, job profiles, what to do with related degrees, forums, and jobs.
Useful background to the legal sector. Includes searchable databases for training contracts, vacation placements, pupillages, mini-pupillages and paralegal work. From Prospects.co.uk
An introduction to Law and the graduate jobs within it. Get a feel for the people, the working environments, the good bits, bad bits and everything in between... on video!
Useful article on networking as a way to develop your legal career
The College of Law's series of handouts aimed at law students and those considering a career in law.
Lots of useful advice for getting into law. From a getting started section to more detail on solicitors, barristers and courses
Information on careers in the law and how to secure a training contract or pupillage. Includes details of larger law firms and selected news stories from The Lawyer.
Lots of information about undertaking pro bono work, including a searchable database of voluntary opportunities and internships.
Delia Venables' Legal Resources Pages with loads of links to legal sites and resources - including postgraduate courses.
The site for paralegal recruitment. Free registration required.
The Law Society offers advice and resources on starting a legal career.
For 1st year law or 2nd year non-law students, it is a one-week skills training event. Apply by end April.