Penultimate year law students

Anna Preston

Careers Consultant for Law

'Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay

you for doing it.’

Katherine Whitehorn

Exploring options

Other than qualifying – the majority!

Solicitor vs barrister

Further study

Time out

Worried about last year’s results?

Options with a Law degree

Lots of employers value a law degree in its own right

Accountancy Regulation

Police HR

Trade Mark Attorney Civil service

Journalism Publishing

Generating ideas

www.prospects.ac.uk – including prospects planner

Destination data

Careers hub

Careers consultants

Talk to friends

Attend employer fairs

Solicitor

Corporate

Medium

High Street

Local government

CPS

Government Legal Services

Vacation placements

Deadlines Dec/Jan

Work experience

Speculative applications

Open days

Training contract deadlines over summer

Barrister

Mainly in chambers – some employed e.g. CPS and GLS

Mini pupillages

BVC now the BPTC – aptitude test from 2013?

Finding out moreEmployer presentations

Law Fair November

Oxford Law Fair

Alumni talks

Check myAdvantage regularly

Preparing for fairs

Pick up the guide

Research those attending

Create a shortlist

Prepare some questions

Target shortlist

Make notes

Identify other employers

Take breaks

FAIR PREPARATION WORKSHOP

Extra curricular activities

Employers want well rounded applicantsConsider voluntary work – Warwick volunteersMooting, debating, actingTeam workCompetitionsSSLCPro bono

Opportunities to identify, develop and know how to

articulate what you have to offer, thus boosting your

study skills and employability

• Develop transferable skills• Meet other Warwick students • Warwick Skills Portfolio Award

Warwick Advantage

This website will help you gather the evidence you need to prove yourself to graduate employers or for further study options!

www.go.warwick.ac.uk/advantage

Further study

Start researching

www.prospects.ac.uk

Careers hub

Talk to tutors

Talk to careers consultants

Register with myAdvantage

Help from Student Careers & skills

Careers consultants–in Law School and University House

Applications workshops

Assessment centre practice

Mock interviews

Careers library

Vacancies

Workshops

Go.warwick.ac.uk/careers