smaller and medium sized law firms anna preston senior careers consultant
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Smaller and medium sized law firms
Anna Preston Senior Careers Consultant
What happens at Warwick?
Sucked into Corporate practice
Strong academics
High profile on campus
Can you move down?
Money
Being true to yourself
Goldmund100
Practice areas
Work Life
balance
Values
Helping people
5%
16%
12%
11%
20%
35%
Training contracts 08/09
sole practitioner 2-4 partners 5-10 partners 11-25 partners 26-80 partners 81+ partners
VariablesClientsLocation
SizeWork life balance
Practice areas
What do they want?
Genuine interest
Well rounded individuals
People skills
Working without supervision
Early responsibility
Robustness e.g. family
What can you do to stand out?
Volunteering
Societies
Teamwork
Paid employment
Research!
Choice of LPC provider
Vacancy databases
Careers service
Stage 2 options
Pathways
Local connections
Recruitment patterns
Some 2 years ahead with vac schemes and sponsorship
Others 2 weeks ahead!
Work experience
Some online
Some c.v. and cover letter
Many don’t advertise
Speculative approaches
CV
Traditional layout but no personal profile
Very traditional
Handout
Cover letter
Your interest in the firm demonstrating research – especially practice areas and location
Why you are marvellous highlighting relevant skills for practice areas
Might start with asking for a day’s shadowing
The approach
In person
In the post
Email?
Follow up phone call?
Additional resources
www.solicitors-online.com
www.lapg.co.uk
Key job sector page
Human rights
