RESEARCH YOUR WAY TO A TRAINING CONTRACT
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MyCalendar – As you save firms or chambers to your MyLCN account, their deadlines (eg, for training contract or vacation scheme applications) will be added to your personal calendar. MyCalendar also keeps track of the events that you plan to attend, added to MyLCN via the Diary, such as law fairs and firm presentations.
MyFirms – You are going to be comparing many similar organisations; understanding how they differ is the key to working out what might be best for you. You should keep a record of each employer you consider and, for those of interest, build up a dossier on what you have found out and when you have interacted with them.
MySelf – If there is one piece of research that can be described as essential to success, it is looking at yourself through the eyes of a recruiter. MySelf is designed to
MyPages – It’s not just information about
organisations that you need to hang on to – anything that will help your cause should be squirreled away. MyPages is your repository for web pages of interest, be it information on the LCN site or from elsewhere (eg, a profile of a trainee working in a banking department or a list of the 10 biggest corporate deals of the year).
give you a way to analyse and record your activities and achievements to present to employers in an application form or CV. You will gain a much better understanding of your strengths and weaknesses and have all the info at your fingertips.
MyLocker – MyLCN is integrated with the application forms of around 70 leading firms that use the AllHires online application system. You can save all the details that you find yourself writing out over and over again (eg, exam results or course modules) to your MyLocker account and transfer it direct to the application form of the participating firm.
MyJobs – LCN’s Jobs section features ads from firms and organisations around the country looking to hire, among others, trainees, paralegals, legal assistants and caseworkers. You can save those that you’re interested in or have applied for direct to MyJobs, so that you can make notes and keep track of any deadlines.
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