If you decide that a career as a lawyer is for you, there are a few things you should be doing before you even start university. Here’s a brief checklist to get you started. Your ‘first steps’ checklist:
Talk to your careers adviser at school to go through your options.
Research the different paths into law – university, CILEX, paralegal, apprenticeship (read The Law Apprenticeships Guide for more information) – and decide which path is right for you. Get some practical work experience at a law firm, barristers’ chambers or legal advice centre; it’ll help you to decide what suits you and will improve any applications you make.
Work hard at your academic studies. While firms have a range of criteria, good grades remain important.
Think about the kinds of extracurricular activities you can do, or have done, to make yourself a well-rounded candidate. Think sport, volunteering, drama, music… Sign up to LCN Weekly on LawCareers.Net. Our free weekly newsletter delivers news and information about the profession, plus advice and calendar reminders, straight to your inbox. Read the business pages of newspapers and visit LawCareers.Net’s Commercial awareness hub to improve your commercial awareness and get you starting to ‘think business’.
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