Work experience

When to apply for vacation placements in law firms

Find out how a legal vacation scheme will help you get a graduate job as a solicitor and use our term-by-term planner to apply at the right time.

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Applying for vacation placements? Know what recruiters want

Find out what leading law firms look for when choosing candidates for legal vacation placements. Graduate recruitment teams explain how to do a great job of showing you've got the skills they want.

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What to expect from a vacation placement with a law firm

Work experience placements with law firms offer great opportunities to network and find out what direction you'd like your graduate career as a solicitor to take.

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How to make the most of your law vacation placement

A vacation placement is great preparation for a solicitor's training contract and making a good impression could lead directly to a graduate job in law.

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How to boost your legal CV during time out after you graduate

If you're thinking of taking time out before your training contract there are plenty of job opportunities that will help you build your legal experience and boost your CV. You'll be able to develop practical legal skills and make valuable contacts.

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Gain experience through paralegal work

Want to make sure law is for you? Need to take time out and pay off your student debts after you graduate? Find out about paralegal work and how it can boost your chances of a job as a trainee solicitor.

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My vacation placement experiences as a non-law graduate

Non-law graduate Alex Milne explains why she had nothing to fear from her vacation placement assessment centre and describes her time at the firm.

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My vacation placement in a City firm

Trainee solicitor Sarah Jackson explains how vacation placements at different law firms helped her decide where to apply for a graduate job.

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My work experience in construction law

Trainee solicitor Caroline Lister explains how an open day led to a vacation placement with a law firm and describes the social opportunities on offer.

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How my vacation placement introduced me to pro bono law work

Trainee solicitor Sunando Mukerjee explains how his vacation placement with a law firm sparked his interest in pro bono legal work.

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My vacation placement experiences with the Crown Prosecution Service

Trainee solicitor Ian Crooke describes helping to prepare for cases during a legal vacation placement with the Crown Prosecution Service.

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My legal vacation placement application experiences

Trainee solicitor Claire Gregory explains how she got the right work experience to launch her graduate career in law and describes life on the job.

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My vacation placement in corporate finance law

Trainee solicitor Thomas Smith explains how making the most of the social side of work experience in a law firm could help you get a graduate job.

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My vacation placement experiences in finance and construction law

Trainee solicitor Alexa Hall describes how a vacation placement showed her the skills she would need on the job for a successful graduate career in law.

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