Any lawyers/solicitors? How did you get your job!

[S@njay]

This is really really nagging me now, my girlfriend is finding it really hard to get a training contract at law firms in london.

She has done a law degree and the LPC at nottingham law school. So has all the basic qulifications.

But she still is finding it hard to get a job, and that means no big presents for me

She has applied, not not much luck really, she has even been to seminars on how to apply for training contracts!

She seems to think law firms are just heartless, and the whole industry is "cut throat", is this true?

I really dont understand much of that industry (i am just a meere comp sci student!) so has anyone got any inside info? Or any helpfull hints?

Its all getting a tad stressfull, and i really am hating the present draught!

 

[S@njay]

Maybe she is just crap at law and they dont want her. And maybe you should get over the fact that you just want presents

KaHn

/edit: and its drought

ouch someone is being a bit nasty!

just wanted a little advice if anyone had any! Sorry about my spelling, its a little off recently, with all this programming i have been doing.

As for the presents bit, just thought it would add a little humor to the topic, sorry if i offended you.

 

[S@njay]

Vacation schemes/placements/work experience is a HUGE plus in my experience.

As said before, while applying for training contract work she should be trying to get experience too, if she has a law degree maybe approach the CAB for volunteer work, letters to chambers to shadow counsel, shadowing solicitors for a week or two in local firms for free, that kind of thing.

Thanks for the replies guys!

unfortunately she got a 2.2 for her law degree

She does loads of volunteering work with disabled people, and she is at a CAB right now volunteering and getting another qualification from it

edit : spelling mistakes!

 

[S@njay]

thanks for your replies guys!

She's got another voulentering place in central london, a government based medical type clinic law with CAB type place. They also provide training contracts, so i guess is one more step through the door!