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Title: Final Year Law Career Planning


1
Final Year LawCareer Planning
  • Darren Johnson
  • Careers Adviser

2
Alternatives To Being A Solicitor or Barrister
  • Destinations of 2006 Law Graduate
  • Graduate Recruitment Cycle
  • Sources of Vacancies
  • Applications with STAR quality
  • Postgraduate Study
  • Time Out other opportunities

3
2006/2007 Law Graduates
4
Employment
  • Recruitment Researcher Morgan Mckinley (Banking
    and Finance specialists)
  • Teacher - Teach First
  • Constituency Assistant MP
  • Marketing LOreal
  • Commercial Lender Alliance and Leicester
  • Trainee Accountant Grant Thornton
  • Police Officer
  • Research Assistant Law Commission
  • Executive Officer Home Office
  • Legal Secretary/ Assistants

5
Employment
  • Research and Policy Officer Scottish Labour
    Party
  • Licensed Conveyancer Temple Heelis
  • Officer - Royal Marines
  • Paralegal Addleshaw Goddard
  • Intern British Irish Rights Watch

6
Common Career Areas For Law Graduates U.K wide
  • Law Commission
  • Civil Service Fast Stream
  • Property
  • Management Consulting
  • Legal Publishing
  • (Guardian Mondays)
  • Investment Banking
  • Teaching
  • Assistant Company Secretarial Roles
  • HM Revenue and Customs
  • General Management
  • Local Government
  • Legal Executive/Paralegal
  • Licensed Conveyancing
  • www.prospects.ac.uk

7
Example Recruitment Deadlines
  • NHS (Human Resources) November 28th
  • Law Commission Early January Civil Service Fast
    Stream - Nov 30th
  • McKinsey and Company (Consulting) 16th November
  • Teach First 30th November
  • WPP (Marketing) 28th November
  • HM Revenue and Customs (December 3rd)
  • Macmillan Publishing Dec 31st
  • NGDP (local govt) 12th January 2009

8
The graduate recruitment cycle
  • Many employer deadlines before Xmas
  • Interviews mainly from mid January
  • Assessment Centres mainly from February
  • Start work between June September
  • Some organisations recruit all year round
  • Some may allow deferred entry
  • Smaller organisations tend to recruit after
    Easter

9
Trends in Graduate Labour market
  • Vacancies
  • 16.4 increase at graduate level predicted (14
    have reduced intake in financial sector)
  • Consulting strong growth /Insurance no growth
    anticipated
  • Salaries Median starting salary 24,000
  • Still competitive ! 281 applications ratio
  • Source Association of Graduate Recruiters, 2008

10
Sources of Job Vacancies
  • Employer Presentations
  • Career Fair (next June)
  • Career Directories Free from CAS
  • Recruitment Agencies www.rec.uk.com
  • National/ Local Newspapers
  • Internet

11
Useful Websites For Job Vacancies
  • www.jobsgopublic.com
  • www.charitypeople.co.uk
  • www.durham.ac.uk/careers-advice
  • www.lawcom.gov.uk
  • www.ilex.org.uk
  • www.instituteofparalegals.org
  • www.hmrc.gov.uk
  • www.ngdp.co.uk
  • www.nhs.bringingleadershiptolife.nhs.uk
  • www.prospects.ac.uk
  • www.doctorjob.com
  • www.faststream.gov.uk
  • www.icsa.org.uk
  • www.getalife.org.uk
  • www.hobsons.co.uk
  • www.milkround.com
  • www.graduate-jobs.com
  • www.graduatelink.com
  • www.gradunet.co.uk
  • www.gradplus.com
  • www.insidecareers.co.uk
  • www.thepaperboy.co.uk
  • http//targetjobs.co.uk
  • www.rec.uk.com

12
Applications/Interviews
  • STAR quality (Situation/Task/Action/Result)
  • www.selectsimulator.com
  • Video On-Line Applications
  • Lunchtime talks by Careers Advisory Service
  • Employer Workshops and Mock Interviews

13
Postgraduate Study
  • Similar or Conversion?
  • Researching Courses
  • Applying
  • Funding

14
Destinations 2006/2007 Law Graduates
  • LLM Durham/Newcastle/Cambridge/London Business
    School/Kings College

15
Subject Related
  • Deciding
  • Taught LLM how/where/destinations/reputation
  • Does it meet your needs
  • Research Mjur/MPhil/PhD
  • Research Ratings (1 lowest - 5 highest)
  • Specialism of Research/Resources
  • How active are staff members in research?
  • Location, does it meet your needs?
  • Motivation

16
Conversion?
  • Be aware of deadline for
  • Primary Teaching Dec 1st 2008 www.gttr.ac.uk
  • Social Work January 15th 2009 www.ucas.com
  • Other courses such as Journalism, Publishing and
    Psychology apply direct to institutions of
    interest be aware they may have set their own
    early deadlines- check with admissions staff!

17
Funding
  • AHRC deadline 1st May 2008 many institutions
    want applications at least 2/3 months before this
  • University Bursaries/Studentships
  • Funder Finder at Careers Advisory Service
  • Loans

18
Postgraduate Study Websites
  • www.prospects.ac.uk
  • www.hobsons.com
  • www.petersons.com United States Universities
  • www.acu.ac.uk Commonwealth Universities
  • www.australian-universities.com Australian
    Universities
  • www.thes.co.uk
  • www.jobs.ac.uk
  • www.findamasters.com
  • www.findaPhD.com
  • www.ahrc.ac.uk Arts and Humanities Research
    Council
  • www.hero.ac.uk

19
Time Out ?
  • Some schemes have early deadlines
  • JET November 30th
  • EVENTS section for location and to sign up
  • www.gapyear.com
  • Reference Books in the Careers Advisory Service
  • Country profiles on www.prospects.ac.uk

20
HELP FROM YOUR CAREERS SERVICE ?
  • Workshops- including psychometric tests
  • CV/Application/Interview Presentations
  • Reports and Contacts of Durham Alumni
  • On-line appointments - CASIGMA
  • Quick Queries/Applications Advice
  • Long Guidance Consultation
  • Information on courses, occupations, employers
  • Information on taking time out overseas/U.K
    opportunities

21
Careers Advisory Service
  • 49 New Elvet (next to D.S.U)
  • Term Time 10am 5pm
  • Vacation 10am 1pm 2.15pm 5pm
  • Tel 0191 334 1424/1437
  • careers- advice_at_durham.ac.uk
  • www.durham.ac.uk/careers-advice
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