Some of you will now have reached the last stage of the selection process for vacation schemes or summer internships and will be “looking forward” to assessment centres. So, what do you need to do to make sure that you are able to see off the last of the competition? Demonstrate you’re someone people can … More Assessment Centre? How to succeed
You didn’t get the job you wanted? It’s happened to most of us at some stage or another. When the letter or the call comes through, it’s a horrible feeling – the metaphorical kick in the stomach. So, what happens next?
“Studying Law doesn’t mean you have to be a lawyer. As obvious as that sounds, it took me years to fully come to terms with the fact that if I didn’t become a lawyer I wouldn’t be ‘wasting my degree’.” Here’s Warwick law school alumna and journalist with the Coventry Telegraph, Antonia Rose Bannister, on the … More Don’t want to be a lawyer? No problem!
We all know you need this if you’re going to secure a graduate job. It’s up there with the list of key attributes, team-working, communication skills, attention to detail, analytical ability, but what does it actually mean? How do you get to be “commercially aware” and how do you display it?
Students often ask me what kind of opportunities there are to work “in house” and how this might be different from work in City firms. The sad fact is that there are relatively few opportunities to get training contracts in-house (although paralegal positions definitely exist). Once you’re qualified heading off to work for a big … More A job “in-house”? Is it for you?
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