Careers – Page 5 – Warwick Law Careers Blog

Vacation scheme and training contract applications – tailor your approach.

October 27, 2021

In June 2020 Law Careers Net said (4 Step Applications Masterclass) that a TC ‘applicant for Macfarlanes was competing with over 700 others for just 31 vacancies and someone applying to Stephenson Harwood was up against 1,300 applicants for 20 places’. More recently (April 2021) a recruiter at an international law firm said that vac … More Vacation scheme and training contract applications – tailor your approach.

Exploring a career in law – is it for you?

October 20, 2021

You might think that because you’re a law student you ‘should’ consider a career in the law and it is certainly one of the options open to you. A survey by the Institute of Student Employers in 2018 identified that over 80% of employers don’t stipulate a discipline when recruiting to graduate roles so a … More Exploring a career in law – is it for you?

Use Library resources to improve your employability skills!

October 13, 2021

Your Careers Adviser and I recommend that you should make full use of Library resources to improve your employability skills. The Library provides a wide range of publications and databases which will improve your current awareness and may give you the competitive edge when you are researching a potential employer. Some of these sources may … More Use Library resources to improve your employability skills!

Why You Should always Embrace New Challenges

February 11, 2021

My career journey (so far) as an International Economic Law LLM Graduate. In the aftermath of the global financial crisis I decided to take a Masters course that combined my interest in international affairs, economics and law. Graduating from Warwick (2015) with an LLM in International Economic Law was undoubtedly one of the most inspiring journeys at … More Why You Should always Embrace New Challenges

Securing a job during a global pandemic – a WLS alumna story.

January 14, 2021

When the first lockdown hit, I was at home, with only two weeks’ worth of clothes to last what ended up being four months. I had headed home at the beginning of the holidays, aiming to go back to Warwick for the final two weeks to finish coursework and prepare for exams. These exams all … More Securing a job during a global pandemic – a WLS alumna story.