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We are looking for a team of law student ambassadors for the 2024/25 academic year. If you want to expand your skills and develop your network, this is the role for you.
We’ve made it to March and suddenly those end-of-year exams don’t seem quite so far away. We thought we’d share our top study tips to help you improve your overall marks - and get a plan in place for uni, and beyond.
We’ll be honest. This isn’t always easy. However, there are several different routes if you are willing to take the time and commit yourself to it.
We are looking for a motivated, conscientious qualified solicitor with excellent written, legal and communication skills and a love for helping students to join our small team of fun, ambitious professionals, as a Legal Writer.
This role requires a professional law qualification, for you to have been admitted as a UK solicitor (whether or not you are currently practicing), a strong academic background, and a love for the academic side of law.
There is no question about it… AI is changing the world. And lawyers are no exception to this.
So what opportunities are there for different law firms? And how is generative AI going to change the industry?
Has your uni already started asking you which subjects you want to study next year? We hope that you’re excited about what’s on offer!
Different institutions inform you of your choices in different ways. Perhaps they circulate some documents about it, or maybe they hold an option fair for you to go along and meet academics and students currently following their modules. Whatever the process make sure you engage!
Time management is a critical skill for law students - we all know that the coursework is extensive and the workload can be overwhelming, but it is also a key skill that law firms will be looking for when interviewing. By effectively managing your time, you can ensure that you have enough time to study, complete assignments, and still have some fun.
The route to becoming a solicitor or barrister in the UK is a lengthy and competitive process, and we all know that competition for pupillages and TCs is not going to go away (if anything, it’s the opposite as we see layoffs from some city firms this year).
One thing that people always tell you to do when you say that you are applying for a TC is to make sure that you network… but is this busy work, or is it going to improve your chances of success?
We have lots of students tell us that they hate maths and that they’re no good at it. If that’s you then pause just a minute…. stay with us here. The bad news is that if you want to become a professional lawyer you certainly do need to have a basic level of numeracy. It would be a dreadful idea to tell an employer that you’re hopeless at maths and a very good idea to get yourself upskilled while you’re studying law.
When it comes to figuring out whether a career in law is right for you, many people don’t realise just how important a love of language and words are to having a successful career in law. This belief is definitely not helped by our favourite Netflix shows, where the “work” part of being a lawyer seems to be miraculously completed within the first 30 seconds of each new scene (who knows why Netflix doesn’t think that watching a lawyer draft contract isn’t riveting viewing?!).
We have an experienced editorial team at Law Answered, but we’re always looking for bright students to give us feedback to improve our products. We want our guides to be the best they can be and to tell students what they really need to know for their exams - so that’s where our Student Advisors come in!
We are looking for student advisors who are currently studying the PGDL (or MA Law) and the SQE… apply now!
We are looking for a motivated, conscientious qualified solicitor with excellent written, legal and communication skills and a love for helping students to join our small team of fun, ambitious professionals, as a Legal Writer.
This role requires a professional law qualification, for you to have been admitted as a UK solicitor (whether or not you are currently practicing), a strong academic background, and a love for the academic side of law.
We are looking for a motivated, conscientious individual with excellent written, legal and communication skills and a love for helping students to join our team as a Legal Writer.
The million dollar question… Do you need a law degree to become a lawyer?
The short answer is no.
The longer answer on the other hand….
“You’ve got to get some legal sector work experience, or you won’t get a job in law.”
Everyone knows that, right?
Well yes, normally some work experience is a very good idea – but these aren’t normal times. Every one of us has had to adapt to a different way of life and law firms are no exception.
It’s a daunting but necessary task. Applying for legal jobs, vacation schemes, pupillages or traineeships takes a lot of time and sometimes a bit of trial and error. These tips are designed to help you think about your application from the perspective of the person who will ultimately be reading it.
Commercial awareness is keeping up with the business world along side the legal world. For instance when a client asks you for advice, you must assist your client how to achieve their business aims. But how would I be able to do that?
So we all know that when you’re applying to firms, you must be able to carry out research about the firm, its clients and the work that they carry out. You also need to be able to research which firms you want to apply to and why.
There is such an amass of information on the internet that it can be overwhelming where to look, and to know what you’re looking for.
No surprises here: the first step in law is often research! If you’re looking for a vac scheme, start by researching firms that you think will be a good fit for you – both in terms of the areas of law they specialise in as well as their culture. Since application forms take time to fill out, it’s worth applying to a few firms that are more likely to be a good fit for you, rather than firing off generic applications to as many firms as possible.
The first thing you will notice at university is that everyone will have had a slightly different journey in getting to day one, term one. Whilst many students come direct from College or Sixth Form, others will be coming home from gap years or returning to education as mature students.
Before making an application to study a law masters at postgraduate level, there are many things you need to take into consideration before making the application and also in order to enjoy the full benefits which come with the Masters’ experience. As we are now in the season for LLM applications, in this article I will be providing an overview of my Masters experience and factors you need to think about carefully before making any decision regarding your LLM application.
One of the best ways to succeed in law is to have a mentor – someone you can turn to for advice and guidance. Mentorship is rarely a formal scheme, which can benefit those with the right connections already. If you can turn to your parents and their friends for their thoughts on how best to apply to a particular law firm or for introductions to successful lawyers, you’re at a huge advantage when compared to the masses applying through conventional means.
So everyone goes on about commercial awareness all of the time. What does it mean and how to you get it? Here’s our simple guide to set you on the path, but a warning, there are no short cuts here!
When it comes to getting through your law exams and finding your dream job can feel like the biggest challenge there is. We totally get it. So many questions. So many decisions. It’s overwhelming.
And if there is one thing law students don’t have… is a lot of spare time to be figuring this all out yourself.
That’s why we’ve created the Answered Squad. Want to find out more?
Any graduate job attracts huge numbers of applications, and this is absolutely true of law. The old adage about failing to prepare being preparing to fail is 100% true for law apps. Helping you with applications is a topic for a good long book so today we’re just going to give you a few quick pointers. We will be coming back to this topic. Keep reading our blog to see our next comments. Top tips for today:
Your career decision is for you, and you alone.. We offer you some pointers on how you can go about making the right decision for a happy and fulfilled career.
When should you start thinking about your career if you want to be a lawyer? Actually it’s never too early to start! Opportunities are available as soon as you start studying and some of the most competitive roles are snapped up really fast. You need to start planning!
It’s always soul destroying to receive a rejection when you’ve toiled over an application, and it can be really difficult when you don’t get any feedback. What should you do?
SQE results are here…. and they make for rather grim reading. The overall pass percentage was 53%, not so far off the average for the LPC but the pass rate for white candidates was 65% and for BAME candidates 44%. How can that possibly have happened?
Aced your degree… check. Aced law school… check.
Ready to apply for law jobs… but no legal experience. So, what can you do?
Future employers going to want to see some legal work experience on your CV, if only to show that you have done your research and are serious about a career in law. But how do you get your foot in the door?