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Best regards
Zmags
2020
Edition 24
Law
Vacation Schemes
& Mini-pupillages
targetjobs.co.uk/law
DISCOVER
PLAN
SUCCEED
2020
Editor's
COLUMN
Whether it's a vacation scheme, mini-pupillage, insight event or open day, work
experience is the best way to get a real taste of the legal profession. Exploring the
work of a solicitor or barrister will help you to confirm your career choices, show
recruiters you have a genuine interest in the profession and give yourself a head
start when it comes to applying for training contracts and pupillages. TARGETjobs
Law Vacation Schemes & Mini-pupillages is here to help you find out:
the range of work experience options open to you, however far through your
degree you are (page 6)
what previous students got involved in during their first-year experiences
(page 15), vacation schemes (page 17) and min
2020 Edition 24 Law Vacation Schemes & Mini-pup
2020 Editor's COLUMN Whether it's a vacatio
2 Advertisers Adver
3 Get started IN THIS SEC
4 Early career decisions: picking your path There
No a Barristers are self-emplo
6 Your legal work experience options There are ma
can arrange this through one of the four Inns of
Use your TARGETjobs dashboard to make your job hu
Boost your skills with all experiences How to dev
10 Careers advice to my younger self! We asked tw
Dear Mhairi Other than a brief flirtation with t
12 Future solicitors IN
Use open days to open doors An open day is a usef
14 First years: kickstart your legal career Firms
The first-year experience Elijah Oreyemi Firm M
16 How to soar through your vacation scheme Let T
l x O e attentio
18 Are vacation schemes essential? Vacation schem
19 Future barristers IN TH
20 Why undertake a mini-pupillage? These placemen
W o competition and the large num
22 An overview of a mini-pupillage Kajetan Wandow
Making your mini-pupillage matter Find out what s
24 Hard work You will not be expected to be an ex
25 Applications IN THIS SE
26 Inside a law recruiter's mind What will recrui
Convince them that you will be able to represent
28 Seven strategies for application success How c
4 Structure your answers Lawyers
30 A guide to interviews and assessment days Here
good way of keeping abreast of current affairs an
32 Before you apply – research and reflect Resear
33 A–Z of firms and chamber
34 Background and reputation Burges Salmon is the
Chambers profile We are a specialist civil law se
36 The firm Jones Day is a global law firm with m
Placement scheme experience Rachel Yafet
38 Kirkland & Ellis is a 2,500 attorney law firm
a Macfarlanes is a distinctive London-based law f
40 Who we are You will often hear us say “Achieve
Osborne Clarke is an award-winning multinational
42 RP At RPC, you can be you. In an environmen
The firm With approximately 2,000 lawyers and oth
44 Taylor Wessing is a leading international law
White & Case is a global law firm of more than 2,
46 Jobfinder Christmas placements/mini-pupillage
31/10/19(Winter) n 60%
48 Contributors' index Addleshaw Goddard Chlo
Are you prepared to have an exceptional career?