The website www.LawCareers.Net
is The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook's online sister. The website is the
most sophisticated resource available to tomorrow's lawyers today. It is designed
to offer a one-stop guide to joining the legal profession.
LawCareers.Net is relevant to candidates from their secondary education right up
to the day they formally join the legal profession, and beyond. On LawCareers.Net
you can find vital information about what it means to be a lawyer, how to go about
becoming one, where to apply and much more besides.
The site's key features include comprehensive directories of 1,000 firms, 200 chambers
and 100 law course providers, all searchable under a number of criteria including
size, location and type of work. Firms appearing on the site have various levels
of exposure, from a basic listing up to a fully expanded entry including firm details,
trainee profile, online brochure and even a video.
Our exhaustive editorial ranges from advice on first steps in the law to career
paths and life as a solicitor or barrister. We offer the only extensive list of
application deadlines for training contracts and vacation schemes, not to mention
a rolling news service, an online diary to see which firms are travelling to your
area to meet you, and fortnightly features designed to better your knowledge of
both the legal profession and its recruitment process. Two other sections deserve
special mention: the Burning Question, which is a weekly Q&A written by a leading
firm designed to get you thinking about commercial issues, and Meet the Recruiter,
where we chat to individuals at firms and sets who are at the sharp end of recruitment
and who you need to impress.
Finally, a special mention must be given to LC.N Weekly. The free weekly newsletter
provides high-quality, relevant information to over 18,000 subscribers. To sign
up, visit the site and follow the subscription instructions. In addition, you can
write to The Oracle – a free service aimed at helping you solve tricky problems
relating to the recruitment process – for advice on any aspect of the legal profession.