Graduate Career Advice
Whatever your educational background, Law is an engaging profession which offers outstanding career prospects provided you make the right training and work experience choices.
The Law Graduate Route - There are three routes to becoming a solicitor in England & Wales:
The law graduate route
The non-law graduate route
The Institute of Legal Executive (ILEX) routes
For comprehensive and detailed information on training to become a solicitor please visit http://juniorlawyers.lawsociety.org.uk/career
Useful websites to help you on your way.
UK Universities - For a comprehensive list of universities in the United Kingdom (alphabetical by substantive name) please visit en.wikipedia.org/List of universities in the United Kingdom
Career Advice - Graduate Prospects offers specialist career advice and is an invaluable resource for graduates looking to make the most of their degree and develop their career. For more information please visit www.prospects.ac.uk
Graduate Jobs - GET - First for graduate jobs from hundreds of graduate recruiters. Also, read graduate career advice and news. For more information please visit www.get.hobsons.co.uk
Graduate Jobs & Internships - Inside Careers UK is a leading provider of graduate jobs, placements and career advice. For more information please visit www.insidecareers.co.uk
Graduate News & Job Listings - For the latest news, views, graduate jobs listings and careers advice please visit www.gradjobs.co.uk
Student & Graduate Life - All the university advice, news and career guidance and opportunities that take you off the beaten track please visit www.milkround.com
For regulatory information on becoming a solicitor, go to the website of the Solicitors Regulation Authority at www.sra.org.uk. This includes information on the academic stage of training.
More Useful Websites
The Legal 500 UK - http://www.legal500.com/books/l500
Institue of Legal Exceuiotves - http://www.ilex.org.uk/
Cambers & Partners - http://www.chambersandpartners.com/search.aspx?pcd=1
The College of Law - http://www.college-of-law.co.uk/
BPP Law School - http://www.bpplawschool.com/
Graduate Recruitment Bureau - http://www.grb.uk.com