I'm 26, and am in the process of moving from a much-loved but not long-term career as web editor for a finance firm to becoming a solicitor.
I considered law when I graduated but, I will freely admit, I was a rather airy fairy early 20 something and spent the next few years travelling/trying a variety of jobs/working out what I was good at. I fell into publishing, then into copy editing in the financial services field, where to my utter astonishment, I discovered that I found compliance, property law and other things my 20 year old self had deemed boring, to be just my cup of tea. I enjoy combining my attention to detail and methodical mind with the intellectual rigor of legal issues and their application to the business world.
I've done a day's shadowing at a local solicitors (thanks, ex Dbf!) and am currently taking some undergraduate courses with the university of London alongside my full time job. I can now use westlaw, write a case note, and explain the difference between English and Scottish property law (I'm a riot at parties, I tell you...)
anyway, the point of this rather long post it to ask recruitment partners et al; what can I do to make myself stand out amount a sea of keen new graduates? I'm looking at West Country firms in particular.
many thanks in advance for any hints!
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KnitFastDieWarm · 07/01/2014 16:38
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