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Should i email them?

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velvetroses · 04/02/2018 19:24

I applied for a job online a few weeks ago.
Had a phone interview on 19th January and was emailed an hour later inviting me for an interview on the following Tuesday.

So I went to my first round interview on the 23rd of January. All went well. Was emailed on Wednesday to come in for the second ingerview on Thursday 25th January. That seemed to go well too.

Since them, I've heard nothing...i don't think I got the job but would like to know either way.

I was thinking of emailing them tomorrow but is this too early? Not sure whether I should email them or wait for them to email me?

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velvetroses · 05/02/2018 21:20

Nomad I graduated in law so I want to work in the legal field, roles like legal secretary and assistant.

Cheeseandpineapple it's so difficult though. Spending hours applying and not even getting a response really gets me down.

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MiniCooperLover · 05/02/2018 21:27

OP, do you have clerical/office/secretarial experience already? Law firms are quite old fashioned and certainly the City ones I have worked in would struggle to hire people without experience already being held. Could you sign up with some temping agencies?

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velvetroses · 05/02/2018 21:52

MiniCooper, I did a work placement in a criminal law for about 2 months and I currently work part time as a tutor.
Do you have any suggestions of where to look for these agencies? I signed up to one months ago but they haven't contacted me for a while with any jobs availabler

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cheeseandpineapple · 05/02/2018 22:02

Do you have a strong enough degree to think about either the bar or solicitor track?

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velvetroses · 05/02/2018 22:05

I wanted to get some more experience working in the legal field. I graduated with a 2.1 and was thinking in a few years I would complete the LPC... but really want a couple years experience working first.

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MiniCooperLover · 05/02/2018 22:12

Legal secretarial work has changed a lot in the last few years, when I left the city 6 years ago lot of firms were moving back towards typing pools and forcing secretaries who used to work for 1 or 2 partners to take 6/7/8 people and the work has become a bit menial in comparison to how it used to be. I would think ParaLegal would be the way for you to go.

irie · 05/02/2018 22:13

What about a paralegal role?

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velvetroses · 05/02/2018 22:19

Yes I have also been looking at paralegal roles. Anything I can get into really although it's not been very successful.

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cheeseandpineapple · 05/02/2018 22:20

Which job sites are you using?

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velvetroses · 05/02/2018 22:58

Mainly Indeed. I tried Reed but didn't get any replies. All the interviews I've had came from applications from the indeed website

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MiniCooperLover · 06/02/2018 07:15

Have you looked at websites that only service law firms? Are you looking in London or elsewhere?

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velvetroses · 06/02/2018 08:23

Not necessarily... Yes looking in London.

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MiniCooperLover · 06/02/2018 10:04

Go to the agencies that place legal secretaries, paralegal positions. JM Legal is one off the top of my head. You need to be pushy and focus on those in the field you want.

BaffledMummy · 06/02/2018 10:21

I’m still waiting to hear back from the (then) FSA about an interview I had in 2003
I emailed a couple of times with similar to what you have proposed and didn’t even get an acknowledgement!
All for the best I think!

cheeseandpineapple · 06/02/2018 12:51

Are you on LinkedIn? LinkedIn jobs app is worth getting. You need to make sure your profile is up to date and register yourself as a job seeker and then you’ll come up on searches by recruiters and companies. Just did a quick paralegal search in London and over 50 ads came up including one for an LLB graduate for a night paralegal role with a US law firm which might be worth trying out as so far there have only been 4 other applicants!

cheeseandpineapple · 06/02/2018 12:58

There’s also a trainee legal headhunter/research role advertised for law graduates which so far only has one applicant!

We hired a law graduate who is now one of our top recruitment consultants. If you enjoy sales and marketing, recruitment could be an interesting avenue.

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velvetroses · 06/02/2018 22:29

Thanks so much cheeseandpineapple! I got an email this morning to discuss a job as a barrister clerk I applied to last week which is interesting but the hours are too long. Not sure if I should go for it.

I don't have a LinkedIn account and will definitely make one this week. I applied for about 6 paralegal roles today so hopefully I get somewhere with those.

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cheeseandpineapple · 07/02/2018 07:33

Barristers’ clerk would be really interesting. It might also give you an insight to the Bar as an alternative to the solicitor route. Watch Silk and This Life for a window into life as a clerk and the power the position holds!

All the best with it and definitely set up a LI account. The ads show how many applications have been made for each posting which will help you understand how likely you are to get a response. When you set up your profile make clear in your intro blurb that you’re a 2:1 Law Graduate and that you’re seeking a paralegal role or other legal assistant related positions. If people are searching for a paralegal or legal assistant you’ll come up in the search. Data Protection and Compliance (anti bribery and money laundering) is a growing area in the legal sector and worth looking into too. There are online DP courses you can take which could increase your options too. There’s a new regulation coming into force in May and all companies need to ensure compliance with it and if they don’t, the penalties are fierce.

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