Blackstone's Guide to Becoming a Solicitor

Erscheinungsjahr 2000
ISBN: 978-1-84174-122-2
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 124 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 198 g

Competition is fierce to secure a training contract with a firm of solicitors. Undergraduates, postgraduates and those on the LPC all find the task equally difficult. This new book provides practical solutions to many of these problems. Clearly laid-out, easy-to-read and informative, it includes useful advice on such areas as: drafting CVs; writing covering letters to apply for training contracts; researching the market place; getting the best value out of work
experience; selecting firms; interview approaches and techniques; accessing sources of finance. The book aims to be a useful source of reference and offer practical tips for anyone wishing to enter the legal profession.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Laver, Nicola

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Wirtschaftspädagogik, Berufspädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The undergraduate years; making your application for training contracts; the interview; the legal practice course year; the training contract. Appendices: addresses and contacts at the Law Society and Trainee Solicitor's Group directories; legal magazines; the training contract; extracts from the training code; checklists for training; professional trainee loan schemes; model contract clause; other useful addresses.

Über Autor(innen)

Nicola Laver is a solicitor in private practice on the outskirts of Birmingham and has lectured on the Legal Practice Course.