Final Year Law Career Planning Darren Johnson Careers Adviser

∂ Alternatives To Being A Solicitor or Barrister Destinations of 2006 Law Graduate Graduate Recruitment Cycle Sources of Vacancies Applications with STAR quality Postgraduate Study Time Out – other opportunities

∂ 2006/2007 Law Graduates

∂ Employment Recruitment Researcher – Morgan Mckinley (Banking and Finance specialists) Teacher - Teach First Constituency Assistant – MP Marketing – L`Oreal Commercial Lender – Alliance and Leicester Trainee Accountant – Grant Thornton Police Officer Research Assistant – Law Commission Executive Officer – Home Office Legal Secretary/ Assistants

∂ Employment Research and Policy Officer – Scottish Labour Party Licensed Conveyancer – Temple Heelis Officer - Royal Marines Paralegal – Addleshaw Goddard Intern – British Irish Rights Watch

∂ Common Career Areas For Law Graduates U.K wide Law Commission Civil Service Fast Stream Property Management Consulting Legal Publishing (Guardian Mondays) Investment Banking Teaching Assistant Company Secretarial Roles HM Revenue and Customs General Management Local Government Legal Executive/Paralegal Licensed Conveyancing

∂ Example Recruitment Deadlines NHS (Human Resources) – November 28th Law Commission Early JanuaryCivil Service Fast Stream - Nov 30 th McKinsey and Company (Consulting) – 16 th November Teach First – 30 th November WPP (Marketing) – 28 th November HM Revenue and Customs (December 3 rd) Macmillan Publishing – Dec 31 st NGDP (local govt) – 12 th January 2009

∂ The graduate recruitment cycle Many employer deadlines before Xmas Interviews mainly from mid – January Assessment Centres mainly from February Start work between June + September Some organisations recruit all year round Some may allow deferred entry Smaller organisations tend to recruit after Easter

∂ Trends in Graduate Labour market Vacancies 16.4% increase at graduate level predicted (14% have reduced intake in financial sector) Consulting strong growth /Insurance no growth anticipated Salaries – Median starting salary £24,000 Still competitive ! 28:1 applications ratio Source: Association of Graduate Recruiters, 2008

∂ Sources of Job Vacancies Employer Presentations Career Fair (next June) Career Directories – Free from CAS Recruitment Agencies – National/ Local Newspapers Internet

∂ Useful Websites For Job Vacancies

∂ Applications/Interviews STAR quality (Situation/Task/Action/Result) Video – On-Line Applications Lunchtime talks by Careers Advisory Service Employer Workshops and Mock Interviews

∂ Postgraduate Study Similar or Conversion? Researching Courses Applying Funding

∂ Destinations 2006/2007 Law Graduates LLM – Durham/Newcastle/Cambridge/London Business School/Kings College

∂ Subject Related Deciding: Taught LLM : how/where/destinations/reputation Does it meet your needs Research – Mjur/MPhil/PhD Research Ratings (1 lowest - 5* highest) Specialism of Research/Resources How active are staff members in research? Location, does it meet your needs? Motivation

∂ Conversion? Be aware of deadline for: Primary Teaching – Dec 1 st Social Work – January 15 th Other courses such as Journalism, Publishing and Psychology apply direct to institutions of interest – be aware they may have set their own early deadlines- check with admissions staff!

∂ Funding AHRC – deadline 1 st May 2008 – many institutions want applications at least 2/3 months before this University Bursaries/Studentships Funder Finder at Careers Advisory Service Loans

∂ Postgraduate Study Websites – United States Universities – Commonwealth Universities – Australian Universities Arts and Humanities Research Council

∂ Time Out ? Some schemes have early deadlines JET – November 30 th EVENTS section for location and to sign up Reference Books in the Careers Advisory Service Country profiles on

∂ HELP FROM YOUR CAREERS SERVICE ? Workshops- including psychometric tests CV/Application/Interview Presentations Reports and Contacts of Durham Alumni On-line appointments - CASIGMA Quick Queries/Applications Advice Long Guidance Consultation Information on courses, occupations, employers Information on taking time out – overseas/U.K opportunities

∂ Careers Advisory Service 49 New Elvet (next to D.S.U) Term Time – 10am – 5pm Vacation – 10am – 1pm 2.15pm – 5pm Tel: /1437 careers-