Starting a career in the field of law means that you need to plan early
and make career choices as to the type of law firms Liverpool, or
wherever, attract you. It is not always easy to decide exactly what path
you wish to follow but it makes sense to have an idea about the type of
solicitors firm Liverpool has to offer and the kind of solicitors legal
in Liverpool you wish to become.
It is never too early to start planning your legal career; start by
researching the Liverpool law firms you are interested in and prepare a
shortlist of the law firms to which you will apply. Law is a profession
for which you need to think ahead, plan carefully, be organised and
establish a clear strategy to securing a training contract.
Whilst it is not easy to make such important decisions about your career
two years in advance of commencing your practical training, you should
try to make as informed a choice as possible, because the place you work
in has to be right for you. Combine this with extensive research on the
law firm’s website, internet and legal press / magazines. Also, attend
your university careers centre, graduate open days and law career fairs.
It is a very good idea to keep a portfolio of research on the
law firms that you are really passionate about working for; include
articles regarding current issues and pertinent issues affecting those
firms and their clients, which will help you to demonstrate your
knowledge and understanding of the firm during the application and
interview stages. There are so many solicitors in Liverpool and all over
the country to be honest, that you need to work hard at securing a
place.
There are different ways of approaching the problem of finding a
suitable training programme and you need to make sure that you do all
your research beforehand. If you get to the interview stage you need to
be fully prepared to show that you are better than the other candidates
and that you can offer something unique.
Even if you’re entirely
certain that you want to work as a solicitor, it can be difficult
choosing which type of law firms to apply to. Differentiating factors
include location, size, range of practice areas (i.e. the type of work a
firm specialises in), and salary and perhaps whether it’s the head
office you’d work in a regional/international branch of the firm.
Aspiring solicitors in the Liverpool area should be realistic about
what studying and practising law involves. All law firms have a
selection criterion for choosing their applicants. In the same way, you
must also formulate your own criteria for the firms you chose to apply
to. The more experience you gain of different types of law firms and the
culture of the firms, the easier it will become to select the ones
which most closely match your criteria. Once this is done, you will find
that it is easier to decide.