Career service

Dedicated careers and recruitment service
Nottingham Law School has a dedicated careers and recruitment service which provides students with as much guidance and assistance as possible in their search for a training contract or pupillage. Support is offered from undergraduate level, and increases as students progress onto our professional courses.

Our annual surveys have shown that around 90% of our full-time and part-time LPC and GDL students secure a training contract, paralegal work, or other work, while our Bar course has consistently achieved the highest pupillage success-rate nationally.

At Nottingham Law School our dedicated careers and recruitment service can provide the following support:

• Careers seminars dedicated to training contract and pupillage applications and interview techniques.
• Workshops delivered by practitioners from regional and national firms, Chambers and the Judiciary.
• Individual presentations by international and regional practices and Chambers seeking to recruit trainees and pupils.
• Advice on the most appropriate combination of elective subjects.
• Access to a specialist careers consultant and a dedicated careers tutor within the Law School to review training contract, pupillage, placement, and vacation scheme applications and formulate individual career plans.
• Regular updates about training contract, pupillage and paralegal opportunities.
• Interview preparation service, including mock interviews.
• A mentoring scheme with trainees from law firms including Eversheds, Browne Jacobson and Shoosmiths to provide support and guidance on gaining a training contract and what to expect from life in the profession.

You may be interested in a recently published article on graduate recruitment written by Sue Clarke, head of careers at Nottingham Law School. 

"The Law School Careers Officer works closely with the member of teaching staff responsible for careers to provide an impressive programme of careers events"
(Bar Council Monitoring Panel Report)