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Article written by Nemr Chaer, Future Trainee Solicitor at Clifford Chance and finalist Law student at the University of Warwick.
Summer provides students with a much-needed break after facing various academic obstacles throughout the year. Apart from offering a chance to rest, summer also enables students to rejuvenate and prepare themselves for the upcoming academic year. While taking a break is important, it is equally crucial to make productive use of your free time by getting ready for law firm applications, typically available towards the end of the summer season.
In view of the above, this article explores a few ways that you can utilise your summer break to best prepare you for law firm applications.
Summer gives you enough time to research the legal profession.
Topics that you can research:
How to research?
Consolidating Research:
Use your summer to build your commercial awareness. Below are various ways you can do this:
Demonstrating a wide range of transferable skills is crucial when applying to law firms. To enhance your skill set, I highly recommend seeking out part-time employment or any relevant work experience during the summer. It is important to note that the experience you gain can be in a legal or non-legal field. In my experience, I have never attended a law firm event where the graduate recruitment team expressed a preference for one type of experience over another. The truth is that the legal profession demands a diverse set of skills that can be acquired from various non-legal experiences, alongside legal ones.
