Things To Remember When Searching For Newly Qualified Solicitor Jobs
Sunday, July 25th, 2010The majority of second year trainee solicitors will be qualifying as solicitors at the end of the summer and hoping to continue their careers as a newly qualified solicitor. But the result for many will not be so good.
Law firms have been tightening their belts due to the economic crisis and therefore retention rates have been dropping. This means that as much as firms might like to keep certain individuals in a job after their training contracts that they will not be able to.
This will cause a flood of newly qualified and jobless people into the job market. Given that many firms do not take on all of their trainee solicitors it is unlikely that they will therefore want to take on newly qualified solicitors from other firms.
The situation will become bleak for some. Because there will be unsuccessful at securing a job at the firms that trained them and they may not be able to beat the competition for newly qualified solicitor jobs that are in the market.
There are few options open to you if this happens to you. Firstly, you should try to build relationships with the key recruitment agencies in your area so that they think of you when the next newly qualified solicitors jobs come up.
You should also keep an eye on the legal jobs websites and legal press for new vacancies that come up. Spending time working on getting your applications looking as best they can is worthwhile. Have a search on the internet for tips on CV’s and covering letters and make sure you do not just recycle the applications you used for your training contract.
If you do not succeed in getting a job at first you could consider getting a job as a paralegal so at least you continue to get legal work experience. Prospective employers may see this as a positive thing in you.
You can take a break if you do not feel you want to work as a paralegal, or you can take a gap year and comeback in the market after a few months or a year when it may have picked up a bit.
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