Tips For Finding Newly Qualified Solicitor Jobs
Friday, July 30th, 2010Working as a newly qualified solicitor is what the majority of qualified second year trainee solicitors will want to be doing by the end of the summer. However, the results for many may not be so good.
Law firms have been tightening their belts due to the economic crisis and therefore retention rates have been dropping. This will mean that many law firms will not be able to keep certain individuals in a job after their training contracts even if they wanted to.
There will be a flood of jobless newly qualifieds into the job market because of this. Many law firms will also be less likely to take newly qualified solicitors from other firms if they are unable to keep their own trainee solicitors.
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.
If this happens to you there are a few options open to you. First thing to do is to build relationships with the recruitment agencies available in your area, and by doing that they will think of you when the next newly qualified solicitors jobs arise.
You should also be keeping a close eye on the legal press and legal jobs websites 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. This can show something positive in you that prospective employers will want.
You can also take a gap year if you do not want to work as a paralegal, then you may come back in the market after a few months or a year when it has picked up a bit.
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