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WHY VACATION WORK? To look good on future application forms, showing employers: that you have some knowledge of law in practice that you are motivated towards a career in law To help you decide whether or not a career in law is right for you To earn money To get to know people within the legal profession and make contacts THE IMPORTANCE OF VACATION WORK A study of College of Law students showed that: 92% of students enrolled on the LPC who had not obtained a training contract before the start of the course had no previous legal work experience … but only 24% of students enrolled on the LPC who had obtained a training contract before the start of the course had no previous legal work experience Lack of legal work experience can lead to: Difficulty in making choices; weak focus in applications; Employers questioning your commitment to the profession and your understanding of law in practice WHAT SORT OF VACATION WORK EXPERIENCE CAN I GET IN LAW? Summer placements with solicitors firms Mini-pupillages Work for in-house law departments, etc Work in other jurisdictions WHAT WILL I BE EXPECTED TO DO ON A VACATION PLACEMENT? WHAT WILL I BE EXPECTED TO DO ON A VACATION PLACEMENT? WHAT WILL I BE EXPECTED TO DO ON A VACATION PLACEMENT? WHAT WILL I BE EXPECTED TO DO ON A VACATION PLACEMENT? WHAT WILL I BE EXPECTED TO DO ON A VACATION PLACEMENT? WHAT WILL I BE EXPECTED TO DO ON A VACATION PLACEMENT? HOW DO I FIND A SUMMER VACATION PLACEMENT? Some useful information sources: Law Careers Net and the Training Contract Pupillage Handbook Target Jobs http://targetjobs.co.uk/law and Target Work Experience Law Chambers Partners Student Guide www.chambersstudent.co.uk/ Links to all the above from: www.kent.ac.uk/careers/siteslaw.htm WHEN SHOULD I START APPLYING? NOW! HOW MANY PLACEMENTS SHOULD I DO? No set rules - 3 a good number to aim for Try and get a variety of experience - inside and outside the legal profession; with solicitors firms and at the Bar Plac