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Presenter’s name
Title of presenterNick Hancock
Associate Professor
The world is changing
• Rapidly changing legal services markets
• Lawyers – survival of the fittest
• Be in no doubt, your career will be a challenge
What makes a good solicitor?• Team work and people skills• Communication and listening• Research, analysis, problem-solving & decision
making• Ability to organise and prioritise• Self-motivation and initiative• Commercial Awareness• Confidence
Maximising your chances of success
• Focus on your exams• Get legal work experience• Research employers thoroughly• Use your careers service• Update and tailor your CV• Keep up-to-date with legal issues/develop
commercial awareness
• Almost 90% of our students graduating summer 2008 are now in legal work
• Over 1,200 legal vacancies on our database and rising daily
• Most successful national specialist legal careers service
The No 1 law school for a 1st class career
Better connected• We train lawyers and only lawyers• Exclusive partnership with 4 of 5 top
global law firms• National and regional network
covering full range of practice areas• We know the market and so will you
World-class training for lawyers of tomorrow
• Innovation to deliver real-world learning environment
• Flexibility to fit in with your life
• Confidence and skills for practice
Our LPC mirrors practice in the real world• Three specialist, career-focused routes:
• Commercial and private
• Corporate
• Legal aid
• Widest range of vocational electives
• Emphasis on commercial awareness
Maximise your potential to succeed• Small workshops
• Multi-media resources for private study
• One-to-one tutor support and feedback
• Unrivalled resources and facilities
• Award-winning pro bono
• Commercial awareness programmes
Full-time
• 1 year course
• 40 hours study per week
• Four 2.5 hour workshops per week
• 2-day LPC available in all centres except London
Part-time
• 2 year course• 20 hours study per week
• Evening, day or weekend
Future Lawyers Association
• Guaranteed place on our courses
• Head start for your career
• Inside track on the legal world
• Free membership
www.college-of-law.co.uk/futurelawyers
Come and meet us
• Open days
• Centre visits
• Careers and law fairs
Visit www.college-of-law.co.uk/comeandmeetus
Our centres
www.college-of-law.co.uk/locations
YorkManchesterLondon Moorgate
London BloomsburyGuildfordChester
Birmingham Bristol
How to apply
• Full-time• Apply online through the Central Applications Board
at www.lawcabs.co.uk• Applications are accepted from 1 October 2009• First round closing date is 1 December 2009
• Part-time• Direct to the College
www.college-of-law.co.uk/LPC• Part-time applications are accepted from early
October 2009