There are various things you can do to increase your chances when you are in search of newly qualified solicitor jobs. Keeping up to date with the legal job market is one the main things you can do. Here are some tips on staying up to date with the job market:

Legal Press/Media – it is advisable to regularly check the legal jobs section in both the printed and on-line editions of the legal press. By doing this you will start to understand the jobs market and you can then go on to start identifying the types of work that is on offer and which types of jobs you may want to start applying for.

It is possible to get student discounts on many of the subscriptions for the legal press or alternatively you may find them in your university or law schools libraries or in the public libraries. The main legal publications in the UK are the Law Society Gazette, Legal Week and The Lawyer.

On-line Recruitment Sites – there are many many on-line jobs sites offering a multitude of jobs. Many of these will have a section for legal jobs but you may be better looking for specific legal recruitment websites.

However you should be made aware that many sites say they have the latest legal jobs but some are better than others. The website Totally Legal appears to be the most reputable one amongst lawyers.

You should know, however, that most of these recruitment sites are funded by advertising fees. They therefore only offer job vacancies from firms and recruitment agencies that are paying them to advertise there. This means that not every newly qualified solicitor vacancy is on their sites so it is worth searching more broadly to see if there are any other vacancies in the field you are looking at.

Legal Recruitment Agencies – there are various recruitment agencies that specialise solely in legal recruitment. It is worth doing some research into each of their websites to see which one might be most relevant for the type of jobs you are going to be looking for.

Then get in touch with them and they will no doubt ask for your CV and will then discuss with you your options and the types of vacancies they have available for you at that time.

For further tips on landing newly qualified solicitor jobs take a look at the website at www.newlyqualifiedsolicitorjobs.co.uk

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