Employability is all about developing transferable 'soft' skills that will be essential in your future career. These include the ability to communicate confidently in written and spoken form; to problem solve, work as a team, keep up-to-date with legal developments, be familiar with the legal profession, and take responsibility for your own knowledge and training. The following resources will provide you with the tools to support you in improving these skills.
Employability Skills for Law Students by
Unsure what skills employers are looking for or how best to develop and demonstrate them? With coverage of the core academic, practical, and transferable skills that can be gained during your studies, Employability Skills for Law Students will help you develop the employability skills you needto pursue your chosen career on graduation.
From Student to Solicitor: the complete guide to securing a training contract by The aim of the certification schemes are to provide you with a certificate that proves to employers that you have reached a level of competence in the legal databases.
The Westlaw page also include very good tutorials on Getting Started, finding Primary Law and finding Secondary Sources, and an Advanced Westlaw tutorial.
Westlaw - Basic & Advanced Certification tutorials and tests
Certification | UK Law Student | Legal Solutions UK | Thomson Reuters
Lexis Library - Beginner and Advanced Certification
LexisLibrary http://www.lexislibrarycertification.co.uk/
It is useful to develop a sense of the legal market while you are at university. Commercial Awareness is about understanding how a legal firm operates as a business, awareness of the legal market; and understanding of client needs. You may want to research the key firms in the area of the law that you wish to practice, or read about changes in the profession. The library provides access to a number of sources of this information.
The Handbook contains crucial information for students interested in a career in law, including:
