LAW RELATED CAREER WEBSITES This list is not exhaustive but it includes the main websites providing advice and information for law students. • All About Law The Law Career Website lists information on law firms, training contracts, applications and interviews and a lot more. • BCL Legal The website of a specialist legal recruitment firm offering a national job search for all levels of legal work across the UK. Their career advice section also provides useful support for CV and interview preparation. • Black Lawyers Directory The BLD is an online directory of black ethnic minority lawyers and will be a useful resource for students seeking general careers advice, case studies, information about job opportunities and links to other law related sites. • Chambers Student Guide The ‘must have’ guide for law students containing essential information about training contracts, pupillages and law schools. • Crown Prosecution Service The CPS is the largest law firm in the country and the careers section of their web site contains information about a range of opportunities within the organisation. • GR Law A specialist legal recruitment firm offering opportunities in both London and Australia for paralegal work, legal support staff and qualified lawyers. The site offers advice about interview preparation and salaries and CVs can be registered online. • Junior Lawyers Division Launched in January 2008 for junior lawyers across England and Wales, the JLD is a division of the Law Society with an independent voice. This free membership group is aimed at student members of the Law Society enrolled through the SRA, trainees, and solicitors with up to five years' active PQE. • The Law Society's Gazette The website provides access to the latest jobs for solicitors, whether in private practice, in house, legal HR, legal IT, legal secretaries and many more. The careers advice section covers applications and interviews in some detail. • The Lawyer Online newsletter with all the latest news stories, both domestic and global, and analysis of the legal sector. • Law Careers In association with the Law Society, this website provides a range of resources such as blogs, podcasts and employer guides. • Legal week Legal Week Jobs is a specialist site for all types of jobs in law including Paralegal, Legal Executive, Trainee Solicitors and general Graduate vacancies. • The Lex100 The student guide to law: Find out what The Lex 100 is and how to make the best of our firm rating and comparison tools, peer-to-peer reviews, career guides and commercial awareness updates. • Pannone Now part of Slater & Gordon, Pannone prides itself on the high quality of training offered via training contracts to both Law and non Law graduates. Find out about their vacation placements and training opportunities • Prospects Law The Prospects Law magazine is now available online and contains a wealth of information about Legal careers, law recruiters, training, funding and work experience. • RollOnFriday The website provides 'insider' information about training contracts, law firms, hirings, firings and more. In addition to all these, there is a Job section, which not only includes details of vacancies but also allows users to create an anonymous CV for review by top law firms. • Sellick Partnership The Sellick website specialises in recruitment for the finance and legal sectors and offers a national jobs listing for paralegal and legal professional staff as well as advice on CVs and interviews. • The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) The website of SRA provides information on becoming a solicitor and details of the universities offering the relevant qualifications. • Target Jobs Legal careers are varied so you will find separate sections covering training and recruitment for solicitors, barristers, alternative legal careers and patent work. • Trainee Solicitors Surgery Many Law students seeking training contracts miss out because they do not produce strong enough applications. This site has a job vacancy section as well as a range of resources on topics such as securing a vacation placement and succeeding at interview. • The Training Contract and Pupillage Handbook The handbook is produced in association with the Law Society and contains details of over 1,000 firms offering training contracts. • The University of Law The University of Law is the UK's longest-established specialist provider of legal education. In fact, we've trained more lawyers than anyone else. We can trace our origins to 1876 with the formation of leading tutorial firm Gibson & Weldon. • UCLAN careers service ‘Your future in Law’ from The University of Central Lancashire contains a series of useful resources:            Applying for a Training Contract Where to look for Training Contract vacancies Interview Preparation for Law Students Gaining Relevant Legal Work Experience Timetable for Law Students entering the Legal Profession Career Planning for Potential Barristers Law FAQs Becoming a Legal Executive Lawyer Legal Careers Resources Working in International Law Working as a Paralegal