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Employability Skills for Law Students

Author: Emily Finch; Stefan Fafinski
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199663231
Published In: February 2014
Format: Paperback , 376 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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The only book specifically designed to support law students in developing the employability skills required to pursue their chosen career on graduation
A strong emphasis is placed upon 'learning by doing' with each chapter including practical activities designed to give students the opportunity to practise skills and encourage thought and reflection on personal development
Practical perspectives from students, graduates, lecturers, and employers emphasise how the skills gained during a law degree can be applied outside of university in an employment context

Employability Skills for Law Students is designed to help you:
* identify the academic, practical and transferable skills that can be developed whilst studying for a law degree;
* recognise the value of those skills to employers (within both law and non-law professions);
* identify any gaps in your skills portfolio;
* maximise opportunities to develop new skills through participation in a range of activities;
* effectively demonstrate your skills to potential employers;
* improve your employability prospects on graduation from university.

Whether you are in your first year or your last, this book will ensure you make the most of your time at university, developing skills inside and outside the lecture theatre, so that you are in the best possible position to pursue your chosen career on graduation - as a solicitor, barrister, or a completely different profession.
An interactive Online Resource Centre provides a range practical activities designed to give you opportunities to practise and receive feedback upon the skills you are developing.

Readership: LLB students taking Employability or Professional Legal Skills modules as part of their law degree. Also suitable for GDL students and students who don't have a dedicated employability module at their institution.

Part I: Understanding employability skills
1: Understanding employability skills
2: Getting started
Part II: Identifying employability skills
3: Academic skills
4: Practical legal skills
Part III: Building employability skills
5: Volunteering, societies and interests
6: Commercial awareness and networking
7: Work experience
Part IV: Focussing employability skills
8: Training contracts and pupillages
9: Law jobs after graduation
10: Non-law jobs
Part V: Demonstrating employability skills
11: Applications
12: Interviews and other recruitment practices

In addition to their academic research publications, Emily and Stefan are established and experienced authors of skills texts for the Higher Education market. They are both Fellows of the Higher Education Academy and have won multiple teaching awards - Emily at Brunel University and the University of Reading, and Stefan at Brunel and the University of Leeds.