Gareth Warmingham
Senior Lecturer
What makes a good solicitor?
• Team work and people skills
• Communication and listening
• Research, analysis, problem-solving
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& 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
The No 1 law school for a 1st
class career
• 88% of our students graduating 2009 had
training contracts or were in legal work
within a few months of graduation
• Over 3,000 legal vacancies a year on our
exclusive database
• Over 3,000 work placements to enhance
employability
• Most successful national specialist legal
careers service
Better connected
• We train lawyers and only lawyers
• Exclusive partnership with 4 of 5
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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
• Superior exam results
• Flexibility to fit in with your life
• Confidence and skills for practice
Gain a competitive edge with
our world-class LPC
• Uniquely designed to mirror
practice
• Three specialist, career-focused
routes:
• Commercial and private
• Corporate
• Legal aid
Gain a competitive edge with our
world-class LPC
• Extensive range of electives
• Real life scenarios
• Unique ‘Introduction to
Professional Practice’
programme
Maximise your potential to
succeed
• Small workshops with one-to-one
tutor support and feedback
• Multi-media resources for private
study
• Award-winning pro bono
• Commercial awareness programmes
Full-time
• 1 year course
• 40 hours study per week
• Four 2.5 hour workshops per
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week
2-day or 4-day LPC available in
all centres
Part-time
16 month or 2 year courses
• 20 hours study per week
• Evening, day or weekend
NEW for 2011
2 Year Supervised-Mode
• Independent online study with 12-1 tutor supervision
• 2 year course
• Only 8 days of required
attendance over 2 years
Future Lawyers Association
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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 chat with us
• Open days
• Centre visits
• Careers and law fairs
• Webinars
• Find us on
• Follow us on
Visit www.college-of-law.co.uk/events
Our centres
Birmingham
Bristol
www.college-of-law.
co.uk/locations
Chester
London Moorgate
Guildford
Manchester
London Bloomsbury
York
How to apply
Prospectus p 29
• Full-time
• Apply online through the Central
Applications Board at
www.lawcabs.co.uk
• Applications are accepted from 1
October 2010
• First round closing date is 1
December 2010
How to apply
• Part-time and S-mode
• Direct to the College
www.college-of-law.co.uk/LPC
• Part-time applications are accepted
from early October 2010
• S-mode applications are accepted
from mid September 2010 for
February 2011 start