I’m a second year Law student and I haven’t managed to get a vacation scheme for the summer. What can I do instead over the holidays to improve my chances of securing a paralegal role or training contract on graduation?

Here’s a few ideas from me…

Build your CV in other ways

As you’ll have seen from this newsletter, paralegal and entry-level legal roles regularly ask for admin or professional services experience and that's something you could look to build. Temporary office work or a customer-facing retail role can give you genuinely transferable skills. As we mentioned in last week's newsletter, firms like DAC Beachcroft are actively calling out retail experience in their job adverts, so don't underestimate it.