The Career Zone team is here to help you plan your career and to help you gain the skills and experience you need to achieve it. Their support includes:
application, CV and cover letter writing
planning and preparing for interviews and assessment centres
advice on finding work experience, graduate jobs, or postgraduate study
suggest which free workshops and events would be best for you to attend.
Careers Guidance Appointments
Law careers appointments with Laura and Tess are available for all Law students and they are really useful if you are not sure what you want to do.
If you would like an advice appointment to explore placements, internships, CV, application or LinkedIn advice, Nick Havergal and Melissa Benson have self-book appointments on Handshake too.
Easter vacation career ideas
Do take some time out over Easter but if you fancy investing in your career plans, here are a few ideas:
The Career Mentor Scheme is now open for applications where you are matched to a mentor for 6 months including over the summer period. It’s a great way to get expert advice. You can search for mentors on Handshake in the Jobs section by typing in Career Mentor with the occupation you are interested in. There are lots to choose from a wide variety of occupations. If you are interest is Law-related, here is a link to the current Law mentors currently available: (10) Postings | Handshake
There are also lots of jobs and internships advertised on Handshake, as well as events taking place during the Easter holidays.
Spring is definitely in the air, so it is a good opportunity to expand your network on LinkedIn and Handshake and update your profiles. You can also connect and network via the Law School LinkedIn page :-).
Learn how law firms are using the latest in AI to drive new methods of legal document management in a free webinar from the UK’s Law Society. Learn from expert speakers as they explore the common challenges of document management, and how firms can overcome these challenges with technology-led approaches. Thursday 27th March 2-3pm. Book your place here Effortlessly master legal document management | The Law Society
Looking for legal work experience?
Here are some ideas:
Explore free legal and non-legal job simulations on The Forage to add to your CV.
The Legal Cheek Spring Virtual Vacation Scheme and Law Fair 2025, run in partnership with The University of Law (ULaw), takes place from Monday 31 March until Wednesday 2 April 2025 (with the Virtual Law Fair taking place 2-4pm on Tuesday 1 April). Apply to attend here The Legal Cheek Spring Virtual Vacation Scheme and Fair 2025 – Legal Cheek
Consider taking the 15-credit module Work Experience: Building Skills and Unlocking Opportunities if you are a current second year. In this module you can benefit from direct support to identify, apply for and complete 35 hours of work experience, and can be selected during the module change window in September 2025.
Join the LLB Law with Professional Placement programme if you are currently in your first year – find out more on this page or email HASS-placements@exeter.ac.uk.
