This guest blog is an adaptation of original Linkedin post by Ines Pinheiro, a future trainee solicitor who is in line to commence a training contract with DLA Piper in 2024.
Ines came to the UK from Portugal and as a newcomer to the UK found it very challenging to find the resources to help prepare for career in commercial law in this country. Having found little or no guidance from Universities, this practical guide is the result of several years of seeking out the best advice and resources.
Although there have been a couple of exceptions in the past, generally speaking Florit Legal doesn’t work on recruitment projects focused on paralegals or trainee solicitors, since most organisations prefer a direct hiring strategy for these sorts of positions, so we are republishing Ines’s post as a blog, with her kind permission, since her insights will be useful to you if you are a law student or paralegal applying for training contracts and have a good degree under your belt.
Over to you Ines….
Trying to get into commercial law but don’t know where to start? See below 👇
I wish I had been given a list of materials or a to-do list when I decided to pursue a career in commercial law. So I will save you the work and will tell you exactly what you need. 😀
1. Build your commercial awareness
Building your commercial awareness is crucial. For that I recommend:
Reading Watson’s Daily every day and listening to the Watson’s Daily podcast.
🤝For negotiations and team exercises I recommend joining Watson’s Daily Thursday call where you’ll be able to debate hot topics with people from different unis.