Lawyering Toolkit: Employability Skills Pack

Workplace Expectations

What Legal Firm Employers want

Graduate and intern recruitment team

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What Government Libraries want

• Legal researchers

Workplace Ethics

• Ethics of the organisation

• ​Ethics of the organisation and Ethics in the societal way

• Empathy

Legal Technology

Career Path Information

• Becoming a solicitor  

• Becoming a Barrister 

• Alternative Legal Careers

Books on working practice

Commercial Awareness

Commercial awareness is a vital attribute for lawyers that goes beyond legal expertise. It involves an understanding of the business world, industry trends, and economic factors that influence your clients’ decisions and legal matters. Being commercially aware empowers you to align legal solutions with your clients' commercial objectives. By keeping up-to-date with the economic and political landscape, competitors and emerging legislation & regulations lawyers can anticipate challenges and offer innovative solutions when guiding clients through complex transactions and disputes. 

How to stay commercially aware?

Use the free and subscription legal, news and business information resources available to you to create daily email alerts for updates on business news, court cases, new legislation & regulations, and current affairs.

Employer Quick Tip

Preparation is key when job hunting: ensure your CV/LinkedIn profile is up-to-date; when called for interview research the organisation; practice your answers & prepare questions for the interviewers.  

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