TSS on Facebook & Twitter

For those of you who are not aware, Trainee Solicitor Surgery has its own Facebook page.  This is a great way to keep up to date with all the latest posts to the TSS blog and all new training contract vacancies that are announced.  Click below to join:

Trainee Solicitor Surgery Facebook

By joining the Facebook page it means these updates go automatically into your news feed in your Facebook profile so that you don’t have to keep checking the TSS site for the latest news and jobs.

We trawl the internet and beyond every day for the latest training contract vacancies as well as having relationships with law firms’ recruitment departments.  We do not receive any payment for advertising these vacancies to you unlike other sites so we are not limited to bringing you the vacancies submitted only by our advertisers.

We also announce blog updates and latest job vacancies via Twitter.  You just need to follow Matt Oliver (the founder of TSS) who can be found by clicking on the following icon:

Trainee Solicitor Surgery Twitter

Video: The Benefits of Law Work Experience

This latest video is an interview with a University of Leicester graduate who talks about the benefits of his law work placement.  Graham Smith discusses his placement with Shepherd Wedderburn LLP and what he got out of it.

Graham gives various reasons why getting some law work experience is so important, including helping with your decision-making about whether you would be happy working as a solicitor at a particular type of firm and also to act as a gateway through which you can secure a training contract.

To watch the video click here:  The Benefits of Law Work Experience

Video: Is a Career in Law Right For You?

This next video is a video produced by Clifford Chance which gives general information about how to decide whether a career as a solicitor is for you or not.  It also goes on to set out many of the qualities needed to become a successful solicitor.

It is therefore helpful for anyone considering a legal career and especially for those of you who are applying for training contracts who want to know which skills and attributes you will need to display in your applications.

To view the video click here: Law Career

Videos: A Career in Law

The next up in the TSS video series is a series of professionally produced videos presented by Gail Porter which take an in depth look at a career as a solicitor.  The videos include a wide variety of interviews with law students, trainee solicitors, graduate recruitment personnel, assistant/associate solicitors, law firm partners, and HR personnel.

The videos give a great insight into many aspects of life as a solicitor and trainee solicitor, as well as giving an idea of what firms will be looking for in their trainees and young solicitors.  There is also some good advice for anyone seeking to secure a training contract.

The series is in three parts as follows: