Ultimate Training Contract Pack

Get 100′s of Tips on How to Successfully Secure a Training Contract

New for 2011 we are delighted to have persuaded the guys at Ten Per Cent Legal Recruitment to let us offer their excellent Ultimate Training Contract Pack to you for the first time.

The Ultimate Training Contract pack is for law students and graduates looking to get ahead in law and successfully secure a training contract.

The pack includes:

  • CV Guide (RRP £25.53)
  • CV Writing Pack (RRP £39.99)
  • Application Form Review (RRP £10.99)
  • Interview Online Training (RRP £24.99)
  • Assessment Day Online Training (RRP £19.99)
  • Interview Guide for Lawyers (RRP £25.53)
  • Interview Answers for Lawyers (RRP £14.99)

The RRP for these products is over £150 but you can order the Ultimate Training Contract Pack now from Trainee Solicitor Surgery for just £49.99. All the products listed are available for immediate download.

For full details of what is included in the pack see below.

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The Ultimate Training Contract Pack contains:

The Complete Guide to Writing a Legal CV

eBook version. Full guide for lawyers on how to write a Legal CV. Written by Jonathan Fagan, Solicitor, Career Coach and Recruitment Consultant.

The Guide to Writing a Legal CV for lawyers, law students and graduates gives you expert guidance through the first stage of the process of making job applications; preparing your CV and covering letter/email.

“..I opened the [CV] book and just could not take myself away from it until after reading through to the last page. Thank you so much. The book will make every difference…. Thanks again and best wishes. I can now face my training contract search with greater confidence.”

This book is the complete guide to everything you will ever need to know about writing a CV. It covers all aspects of CV writing, from what paper to use, which font to type in, what sections the CV needs, what you need to leave in and out, particular problems (for example low A level grades, 2.2 & 3rd class degrees, international qualifications, no work experience, retakes, age, marital status), and common questions asked. The guide includes a sample CV.

The author is a Solicitor (non-practising) and legal recruitment consultant who prepares and advises on CVs for law students, paralegals, trainee solicitors, newly qualified solicitors, legal executives, licensed conveyancers, senior solicitors/partners and barristers across the UK, Europe and worldwide.

eBook - available for immediate download.

Legal CV Writing Pack

The Legal CV Writing Pack is for lawyers, overseas lawyers, law graduates, students and legal profession entrants. Written for solicitors and law students in the UK, it is also suitable for jurisdictions worldwide and has been used by clients in the UK, Eire, USA, Australia, China, Europe, India and Pakistan. It is available for immediate download.

The pack consists of:

  • Specialist Legal CV Template with many different examples (13 pages).
  • Guide to Completing the Legal CV Template (9 pages).
  • The Complete Guide to Writing a Legal CV (41 pages – RRP £25).

The Template is not simply a 2 page document with headings. We have included specific examples and guidance on the following:

Personal Details – which address to use, your name, your email address, your date of birth, marital status and nationality.

Profile – whether to include one, bad examples, content required, good examples.

Education – how to set out each qualification, overseas qualifications, CPD courses, the PSC, your law degree, your non-legal academic history, equivalent grades (eg AVCE, BTEC, HND etc..). What qualifications to include and what to exclude.

Work Experience – over 50 different examples of different employment types and work experience including:

  • Work experience
  • Mini pupillage
  • Pro bono experience
  • Non-legal experience
  • Training Contract experience
  • Paralegal work
  • Solicitor work
  • Partner-level work
  • Overseas legal experience
  • Management and marketing experience

Computer & Language Skills – which are required, and what to include.

Activities and Interests – lots of real examples and guidance.

References – who to include and when to leave these off.

Positions of Responsibility – guide to relevance.

Length of CV – advice given dependent on specific circumstances.

The pack also comes with our Guide to Writing a Legal CV and a Guide to using the Template.

The pack has been written based on over 10 years experience writing and preparing legal CVs, and the template includes actual detailed examples from a selection of CVs prepared and reviewed.

Available for immediate download.

Application Form Advice – 1 Question

The service includes:

  • Advice on your answer to one Application Form question sent through by email as an attachment or website reference.
  • Advice provided within 48 hours.

Please note: Statements of Support/Application (usually found on local authority, judiciary applications and government application forms) are not covered by this service.

The Complete Interview Guide for Lawyers & Law Students

The definitive guide for lawyers and law students on how to approach and attend legal job interviews. Suitable for solicitors, trainee solicitors, barristers, law graduates, law students, entrants to the profession, paralegals, licensed conveyancers, fee earners and legal executives.

Ever wondered exactly what is going on in an interview, what the firm are looking for and how to present yourself in the best possible light? This book takes you through the initial stages of applying for a training contract, paralegal or lawyer position, getting ready to attend for interview, what to take with you, how to enter a room, what questions will be asked, how to answer questions, particular problems in interview, and what you can do afterwards to make a favourable impression. It also includes sample questions for you to ask and be asked.

eBook – available for immediate download.

Legal Interview Answers

Interview Answers Guide for Lawyers and Law Students. The guide is sold as an ebook available for instant download. A selection of writings, articles and advice sheets from Ten-Percent Legal Recruitment on how to answer interview questions during legal job interviews. Suitable for anyone due to be going for an interview for a position in a legal setting, whether you are interviewing or being interviewed.

The content below outlines the various subjects we have written about, and all the entries entitled “Question…” are suggested Answers and Advice.

Contents:

  • 5 Questions to ask at the end of interviews
  • The Rules of Legal Job Interviews
  • Guide to Interviewing for Employers
  • Question - Tell me how you would market our firm if you joined us.
  • Question – Tell me something about yourself
  • Question – If you had a million, how would you spend or invest it?
  • Question – Overcoming a Hurdle
  • Question – Are you ashamed of your ‘new university’ degree?
  • Question – How many [jobs] have you applied for?
  • Question – Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?
  • Question – How was your Journey?
  • Question – Is that your natural hair colour?
  • Question – What do you do in your Spare Time?
  • Question – Would you describe yourself as ambitious?
  • Question – What contribution do you make to a team?
  • Question – If you did not have to work, what would you do?
  • Question – Asking technical questions in a legal job interview
  • Question – What is your alternative career, should law not be the avenue for you?
  • Question – Discussing flexible hours or matters related to child care
  • Question – Do you prefer to work in a team or on your own?
  • Question – Why do you want to leave your current firm?
  • Question – If you could take one celebrity to a desert island, who would it be and why?
  • Question – What salary are you looking for?
  • Question – How do you react if you find that someone you work with does not like you?
  • Question – What are your weaknesses?
  • Question – In your view, what are the major problems/opportunities facing the legal industry?
  • Question – Tell me about a time when you successfully handled a situation?
  • Question – Why do you want to be a solicitor at this firm?
  • Question – Describe a situation requiring skills of negotiation and verbal reasoning.
  • Law firms using “The Apprentice” style selection techniques
  • Assessment Days – Training Contract Application – An Experience
  • Business Acumen – what’s it all about?
  • ‘The Firm looked more like a brothel’ – The Interview from Hell
  • Holding Multiple Job Offers
  • What do you do if you do not know the answer to a question in interview?
  • Interview techniques for employers
  • Travel Expenses for Interviews
  • What to wear for an interview
  • Are Interviews a good way to assess a candidate?

This eBook is available online for instant download.

Law Assessment Day Training

Assessment Day Training Course including a 50 minute online video, available for instant download and viewing online. Suitable for law graduates, paralegals, solicitors, barristers, in house legal staff and support staff. Interactive training aimed at lawyers and law students going for assessment with law firms and in house departments but also suitable for anyone due to be attending any type of recruitment process involving assessments such as presentations, group exercises and discussions.

The Course includes:

  • Videos
  • Handout Material
  • Exercises
  • Feedback on how to succeed at Assessment Days.

The film is about 50 minutes long and is available to view online. Please note that the video footage is streamed.

You can complete the training course in 2-3 hours.

Legal Interview Training

Legal Interview Training. Available immediately, this pack includes 105 minutes of online video, over 25 interview questions with sample answers and feedback/advice, 3 pre-interview written exercises and 300+ sample interview questions to practice.

Suitable for law graduates, paralegals, solicitors, barristers, executives, in house legal staff and support staff attending interviews with law firms, in house legal departments and other employers. Particularly suitable for training contract interviews, pupillage interviews, work & vacation placement interviews and qualified lawyer interviews.

The Course includes 13 short films covering a range of different interview questions including:

Questions about academic grades, personal questions, competency based interview questions, questions to ask at the end of the interview and legal problem questions. There are over 25 interview questions with sample answers/feedback and 3 written exercises with sample responses and feedback.

The video series also covers the First Five Minutes, Planning for Interviews, The ‘Chair Test’, Interview Psychology and how to succeed at Legal Job Interviews.

The pack contains:

  • Videos
  • Handout Material
  • 300+ Interview Questions

The film is about 105 minutes long and available instantly online. Please note that in order to make the pack instantly accessible the video footage is streamed.

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