Here 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:
Learn How to Master the Watson Glaser Test
The Watson Glaser Test is a critical piece of the training contract puzzle.
Each year, more law firms use the Watson Glaser Test to filter our candidates from their recruitment processes.
It's simple, if you don't know how to pass it you won't get a job offer from them.
We teach you the nuts and bolts of this test and how best to practice it to get to the required pass level.