year 12 work experience!

hello, i am a year 12 interested in studying law and am would absolutely love to gain law work experience - i've already undergone some placements (shadowing criminal lawyer, corporate law in head offices of business), so i was wondering if anyone had any advice to gain work experience/any ideas!
also i would absolutely love to do the sutton trust law programme at LSE or queen marys, so was if anyone has advice on applications/ what they're looking for...
thank you!

Reply 1

Nrf07

I don't study law/want to so my advice might be slightly innacurate but you could contact local solicitors asking if they are after any volunteers for breaks/holidays. A good place to start would be to simply email every company even remotely related to law in your area or put something on your local facebook pages. I personally want to study archaeology and that was how I found my work experience and summer volunteering. your experience already sounds good but i'd try and prioritise getting experience in different areas of law, eg- you've already shadowed a criminal lawyer, perhaps shadow a human rights or family lawyer now. experience in different areas shows interest and that you are independently exploring the subject, it will also allow you to discover early what interests you and what doesn't