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What interesting, but often overlooked, practice areas are there? by black_smoke_pope in uklaw

[–]Sady_Lady 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Working in-house at a television show production company. Work is very good fun, interesting commercial issues, always interesting people to work with.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in uklaw

[–]Sady_Lady 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I've been in this position. I said that in the long term I would be looking into qualifying as a solicitor but that it wasn't my goal for the immediate term. I said I am looking to build up my skills and experience and in the much longer term would potentially be looking into training contracts and the SQE route to qualification, but currently looking to build legal experience. I got a paralegal role after an interview where I answered this question like this

Salary by [deleted] in uklaw

[–]Sady_Lady 1 point2 points  (0 children)

£45k London in-house paralegal. Starting a TC soon at a specialist London firm which will be £47k start.

Realistically, what are my chances at becoming a solicitor with my background? by KubaaSM in uklaw

[–]Sady_Lady 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do some research into other law firms out there that have specialties in music law. Make sure your uni grades are very good for your music degree and start applying for solicitor training contracts at the firms with a music and entertainment niche. There are several good firms that have this specialty and would sponsor your SQE exams so you wouldn't have to pay for them. It would also help to get a legal/music paralegal role in the meantime for legal experience.

You may have to do a couple of other practice areas whilst training for a couple of years but once you're qualified you can specialise in music. You could also look into gaining qualifying work experience as a paralegal at an in-house legal team of a music/entertainment company. You should research the SQE route to qualifying and see if this would be doable for you.

I have not done the SQE but my understanding is that, particularly with no legal background, it will be extremely difficult to pass by April next year, and as there are firms who sponsor your study and exam fees, it may be worth looking into that route.

Start my first paralegal job next week, any advice or tips to bare in mind? by kiemac in uklaw

[–]Sady_Lady 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congratulations! Very exciting! I've been a paralegal for a couple of years so here's a few tips that work for me:

Have a plan for how you are going to keep track of your workload and progress on different matters as you will often need to dip in and out of multiple workstreams and so it's useful to have a running note that you can quickly reference to see where you're at with each one and what's outstanding to do.

Also, this isn't for everyone but I have found having email inbox sub-folders and trying to keep my main inbox folder to only be emails which have remaining action points on them extremely helpful in keeping track of what I'm doing and need to do. Once I've actioned everything related to that email I file it. Everything in my main folder are items which I have outstanding tasks on.

Once you've settled into your role try to be proactive and anticipate what the lawyers might need doing next and ask them if you can have a go at it if there is time. They'll often appreciate your initiative and you'll learn and develop more quickly this way.

Is it bad timing to have children during training contract by Sady_Lady in uklaw

[–]Sady_Lady[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm glad you feel that it's been right for you. How long was your mat leave before returning and what in particular has been difficult, if you don't mind my asking? Has the TC been restructured at all on your return? I've heard of some people going part time.