BARBRI SQE Prep Careers Clinic
Preparing you for success beyond the SQE
Supporting your journey to legal qualification and beyond
As you begin on your journey to legal qualification, your exam success is just as important as your career prospects in the legal profession. We have teamed up with Jane Drew, a careers coach and legal graduate recruitment specialist, to launch a virtual careers clinic for all our SQE Prep course students.
Careers Clinic services
Areas in which Jane can offer practical support and unbiased advice include:
- Industry insight to boost your understanding of the legal sector and current trends, enabling you to more accurately match employers with your unique skills and interests
- Assessing your options and helping you to devise a realistic job search plan
- Researching individual hiring organisations
- Reviewing CVs and cover letters
- Reviewing application forms
- Interview and assessment centre preparation
- Self-management tips to help you stay motivated and to bounce-back from potential setbacks
To manage your expectations please note the following:
Jane’s role is to:
- Listen and offer a ‘safe’ sounding board
- Respect confidentiality
- Share market insight
- Discuss your potential career-related options / dilemma
- Offer advice on job search techniques, CVs and interviews
- Ask questions that will encourage independence and resourcefulness, and where appropriate challenge unhelpful thinking and / or behaviour
- Offer constructive feedback and help with reality checking
- Share experiences and act as a positive role model
Her role is not to:
- Judge
- Have ‘all' the answers or a ‘silver bullet’
- Be an expert on every area of law
- Tell you what to do
- Make decisions for you
How to book an appointment
FREE 1-2-1 appointments, which will last 30 minutes each and be hosted via Zoom or telephone, can be booked directly with Jane.
Please email your request for an appointment to SQEcareers@barbri.com. Please use “BARBRI Careers Clinic” in the email subject heading and, in the body, include a brief summary of your background and what you would like help with. Appointments will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis.
Careers Resources hub
Check out the SQE Careers Resources hub for more information and tips on careers. This includes articles, videos, downloadable templates and FAQs. Click here to access the hub.