{"id":6914,"date":"2022-10-18T16:33:37","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T15:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/?p=6914"},"modified":"2022-11-29T11:27:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T11:27:26","slug":"guest-post-a-3rd-years-hints-and-tips-all-things-law-and-non-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/guest-post-a-3rd-years-hints-and-tips-all-things-law-and-non-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Post: A 3rd year’s hints and tips, all things law and non-law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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About me<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My name is Lia, and I am a 3rd<\/sup> year undergraduate law student. The modules I am doing this year are Employment, Careers, Company, Mediation, Evidence and Commercial. I am originally from Peterborough but love Newcastle so much that I want to stay here after I\u2019ve finished studying! My career aspirations are hopefully to become a commercial solicitor in Newcastle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do I know now that I wish I knew when I first started?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My 1st<\/sup> year was very different to the norm as I was the Covid year, which made my 2nd<\/sup> year even harder having to learn to adapt to in-person teaching. My advice would be to work 9-5 during the week and give yourself as much time off in the evenings so that you can go out, hang out with your friends, and do extracurricular societies and sports clubs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1st<\/sup> year and 2nd<\/sup> year are all about making mistakes and learning from them, so never be too hard on yourself. It is more important to always get feedback from coursework and exams, knowing that whatever questions you have other students, the librarians and lecturers will all be able to help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seminars are also everyone\u2019s saviours as they literally ask you to prepare the exam questions. I think you should prepare these to your best ability and try do some follow up work on the seminar after you have had everyone\u2019s input.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Client Interviewing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my 2nd<\/sup> year I entered the client interviewing competition with my friend, Daisy. This was highly rewarding as we learnt how to conduct ourselves when meeting clients and eventually won the competition overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best part of our prize was that we got free work experience at Ward Hadaway<\/a>, a regional law firm in Newcastle. I completed seats in Real Estate and Commercial litigation whilst I was there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now, in my 3rd<\/sup> year, I am one of the client interviewing<\/a> officers this year for the law society<\/a>. This year Daisy and I are hoping to make the competition better than ever and help participants develop their skills by offering more training sessions than previous years and more competitions. I really advise any 1st<\/sup> or 2nd<\/sup> years to do this as an extra-curricular as it doesn\u2019t take up too much time, looks great on your CV and is judged by Ward Hadaway solicitors who offer money and work experience as a prize!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Favourite Places…<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Study<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n