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Legal. Law Enforcement, Patent, Public and Government Services

Legal and Patent Work:

You will find the following information on this page. Click on the list below to go directly to a section:

For information and resources linked to your subject of study, see the Degree Subject Resources pages of our website.

General Resources

The Legal Sector, Law Enforcement and Local, Regional & National Governement AGCAS Sector Briefings give an overview of these employment sectors and includes key roles for graduates, case studies and further links and resources. Free copies of these are available from Careers or you can view or download them from the Prospects website.

Bath Spa Careers Resources
  • Prospects Law
  • Target Courses: Conversion & Vocational Law courses
  • Real World guide to Law
  • Launchpad to Law - A career in law with your degree
  • Law Careers.Net: Special guide to Best in Law (firms)
  • Chambers Student Guide to the Legal Profession (Chambers and Partners)
  • The Training Contract and Pupillage Handbook
  • The Inner Temple: Guide to becoming a Barrister
Where to look for Jobs and Work Placements

Law Society Gazette online News, information site, job search

Law Careers

Trainee Solicitor Surgery - specialist careers advice on how to get a solicitor's training contract.

Inside Careers: Patent Attorneys (http://www.insidecareers.co.uk/__802574d80055d469.nsf!opendatabase)
search for graduate vacancies and career advice etc

The Lawyer Lawyer news, jobs, directories of contacts

Legal Executive Recruitment Law recruitment agency

Legal Executive - Journal of ILE Members area, special features, recruitment section

Local Government Jobs

Totally Legal Professional career advice, opportunities

Patents and Designs Journal - produced weekly by CIPA

Chemistry World published by Royal Society of Chemists

Trademarks Journal published by ITMA has an appointments section

New Scientist - jobs section online

The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook (available for reference from Careers)

The Times, Tuesdays

Independent, Wednesdays

New Scientist, Thursdays

www.gradsouthwest.com has graduate level jobs in the south west. Register to search for jobs and job alerts matching your criteria

For further information on the job seeking and application process, and resources available, please see the Looking for Jobs and Applying for Jobs pages of this website.

For further information on Work Placements and to download our information sheet, please see our
Work Placement pages.

Useful Web Links

BVC Online Members only website

Bar Council - Training courses, careers section for graduates

Online Pupillage Applications Scheme (OLPAS)
Access to all Pupillage vacancies in England and Wales

The Bar Directory
Search the Bar directory

Civil Service Recruitment Agency

Solicitors Online Search for law firms in your area

HM Land Registry Education and training opportunities

Law Careers.net

Espace Net European Patent Office interface site

Intellectual Property Government back information site

Professional organisations for the Legal Sector

Most professional bodies and associations have careers information and advice. Check the list below:

Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC)
16 Glebe Road, Chelmsford, Essex  CM1 1QG
Tel: 01245 349599
www.conveyancer.org.uk

The Law Society of England and Wales
113 Chancery Lane, London  WC2A 1PL
Tel: 020 7242 1222
www.lawsociety.org.uk

The Bar Council
289-293 High Holborn, London  WC1V 7HZ
Tel: 020 7242 0082
www.barcouncil.org.uk


Bar Association for Local Government and Public Service
c/o Mirza F. N. Ahmad, Chief Legal Officer, Birmingham City Council, Ingleby House, 11-14 Cannon Street, Birmingham  B2 5EN
Tel: 0121-303 9991
www.balgps.org.uk

Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
50 Ludgate Hill, London  EC4M 7EX
Tel: 020 7796 8000
www.cps.gov.uk


Faculty of Advocates
Parliament House, Edinburgh  EH1 1RF
Tel: 0131 226 5071
www.advocates.org.uk

Clerksroom
2 Heron Gate, Hankridge Way, Taunton  TA1 2LR
Tel: 0845 083 3000
www.clerksroom.com

Institute of Barristers' Clerks (IBC)
289-293 High Holborn, London  WC1 7HZ
Tel: 020 7831 7144

Professional Bodies in the Patent Sector

The Centre for International Industrial Property Studies (CEIPI)
CEIPI Section Internationale, Université Robert Schuman, Boîte Postale 68, F-67046, Strasbourg
Tel: +33 (0)388 14 45 92
www.ceipi.edu/gb/sommaire/index.html

Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (CIPA)
95 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1DT
Tel: 020 7405 9450
www.cipa.org.uk

European Patent Office (EPO)
Erhardtstrasse 27, D-80331 Munich, Germany
Tel: +49 89/23990
www.european-patent-office.org

Institute of Patentees and Inventors
PO Box 1301, Kingston on Thames, Surrey KT2 7WT
Tel: 020 8541 4197
www.invent.org.uk

Institute of Professional Representatives (EPI)
PO Box 260112, 80058, Munich, Germany
www.patentepi.com/


Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
Canterbury House
2 - 6 Sydenham Road
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 9XE
Tel: 020 8686 2052
www.itma.org.uk

Intellectual Property (IP) Institute
36 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3QB
Tel: 020 7436 3040
www.ip-institute.org.uk/

The UK Patent Office
Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, South Wales NP10 8QQ
Tel: 0845 9500 505
www.patent.gov.uk

Events and Careers Fairs

Prospects website has a legal careers fair section

Further Training and Development

Graduates in a non-law degree subject can still qualify as a solicitor or barrister by taking the Common Professional Exam or Graduate Diploma in Law before embarking on the LPC/BVC, although this entails an extra year's study and more expense. These 'conversion courses' prepare non-law graduates for a legal career as they cover the foundations of law, namely contract, tort, criminal law, equity & trusts, EU law, property law and public law.

The Bar Council - training and education.

For a list of law conversion courses click here

www.lawcabs.ac.uk Central Application Board for courses in law

For further training in patent work, trade mark work and mediation, see the list below: