The gap between law student career aspirations and employment opportunities

Autor: Penny Childs, Hugo de Rijke, Nigel Firth
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: The Law Teacher. 48:51-68
ISSN: 1943-0353
0306-9400
DOI: 10.1080/03069400.2013.875302
Popis: Most law students in the UK embark upon their degrees hoping to become solicitors or barristers and yet the current legal landscape is in a state of flux. Students are incurring significant costs to try and break into an increasingly competitive market and are concerned that they do not have the skills and experience that many employers expect. With this in mind, Plymouth Law School tracked the aspirations and destinations of its LLB students and graduates over a number of years, exploring factors that encouraged or inhibited them along the path to their careers. This article evaluates the data from our students and considers its relevance to the employability issues highlighted by the LETR.
Databáze: OpenAIRE