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Welcome to the brand new Career Zone Podcast. In each episode, staff from the Career Zone discuss careers related topics that‘s on students‘ minds right now. Our goal is to help prepare you for life and work after University, offering quality assistance and advice throughout your course, and for as long as you need it after Graduation. We’ll help you with a wide range of enquiries, such as: CV and application form advice, booking 1:1 appointments, advice on finding work experience, graduate jobs, or postgraduate study, Guidance for interviews and assessment centres, Helping you decide which of our free workshops and events will be right for you. Visit: www.exeter.ac.uk/careers or email careers@exeter.ac.uk Follow us on Instagram @uoecareers or @uoecornwallcareers and include the #careerzonepodcast so that we can follow up in a future episode Find our Spotify playlists on topics including Creative Careers, Getting into Law and Getting Ready to Graduate, search ex.ac.uk/thecareerzoneplaylists
Episodes
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
In our Law mini-series podcast, Rachel Gaunt Employability and Careers Consultant for the Law School, talks to Law sector professionals about their career experiences.
Kelly graduated from the University of Exeter with an LLB in Law in 2020. She has now returned to work in her home country as a Legal Executive at Securities and Futures Commission after studying in the UK for 6 years. Hear about Kelly’s untimely return home due to the pandemic, how she navigated the start of her career journey in unexpected circumstances, her knowledge on qualifying in Hong Kong with an overseas degree, including tips on what to consider and her thoughts on the legal sector in general in Hong Kong.
In addition to this episode you can find more information to help with career planning here; My Career Zone Digital , Employability for Law Students and Building Brilliant Careers
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
In our Law mini-series podcast, Rachel Gaunt Employability and Careers Consultant for the Law School, talks to Law sector professionals about their career experiences.
Duncan is an English-qualified solicitor and senior associate at the law firm Osborne Clarke. He is originally from Devon in the UK but currently lives and works in Munich, Germany. Hear about Duncan’s decision to pursue a career in international arbitration, his experiences of transitioning from student life to working in London, relocating to Germany, initially in the role of paralegal through to qualification via the New York Bar and then eventually into his current role as a Senior Associate.
In addition to this episode you can find more information to help with career planning here; My Career Zone Digital , Employability for Law Students and Building Brilliant Careers
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
In our Law mini-series podcast, Rachel Gaunt Employability and Careers Consultant for the Law School, talks to Law sector professionals about their career experiences.
Alex graduated from the University of Exeter with an LLB in Law in 2018. Originally from Romania he is now working as an Associate in London. Hear about Alex’s experiences of starting his training contract in the pandemic, why he decided to stay in the UK to work, how he secured a training contract, the value of taking advantage of Career Zone opportunities and some insight into how the VISA process works for European Union Citizens.
In addition to this episode you can find more information to help with career planning here; My Career Zone Digital , Employability for Law Students and Building Brilliant Careers
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
In our Law mini-series podcast, Rachel Gaunt Employability and Careers Consultant for the Law School, talks to Law sector professionals about their career experiences.
Pan graduated from the University of Exeter with an LLB in Law in 2017. Originally from Cyprus he is now working as an Associate in London. Hear about Pan’s reasons for choosing to stay in the UK to work, his experience of the application process, including tips on how to evidence skills required, the transition from student to work life and cultural differences between Cyprus and the UK, and within the UK; London city life compared with Exeter city Life.
** The books Pan mentions are ‘All you need to know about the city’ and All you need to know about commercial awareness’ both Christopher Stoakes**
In addition to this episode you can find more information to help with career planning here; My Career Zone Digital , Employability for Law Students and Building Brilliant Careers
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
In our Law mini-series podcast, Rachel Gaunt Employability and Careers Consultant for the Law School, talks to Law sector professionals about their career experiences.
Hear from the team at Maples Group about what life is like training and working as a lawyer in Jersey. Listen to them talking about some of the interesting cases/deals they've been working on, what their drivers were to work and live in Jersey, and hear about how you can get the big city experience, but working from somewhere you can spend your evenings and weekends at the beach!
In addition to this episode you can find more information to help with career planning here; My Career Zone Digital , Employability for Law Students and Building Brilliant Careers
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
In our Law mini-series podcast, Rachel Gaunt Employability and Careers Consultant for the Law School, talks to Law sector professionals about their career experiences.
Gabriel graduated from the University of Exeter with an LLB in Law in 2016. Originally from Singapore he is now working as an Associate in London. Hear about Gabriel’s reasons for choosing to stay in the UK to work, the value of work experience in helping him to make career decisions, experiences of securing a training contract and his top tips for applications.
**The website Gabriel refers to is Chambers Student True Picture https://www.chambersstudent.co.uk/law-firms **
In addition to this episode you can find more information to help with career planning here; My Career Zone Digital , Employability for Law Students and Building Brilliant Careers
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
In our Law mini-series podcast, Rachel Gaunt Employability and Careers Consultant for the Law School, talks to Law sector professionals about their career experiences.
Kiera graduated from the University of Law with an LLB in Law in 2018, then went on to complete her BPTC LLM in 2019 and was called to the bar the same year. Originally from the Southwest she is now working as an Associate Barrister for Browne Jacobson based in Exeter. Hear about the steps to become a Barrister and Kiera’s own personal experiences. This includes what Kiera wishes she’d known before undertaking the journey and her top tips for aspiring Barristers.
Please note, Kiera refers to a requirement for aspiring solicitors who are non-law undergraduates to complete the law conversion course. Since the introduction of the SQE in September 2021 this has changed, technically there isn’t a requirement to do this, however we recommend checking with your shortlisted firms in the first instance. See here for more information: GDL and SQE What's going on with conversion courses
In addition to this episode you can find more information to help with career planning here; My Career Zone Digital , Employability for Law Students and Building Brilliant Careers
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
In our Law mini-series podcast, Rachel Gaunt Employability and Careers Consultant for the Law School, talks to Law sector professionals about their career experiences.
Daniel graduated from the University of Exeter with an LLB in Law in 2018. Originally from Nigeria he is now working as an Associate in London. Hear about Daniel’s experiences of studying in the UK, choosing to secure work in the UK, obtaining a training contract and how he was supported by his employer to secure a working VISA.
In addition to this episode you can find more information to help with career planning here; My Career Zone Digital , Employability for Law Students and Building Brilliant Careers
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
In our Law mini-series podcast, Rachel Gaunt Employability and Careers Consultant for the Law School, talks to Law sector professionals about their career experiences.
Luke graduated from Exeter with an LLB in Law in 2011. He is an English-qualified solicitor working in-house as Legal Director at Adidas in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, focusing on global licensing matters. Hear Luke’s experience of working in house, how his decision to work in house lead to the opportunity to work overseas, the transition from working in the UK to Amsterdam and his journey to becoming a solicitor including the importance of transferable skills.
In addition to this episode you can find more information to help with career planning here; My Career Zone Digital , Employability for Law Students and Building Brilliant Careers