1. You must hold (or be in a position to hold on commencing employment) the necessary academic and vocational qualifications required by the Law Society and to be admitted prior to commencing employment as a student member of the Law Society.
2. You will need
2.1 a good knowledge of the law including our key practice areas
2.2 a very high intellectual ability - including the ability to learn and to research
2.3 common sense - including the ability to make decisions and to advise clients as to the course of action which you consider to be in the client's best interest
2.4 to be able to communicate effectively with others face to face, on the telephone and in writing (dealing with a wide range of people including distressed people, people of all ages, business clients, other lawyers, people for whom English is not their first language and people with varied spoken language skills)
2.5 the ability to speak in public and, when necessary, to be willing to undertake advocacy in Courts and Tribunals at interlocutory hearings
2.6 the experience of and willingness to work for people of all kinds and to recognise that all people should be entitled to equal opportunities before the law
2.7 an interest in marketing and in developing the firm’s practice
2.8 to demonstrable interest in our key practice areas including, where appropriate, the selection of these areas in your studies, and particularly through relevant work experience.
3. You will also need
3.1 to be able to work as part of a team in a friendly but efficient atmosphere with partners, solicitors, trainees and support staff
3.2 to have some knowledge of wordprocessing software and, in particular, Word 97 (or to be able clearly to demonstrate the willingness and ability to learn)
Person Specification
