Hugh James offers sought-after placements

Cardiff University's School of Law and Politics has secured 18 work placements for third year Law students in a significant push to increase the employability of its students. The full-time salaried placements have been organised at top 100 UK law firm, Hugh James, and will be open to students via a competitive application process which aims to replicate the graduate recruitment process. During their placements, students will undertake legal practice as paralegals, and will be performing graduate level roles. The placement year will enable students to gain experience of legal practice, and will provide students with an opportunity to apply the knowledge gained during the first two years of study in a practical context. It is hoped that students will develop both key practitioner skills such as case management, legal research and legal writing in addition to generic employability skills such as time management, team working and commercial awareness. The School of Law and Politics is committed to ensuring students are equipped with the skills needed in the workplace and offer a variety of schemes and initiatives, some unique to the School, aimed at improving employability. The School also works in partnership with lawyers, charities and voluntary organisations to give students the opportunity to practise and extend their skills, though a range of pro-bono schemes.