Mr, Mather and the Law Department were delighted to welcome back to St Joseph’s our friends from Clifford Chance Law Firm: Claire Pearce, Paralegal Apprentice Manager, Katie McWilliams, Talent Acquisition and HR Co-Ordinator and Chloe Storey, Supervisory Paralegal. They spoke to our Year 13 Law students and those who wish to pursue a career in the law.
Claire began by explaining the work of Clifford Chance, the number one Magic Circle law firm and by introducing the paralegal apprenticeship. Chloe explained to us that the role is extremely rewarding and provides an excellent route into the law and also allows for career progression too. Katie ran through the procedure for applying for the paralegal apprenticeship and answered all the questions that the students had.
We have a number of our former students who work at Clifford Chance and are progressing their careers there. We are very proud of them and hope that some of this year’s cohort can follow them into the firm too.
Mr. Mather and the students are, as always, very grateful to Claire, Katie and Chloe for their time and we look forward to continuing to work closely with them in the future, including visiting their fantastic offices during the summer for their insight days.
Visit from Irwin Mitchell Solicitors
Mr. Mather and the Law Department were delighted to welcome one of our former students, Rosie O’Brien, and her colleague Rebecca Bell, from Irwin Mitchell Solicitors in Newcastle, to speak to our students in Year 12 and 13 who have ambitions to study law in their career.
Rosie has recently embarked on a solicitor apprenticeship at the firm having left St Joseph’s two years ago, and Rebecca recently started her Training Contract at the firm, having joined them as a paralegal after gaining a First Class Honours degree from Northumbria University.
Rosie and Rebecca explained their routes into law and made it clear that law is now an accessible career for anyone to get involved in. They encouraged our students to aim high and go for their career aspirations, just as they have.
They described the work of Irwin Mitchell and the different careers that exist in the law and told us how rewarding their careers have been so far.
Mr. Mather and the students would like to once again thank Rosie and Rebecca for coming into school and we are very much looking forward to working with them and Irwin Mitchell more in the future.