Trainee Lawyer
Envisage a rewarding jobl, high quality work and variety. If you’re interested in a career in law, keep reading.
Day-to-day Tasks
It really depends on the type of law you choose to work in but generally, you can expect to
- draft confidential letters, contracts and legal documents
- work with clients to develop and understand of their needs
- ensure that you co-ordinate with and update colleagues on the progress of a case
- take instructions from other lawyers or clients including suggesting, recommending and drafting documents
- manage caseloads and keep accurate records
- ensure that maintain internal policies and procedures
- keep up to date knowledge of the law, both locally and internationally
- review documents prepared by other lawyers and provide comments where necessary
- opening case files, managing files and close case files upon completion. Send closed files to archives for safekeeping
Skills & Knowledge
- attention to detail
- confidence and ability to challenge when necessary
- knowledgeable
- time management skills
- excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- academically inclined
- discipline to continuously develop in your area of expertise
- team player
- ability to work autonomously
- ambitious in nature
Industry Qualifications
To become a lawyer, you will need a strong academics at A-Level and degree level.
How to get there
There are various routes to becoming a lawyer on the Isle of Man, as follows:
A Law Degree
Following completion of your A-Levels, you have chosen to attend university to complete a law degree. Once you have completed this, you are ready to take on a training contract. A law degree will take you 3 years to complete followed by a two-year training contract with a firm, known as “Articles”. During your training contract you will sit the Manx Bar Exams which admits you as a Manx Advocate.
Non-Law Degree
Following completion of your A-Levels, you have chosen to do any degree of your choice. Most degrees typically take 3 years to complete. Following this, you then opt to complete the Graduate Diploma in Law, or better known as the GDL, which will take you 1 year to complete.
Following this you then secure a training contract and sit the Manx Bar Exams in order to qualify as a Manx Advocate.