Employability
Explore a range of career options with the versatility that a law degree provides
Our School has developed a comprehensive employability and placement support strategy for all of our students, working closely with QUB's Careers, Employability and Skills team, and over 100 local employers, to maximise your chances of having a successful graduate career. A qualification in Law is a great basis for many career paths and is highly regarded by many employers. In studying Law, students develop many invaluable transferable skills, such as critical thinking, problem-solving, analytical skills, research skills, teamwork, and oral and written communication skills, all of which are highly desired by employers in any area of work.
Whether students choose to pursue a legal career as a solicitor or a barrister or follow the non-legal route, the school and wider university provide targeted opportunities to help students make the most of their time here.
The School helps to facilitate a wide range of career-oriented events from Autumn/Spring Career Fairs with all the leading legal employers, to a two-day Spring Law Tour visiting the premises of leading law firms. Our dedicated employability team, led by Deirdre Timoney, coordinate a series of visits from external employers and a bespoke 100-hour placement module with Northern Ireland's leading legal players. Students can also enhance their employability and build upon their skills by taking part in many clubs and societies, including the Commercial Awareness Society, the European Law Students' Association, Mooting, ADR, StreetLaw or LawPod.
Our school works very closely with QUB's central Careers, Employability and Skills team, who provide our students with comprehensive support on career development, including CV advice and improving interview skills. The CES team provide a suite of events designed to help our students maximise their employability. The CES team provide a one-to-one service where you can meet them for tailored support to help you make career decisions. Moreover, our university provides an intranet portal "My Future" for our students, where you can access the latest information on placements, graduate jobs and other opportunities via an online career management system:
The Legal Placement Module, offering students 100-hour placements at law firms and workshops with the QUB Careers Service, presents invaluable benefits for aspiring legal professionals.
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Our school's employability team, led by Deirdre Timoney, works closely with over 100 employers to develop employer-led opportunities, equipping our students with the workplace-based experience they need to develop their early career skills and forge meaningful relationships with leading legal recruiters. This includes hosting a series of insight days from employers, pop-up stalls, career fairs, promoting vacation schemes and placements. You can find out more about what employers are seeking from graduate recruits and how the school works with employers to focus on the emerging trends in the skills they require from our graduates. Learn more
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The Future-Ready Award is an employability award that allows you to gain formal recognition and a certificate for the extracurricular experience you gain during your time at Queen’s.
The award enables you to articulate your learning and signals to employers that you have developed essential skills required to succeed in the workplace and is open to all Queen’s undergraduate and postgraduate students.
We have over 100 accredited activities available to search on our activity search tool.
The Graduate School offers training and careers support tailored to the needs of postgraduate students at Queen's, including interdisciplinary workshops, academic writing and study skills sessions, innovation and entrepreneurship mentoring, and careers advice.
Registered postgraduate students receive a weekly email detailing upcoming sessions, and a full programme of the semester's events are available on the Graduate School website.