Two law graduates start their career journeys

Holly Law

“I secured a full-time paralegal position before I completed my LPC.”

Holly Law became the first member of her family to graduate when she crossed the stage at Leeds Beckett Law School’s graduation ceremony on Thursday 18 July 2024.

Here she shares how she’s already secured a job since finishing university, and her career aspirations for the future.

Joe Swan

“I’ve got a job at Switalskis solicitors in the abuse compensation team.”

Joe Swan is a mature student who has just graduated from the LLM in Legal Practice course, with his two young children watching from the audience. An exemplary student throughout his time at Leeds Law School, we are thrilled Joe has secured employment so quickly.

“A mentor that I was paired with through the Mentoring Scheme at Leeds Law School worked at Switalskis and helped me to get some work experience at the firm. That has now turned into a job offer of a full-time paralegal.

“In terms of experience in the area, the work aligns with the kind of career path I had envisioned: working with a vulnerable client group and supporting them to turn their circumstances around. 

“My ambition is to obtain a training contract within Switalskis next year, to become a solicitor. I’m a mature student with two small children so going to university in Leeds was important and getting a job close by. The role is based in Wakefield, but they have offices all over West Yorkshire.”