Hello.
Hopefully someone on here will be able to help me..
I will be graduating in the summer having studied a undergrad degree in forensic computing and now obviously need to find myself a full time job. The area in which I am extremely interested in and was most comfortable doing throughout my degree was the theory side of forensic computing (ethics and law). I know that there are university's offering postgrad courses in I.T law, however I am unable to afford these at the present time.
My careers department at the university have not been very helpful in suggesting areas in which I could follow my interest and I myself am struggling to find any jobs or career ideas that could help me follow the path I'd like without studying further.
If anyone has any advice or ideas, I would be most grateful.
Thanks
One place you could start is getting involved in networking groups on LinkedIn that deal with eDiscovery or Forensic law. "Legal Tech" is one of the main ones and have annual meetings around the country where legal minds and technology providers come together. Law.com even has a section on digital investigations and technology.
There's an active community out there and even if you can't get a job doing that exactly, if you stay in the forensic field, it will only serve to provide the experience you will need in order to obtain one of these jobs down the road. Law firms that look for these roles usually want someone with a few years experience because they may be working on their own often as litigation assistance on many different cases.
Experience is key, IMO.
Experience is key, IMO.
Couldn't agree more! There are very few occasions where you will see a job posting that states that no previous experience is necessary, these are usually for graduate positions which will require a 1st or a 21 to get you in the door! More often than not the average is 3 years of experience in a relevant field. So taking what jpickens said a little further, perhaps find yourself a job doing forensics if you can, then in a few years down the line you can specialise, it also wouldn't hurt to be able to base the decisions you come to in the legal/advisory field on your own personal experience in the forensics industry!
Simon