Hiya!
Always happy to offer insights based on my own experience :) I'm currently working as a Paralegal in a small City firm which specialises in construction and insurance. I agree with everyone here when they said that the work definitely depends on the firm you work for - I've found that...
I didn't apply to to Charles Russell Speechlys but for my applications I wrote out the firm's name in full the first time I used it in the written answers (usually in the first question), with the abbreviated version in brackets - and then used the abbreviation any other time in my application...
I typically didn't include addresses but I would include the date (aligned to the right) and then "Dear Graduate Recruitment,", followed by "Yours faithfully," at the closing. :)
For my applications, I typically wrote 100-150 words for each work experience about my main responsibilities and any memorable tasks undertaken in that role (if it was a short work experience). I also mentioned how I obtained the role if it didn't ask already! I didn't usually use the STAR...
I haven't either! I submitted my deadline a fair few days before the deadline as well but not a peep - no VI invitation either. I think someone here mentioned that we should hear back from them sometime before the end of February though. :)
Can’t believe I actually get to write one of these posts because I didn’t think I ever would but I’ve just been offered a vac scheme from Cleary!!! I’m just?? Astonished?? But obviously over the moon. :D
Thanks so much to all you guys for all your various pieces of advice - this forum has...
Thanks so much @Salma - this is so useful! Would it be possible to put in bold those firms which do not recruit the majority of their trainees from their vac schemes?
Please don't do this all by yourself! Maybe we can pool our knowledge and edit as we go along - like with the Rolling Basis /...
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