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  1. Jaysen

    My Training Contract Journey

    Hi @j.s.cox, I wanted to give you a shoutout here Jiya - these updates are impressive, especially your ability to reflect on what you find useful and the areas you may be struggling with. I also used to watch documentaries or videos to help me understand commercial concepts, especially to put...
  2. Jaysen

    a confused law student's TC journey :)

    Hey @confusedlawstudent, I also decided in my final year, so you are not too late! This plan sounds sensible. Please do let us know how you get on and congratulations on the interview.
  3. Jaysen

    My journey to a TC :)

    Thanks for the update @lawful_neutral216. I appreciate it can be challenging to balance law firm applications while you are working full time. I would say there is a benefit to securing a non-paralegal role, particularly one that is related to business/finance. It can be interesting to discuss...
  4. Jaysen

    My Journey to a TC

    Excellent news on Ashurst @jackismall. Fingers crossed you secure the scheme.
  5. Jaysen

    Introduction

    Hi Aditya, Welcome to the forum, it's a pleasure to have you here! I used to also be a part of the SEO programme and found it to be particularly helpful when I was going through the application process. I wish you the best of luck this cycle - please do keep us updated on your progress this year.
  6. Jaysen

    Ashour's Journey to a TC

    Hi @Mohamed Ashour, Really impressed to see how much clearer your goals are. With regard to writing more applications, that is my general view - given how competitive this process is, it makes sense to write as many applications as you can to the firms you are interested in. Quality comes from...
  7. Jaysen

    My TC Journey 2022-23

    I like your pace @laubedusixjuin - three applications in a week is impressive and puts you well on track. How long do you think an average application is taking you now? I'm sure @Maria d'Orey, @NatashaS98 and @Jessica Booker can relate regarding Debevoise. It's typically among the longest...
  8. Jaysen

    My Vacation Scheme Journey

    Best of luck @tappytippy. I look forward to seeing your updates.
  9. Jaysen

    My TC journey

    Thanks for sharing @fatehaahmed17. It would be great to hear more about how you plan to work on your commercial awareness and time management skills?
  10. Jaysen

    My Journey to a TC

    I'm glad you are finding these updates useful @traineedreamer. I think it's useful that you are aware of how long the average application takes because that makes goal-setting easier. This time should reduce as you write more applications. Did you manage to send off your NRF application?
  11. Jaysen

    My Journey to a TC

    Hi @FizaAa, I appreciate the honesty. With these updates, it's often easy to focus on what is going well, but I think they are the most useful when discussing the realities of the training contract process - including the rejections along the way. (I was also rejected for the HSF winter VS back...
  12. Jaysen

    My vacation scheme journey.

    I think these are admirable goals @Khushbu. I suspect you might find it helpful to be specific about how you plan to achieve these things. You might find it useful to focus on fewer things right now but take an actionable step each week towards your goals. I'm curious to know how you plan to...
  13. Jaysen

    MY TC thread

    Thanks for sharing @Beni1995 - fingers crossed on A&O. How do you plan to prepare for your assessment centre?
  14. Jaysen

    My TC Journey 2022 -> Onwards

    Clear update @Ooshmate - this is exactly how I write my updates by reflecting on the past week, sharing my lessons and setting new goals for the week. Good luck with W&C and Latham!
  15. Jaysen

    My TC Journey through Vac Schemes

    That's fair enough! How did you get on with your assessment centre?
  16. Jaysen

    Start Here: My Training Contract Journey 2022-23

    Welcome everyone! Just a reminder that you are very welcome to create your own thread for your updates for this rather than responding in this one. This just makes it easier to give you a personal response. To do so, you can head over to this section of the forum and click 'Post Thread'
  17. Jaysen

    The impact of interest rates on law firms - part 1

    Hey! I am actually writing the next commercial awareness newsletter on Friday. I'm not sure what topic I'll be writing about yet, but I will try to touch on this if I can - particularly how to connect commercial stories to law firms.
  18. Jaysen

    Ashour's Journey to a TC

    Hi Mohamed, Just a quick thought on how to set goals. You may have heard of SMART goals, which I find is a good starting point. This stands for: S - Specific M - Measurable A - Achievable R - Relevant T - Time-Bound To improve on the goal setting, you may want to consider: what is something...
  19. Jaysen

    My Journey to a TC

    Well done on being selected Fiza and it's good to see you are reflecting on how things went last year. I'm curious to know why seven is the goal this year - is this because of time constraints or because those are the only firms you are interested in?
  20. Jaysen

    My Journey to a TC

    I'm really glad to hear that. How long do you find it takes to write an average application? You are making excellent progress.
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