application advice

  1. K

    CV section: bullet points or paragraph?

    I was under the impression that the CV section of one's application should be kept succinct, and well, in CV-like form with bullet points. However, a friend who has been successful in securing a TC at a top firm told me she had written out her work experience more elaborately, as an explanatory...
  2. BJosh1928

    Assessment Centre preparation for someone that has no knowledge of law?

    Somehow received assessment centre offers to a few law firms and have made it near to the assessment centre rounds for top law firms (MC firms/US). I applied on a whim as I used to be interested in law but due to familial pressure of not going down that route, for years I just left the idea of...
    • BJosh1928
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    • application advice assessment centre assessment centre case study commercial awareness interview prep magic circle training contract us law firm vacation scheme
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Applications Discussion
  3. R

    Applications to Stephenson Harwood VS - A-Levels

    Hi everyone, Thought I'd pose a question here, hoping for some answers from anyone who has applied to SH (or any other firm). I noticed that SH does not specify a minimum requirement for A-levels on Legal Cheek. However, I'm curious if this holds true based on the experiences of those who have...
    • R-0
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    • a level application application advice bad a levels law firms stephenson harwood
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Applications Discussion
  4. lawyerinzootopia

    Feeling a bit discouraged

    Hi guys, Just a bit of a self-pitying mind dump lol. I got pretty mediocre A-Level results, BBD, and I'm worried that these will hinder me with applications. It is a dream, of course, to work at a magic circle firm but are these grades going to prevent me from getting TC offers...
  5. lawyerinzootopia

    How to have a strong application?

    Hi everyone, I have decided to apply to vacation schemes with the next cycle, because I think (I'm fairly certain) that I haven't done enough in terms of anything that would actually allow me to have a strong application. I just wanted to post here to ask if anyone can offer some advice. I'm...
  6. S

    Application Questions as a Career Changer

    Question: Some application questions look specific to University students. How can one answer as a career changer? Some context: After I completed the LPC and failed to secure a training contract (a heartbreaking event after attending 7 assessment centres that year), I have been working...
  7. Corporate Slave

    Davis Polk Application Advice

    Hello everyone, I'm planning to apply to Davis Polk's summer vacation scheme. The application involves a CV and cover letter- does any successful applicant have any advice regarding the content, structure etc.? Any help is appreciated, thank you in advance!
  8. T

    Growing trend towards hiring Paralegals? E.g. Shoosmiths 2023…

    Hi all, Interested to hear what you think, a friend of mine and I were discussing applications recently and this topic came up. We have been noticing a growing trend among firms who seem to openly advertise vac schemes and TCs but then end up just hiring from paralegals. The friend in...
  9. E

    Is it worth self-funding SQE1+2 after GDL? / please help me figure out a strategy

    Hi, if anyone can help me, I would be very grateful. I just finished my PGDL last month, which was entirely self-funded as I didn’t apply for VS/TC during undergrad. I also made a terrible mistake by not applying for VS during my GDL year because I didn’t feel “ready”. (I have a 1:1 Oxbridge...
  10. S

    How important are LPC grades?

    Hey, So i started the LPC in 2022 (self funded). My whole year has been miserable for personal reasons (poor physical health, mental health, parents’ seperation, not being able to attend 70% of my SGSs). So i did the exams for my electives and a few core modules and for the first time in my...
    • Sayeema_k
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    • application advice application help ask a graduate recruiter training contract advice training contract applications
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Applications Discussion
  11. celine02

    My journey to a TC - seeking advice on how to improve

    Hi everyone, I am currently a penultimate student studying law but has had an unsuccessful application cycle, and is starting a thread here to keep myself accountable and improve for next year's. I am also seeking advice on how to stay motivated throughout this summer while people around me go...
  12. E

    Unusual Mitigating Circumstances

    Hi, throwaway account because my other account may be personally identifiable. I have had nothing but PFOs for 2 years running, and not so much as an AC. I have a question about mitigating circumstances and how to present them. I'm afraid it's a bit of a rollercoaster. I had an interesting...
  13. ninadeoliveira

    LLM Personal Statement Help

    Hi all! :) I'm Nina and I'm a foreign qualified lawyer applying for a couple of LLM programs in London. I think I have a good chance of getting in since I meet all the requirements, but I'm really struggling to write my personal statement. I've tried so many times but I just end up deleting...
  14. D

    CMS 2022 Application Help

    Hi! There is a question on my CMS Academy application that I'm stuck on. The question asks 'In your view, what steps should a law firm take to put client relationships at the forefront of its strategy?'. Do I talk about innovation or seeking to understand the client holistically as knowing...
  15. n15

    Should I self-fund the SQE/LPC or look for alternatives

    Should I self-fund the LPC/SQE or look for another career? Just a bit about my personal circumstances: I'm a 2021 Law LLB grad from an ex-poly non-Russell group (first class) 120 UCAS I've been working but the work isn't skilled and I come from an under-represented background. I secured 1...
    • n15
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    • application advice career changer career options career prospects commercial law company law diversity lpc /sqe self-fund training contract advice
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: General Discussion
  16. B

    Sports Law Issues - VS Application Research

    Hi all, I am currently writing an application for a sports law firm VS. The application has a question as follows: "What do you see as the biggest legal issue currently facing sport?" I have done some initial research and come up with issues relating to European sports governance, disputes...
  17. H

    Disclosing past mental health problem in application

    Hi, I am applying for a vac scheme, where the question asks my greatest achievement to date. I am using a sporting achievement, and one aspect that I mention is fact that it required a lot of resilience, as I had to eat a lot, but had just recovered from an eating disorder. Is this...
    • hahei
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    • application application advice application help application question application tips vac scheme vacation vacation scheme
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Applications Discussion
  18. E

    What am I doing wrong?

    Hi, all! So my question is probably redundant because I can't really put my applications down verbatim, but I have applied to I think 4 vac schemes/1 TC so far and all have been rejections at the application stage. I have never got past that stage to an interview or assessment centre, but have...
  19. K

    Ambiguous application questions

    Hi, I'm a final-year law student currently applying for TCs. I stumbled upon an application where the only real 'application question' concerned me as a person and what I have achieved in 600 words. Nothing implied of writing about why I want to work with them specifically, why I want to become...
    • kk99
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    • application advice application help application question training contract training contract advice training contract applications
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Applications Discussion
  20. manchesterunistudent3000

    Is repeating a year okay? Uni degree

    Hi guys, I find myself in a very awkward position and I'm not entirely sure who to turn to. I have had a really difficult academic journey. When initially applying to university, my sister got raped and both of my grandparents died right around A-levels. This affected my mental healthy...

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