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<blockquote data-quote="ohnoselim" data-source="post: 176107" data-attributes="member: 32706">Hi! just came across across your thread and I can relate.Every firm is competitive, with magic circle and silver circle firms receiving over thousands of applications. Most firms don't require legal experience any experience is valuable. I remember a senior associate at an open day told me how she wrote about being a barmaid! It's all about what skill you achieved, how you developed it and how it will aid you as a lawyer at that specific firm. If you do have a specific interest in a certain type of law, boutique/specialist law firms could be good for you but the number of spaces they usually give out are few in number compared to bigger city firms. So they'll be looking for a keen interest in that area of law, legal experience isn't key just tailor to the firm and use your experiences/skills to advantage you. Theres also national firms/regional firms that have offices throughout the uk and could offer you funding too, there also may be the option to move offices but I can imagine that's not a guarantee. I've heard on the forum that some require you to apply again to a London firm, it's not just a swift move. (research that though)There's also paralegal roles at smaller firms, that offer you a TC after a certain amount of time.I'd recommend to keep note of firms that recruit mainly from TC's in comparison to vacation schemes, if you are planning to apply to firms in this cycle (there is time, most deadlines are in late may/early june). Like you I'm a final year with nothing lined up after graduation, so you're not alone. Im also not trying to self-fund. We've got this!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ohnoselim, post: 176107, member: 32706"] Hi! just came across across your thread and I can relate. Every firm is competitive, with magic circle and silver circle firms receiving over thousands of applications. Most firms don't require legal experience any experience is valuable. I remember a senior associate at an open day told me how she wrote about being a barmaid! It's all about what skill you achieved, how you developed it and how it will aid you as a lawyer at that specific firm. If you do have a specific interest in a certain type of law, boutique/specialist law firms could be good for you but the number of spaces they usually give out are few in number compared to bigger city firms. So they'll be looking for a keen interest in that area of law, legal experience isn't key just tailor to the firm and use your experiences/skills to advantage you. Theres also national firms/regional firms that have offices throughout the uk and could offer you funding too, there also may be the option to move offices but I can imagine that's not a guarantee. I've heard on the forum that some require you to apply again to a London firm, it's not just a swift move. (research that though) There's also paralegal roles at smaller firms, that offer you a TC after a certain amount of time. I'd recommend to keep note of firms that recruit mainly from TC's in comparison to vacation schemes, if you are planning to apply to firms in this cycle (there is time, most deadlines are in late may/early june). Like you I'm a final year with nothing lined up after graduation, so you're not alone. Im also not trying to self-fund. We've got this! [/QUOTE]

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