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<blockquote data-quote="sapphireoreos" data-source="post: 180982" data-attributes="member: 28170"><p>Hey! I've been lurking for a few months so I thought I'd start my own thread here. I know it's fairly early days for the application cycle, but I figured I could make this and update it over the year as a little diary to record the process in real time/to keep myself accountable on this journey. This is my second application cycle, and as an international student, I'm really anxious about not getting a TC by the end of the year because it basically means I get kicked out of the country otherwise. With final year, working part time, being in the executive committees for 3+ societies and working as a brand ambassador, I know that I'm going to be in the trenches over the next year or so, but I guess it's worth it if I get a TC at the end of it ...?</p><p></p><p><strong>Background</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I'm a final year non-law (History & International Relations) international student studying at a Top 5-10 uni (not RG though, you may be able to guess it based on that haha). I did all my pre-university education outside of the UK</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I have strong A Levels am currently on track for a strong first (fingers crossed it stays that way)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In terms of my legal experience, I have completed two legal internships (one at a small high-street style family law firm, another at a bigger commercial litigation firm) and am about to complete my third internship at an U.S. firm in investment funds (all of these internships have been in my home country)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">My non-legal experience includes working as a senior student ambassador, as a brand ambassador for a law-adjacent company, and am in the executive committee of three societies (just edited this for anonymity’s sake)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I applied last cycle to about 5-6 firms for vacation schemes/summer internships in both the UK and my home country (along with some other non-law jobs, all of which I did not get). In hindsight, my applications were all sub-par, but by some miracle of god I got past the application stage for Mishcon de Reya and Fragomen. Didn't get past the video interview stage for either firm, but was lucky enough to land an internship at an U.S. firm in my home country in April</li> </ul><p><strong>Criteria in firms / tentative firm list</strong></p><p>Working the aforementioned three legal internships has made me realise that I'm interested in both private client and commercial law, so I'm planning on applying to firms that have a wide variety of practice areas in both private client (ideally has family and immigration practice areas) and commercial fields. I'm also very interested in firms with a smaller trainee intake that really gives trainees early responsibility. I'm interested in a mix of international and national firms. If the firm is international, I'd like the firm to have an office in my home country. My firm list was initially quite private client focussed, but having enjoyed my investment funds internship, I need to sit down and reevaluate my list.</p><p></p><p>Here's my tentative firm list so far. Don't know whether I'll apply to all of them, but I'll put an asterisk next to the ones I definitely will apply to:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mishcon de Reya*</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charles Russell Speechlys*</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Withers*</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Farrer and Co*</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Burges Salmon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Clyde & Co (paralegal and TC)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fieldfisher</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Forsters</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Macfarlanes*</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Penningtons Manches Cooper*</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mills & Reeve*</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wedlake Bell</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dechert</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Freshfields</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Willkie Farr & Gallagher</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Harbottle & Lewis</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Irwin Mitchell</li> </ul><p><strong>Next steps:</strong></p><p>I finish my internship tomorrow, and I'll have three weeks or so before I go back for uni. I want to do the following in this time:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Firm research</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Start thinking about my answers for firm questions (especially the big ones like why commercial law, why firm, why you etc.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Writing out my work experience sections</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Start drafting a cover letter</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Getting my commercial awareness up through learning about M&A, PE and keeping up with the news</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Start practicing Watson Glazers/SJTs</li> </ul><p>Honestly this is a pretty ambitious list (especially considering I've got other commitments to manage and I want to spend time with my family before I go back to the UK), so the point is to just get going on these things before the academic year starts. I'll keep you all updated over the year!</p><p></p><p>(I realise that is basically an essay, I’m just a yapper at heart to be honest)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sapphireoreos, post: 180982, member: 28170"] Hey! I've been lurking for a few months so I thought I'd start my own thread here. I know it's fairly early days for the application cycle, but I figured I could make this and update it over the year as a little diary to record the process in real time/to keep myself accountable on this journey. This is my second application cycle, and as an international student, I'm really anxious about not getting a TC by the end of the year because it basically means I get kicked out of the country otherwise. With final year, working part time, being in the executive committees for 3+ societies and working as a brand ambassador, I know that I'm going to be in the trenches over the next year or so, but I guess it's worth it if I get a TC at the end of it ...? [B]Background[/B] [LIST] [*]I'm a final year non-law (History & International Relations) international student studying at a Top 5-10 uni (not RG though, you may be able to guess it based on that haha). I did all my pre-university education outside of the UK [*]I have strong A Levels am currently on track for a strong first (fingers crossed it stays that way) [*]In terms of my legal experience, I have completed two legal internships (one at a small high-street style family law firm, another at a bigger commercial litigation firm) and am about to complete my third internship at an U.S. firm in investment funds (all of these internships have been in my home country) [*]My non-legal experience includes working as a senior student ambassador, as a brand ambassador for a law-adjacent company, and am in the executive committee of three societies (just edited this for anonymity’s sake) [*]I applied last cycle to about 5-6 firms for vacation schemes/summer internships in both the UK and my home country (along with some other non-law jobs, all of which I did not get). In hindsight, my applications were all sub-par, but by some miracle of god I got past the application stage for Mishcon de Reya and Fragomen. Didn't get past the video interview stage for either firm, but was lucky enough to land an internship at an U.S. firm in my home country in April [/LIST] [B]Criteria in firms / tentative firm list[/B] Working the aforementioned three legal internships has made me realise that I'm interested in both private client and commercial law, so I'm planning on applying to firms that have a wide variety of practice areas in both private client (ideally has family and immigration practice areas) and commercial fields. I'm also very interested in firms with a smaller trainee intake that really gives trainees early responsibility. I'm interested in a mix of international and national firms. If the firm is international, I'd like the firm to have an office in my home country. My firm list was initially quite private client focussed, but having enjoyed my investment funds internship, I need to sit down and reevaluate my list. Here's my tentative firm list so far. Don't know whether I'll apply to all of them, but I'll put an asterisk next to the ones I definitely will apply to: [LIST] [*]Mishcon de Reya* [*]Charles Russell Speechlys* [*]Withers* [*]Farrer and Co* [*]Burges Salmon [*]Clyde & Co (paralegal and TC) [*]Fieldfisher [*]Forsters [*]Macfarlanes* [*]Penningtons Manches Cooper* [*]Mills & Reeve* [*]Wedlake Bell [*]Dechert [*]Freshfields [*]Willkie Farr & Gallagher [*]Harbottle & Lewis [*]Irwin Mitchell [/LIST] [B]Next steps:[/B] I finish my internship tomorrow, and I'll have three weeks or so before I go back for uni. I want to do the following in this time: [LIST] [*]Firm research [*]Start thinking about my answers for firm questions (especially the big ones like why commercial law, why firm, why you etc.) [*]Writing out my work experience sections [*]Start drafting a cover letter [*]Getting my commercial awareness up through learning about M&A, PE and keeping up with the news [*]Start practicing Watson Glazers/SJTs [/LIST] Honestly this is a pretty ambitious list (especially considering I've got other commitments to manage and I want to spend time with my family before I go back to the UK), so the point is to just get going on these things before the academic year starts. I'll keep you all updated over the year! (I realise that is basically an essay, I’m just a yapper at heart to be honest) [/QUOTE]
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