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<blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 1466" data-attributes="member: 1">Hey - thanks for posting in here!1. It depends on how much legal work experience you had in your home country, but generally, I would say you should apply for vacation schemes first. As you mentioned, if you apply directly for training contracts, you will have a harder time convincing law firms why you want to be a commercial lawyer in the UK.You are right that many law firms will prevent you from applying for a TC if you have been rejected for a VS application. With that in mind, I suggest the first vacation scheme applications you send are not for law firms you want the most (everyone gets better with practice), unless you feel they are strong applications.What you can do is apply for vacation schemes in winter, spring and summer - that's what I did. After you get one or two schemes, you should then be in a better position to make direct training contract applications.&nbsp;I leave it up to you whether you want to apply for vacation schemes first or direct training contracts later with the firms you want the most.In the meantime, I would recommend attending law firm open days, particularly for the ones you would like to apply directly for training contracts later down the line. Doing this will help you to demonstrate your interest in the firm, which is important if you are not doing a vacation scheme there.2. I will try to connect you with a Sidley Austin trainee/future trainee to answer these questions for you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jaysen, post: 1466, member: 1"] Hey - thanks for posting in here! 1. It depends on how much legal work experience you had in your home country, but generally, I would say you should apply for vacation schemes first. As you mentioned, if you apply directly for training contracts, you will have a harder time convincing law firms why you want to be a commercial lawyer in the UK. You are right that many law firms will prevent you from applying for a TC if you have been rejected for a VS application. With that in mind, I suggest the first vacation scheme applications you send are not for law firms you want the most (everyone gets better with practice), unless you feel they are strong applications. What you can do is apply for vacation schemes in winter, spring and summer - that's what I did. After you get one or two schemes, you should then be in a better position to make direct training contract applications. I leave it up to you whether you want to apply for vacation schemes first or direct training contracts later with the firms you want the most. In the meantime, I would recommend attending law firm open days, particularly for the ones you would like to apply directly for training contracts later down the line. Doing this will help you to demonstrate your interest in the firm, which is important if you are not doing a vacation scheme there. 2. I will try to connect you with a Sidley Austin trainee/future trainee to answer these questions for you. [/QUOTE]

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