Application support resources

[gdelle]

Hi everyone,

I've applied for a couple of firms each of the last couple of years. Part of me knows that I've not done my best in my applications partly because I feel someone defeated before starting (not got the usual background but I slip through the net of the diversity schemes I have seen so far, know that it'll be hard to stand out, yada yada).

This year I want to change that and smash my applications, but I don't have friends or family who can help and, quite honestly, I don't know that I can afford to pay for people to review my applications - just one more hurdle in the old social mobility problem. Does anyone have any advice on how to find support?

 

[ADKM]

Hey there, I would recommend ’the mentors collective’ heard many good things about them and I think they provide free application support to their mentees (think they’re closed for mentee sign ups now, but keep an eye out on them) and apply the moment they open. There’s also Aspiring Solicitors and SEO London. I was a part of their corporate law program last year and found their application review service very helpful. They also provide one to one coaching calls and weekly commercial awareness newsletters. I believe they’ve closed applications this year but you can apply next year. Good luck!

 

[Jessica Booker]

Hi everyone,

I've applied for a couple of firms each of the last couple of years. Part of me knows that I've not done my best in my applications partly because I feel someone defeated before starting (not got the usual background but I slip through the net of the diversity schemes I have seen so far, know that it'll be hard to stand out, yada yada).

This year I want to change that and smash my applications, but I don't have friends or family who can help and, quite honestly, I don't know that I can afford to pay for people to review my applications - just one more hurdle in the old social mobility problem. Does anyone have any advice on how to find support?

Check your university careers service as a first step.

You might find others on here who are happy to mutually review applications for you too - have seen small groups form in previous cycles where they catch up regularly to review each others applications.

If you do apply next year, so think about applying for our scholarship programme too. We offer up to 100 scholarship programmes each year, and it’s a great way to get access to materials and resources that will help you with applications.