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<blockquote data-quote="Alice G" data-source="post: 26791" data-attributes="member: 1160"><p>That's a good question! </p><p></p><p>The main thing is confidence. I remember feeling like a fish out of water at one point and allowing a lack of faith in my capabilities get to me. I think I also shied away from asking questions as I didn't want to bother anyone but actually having the confidence to ask intelligent and well-directed questions is a great quality. Lawyers are also really keen to help you as well! This is sadly more of a psychological issue and so it is not a quick fix, but what I will say is that working in my current job has helped me so much. There are a lot of tasks which are totally unfamiliar to me, require me to really sit and think and ask follow up questions etc. I vowed to myself to go into this role like a trainee solicitor so what I do is note down a task, make sure there and then when I am briefed on it that I 'get' it and what is being asked of me and I then set about researching or giving stuff a go. I try to exhaust the resources I have to help me but if I have questions that I cannot answer, then I ask them and at this stage try to show my working, plan and thought processes. This has really helped my confidence because I tend to find I am on the right path and it has helped me to realise that actually, I can do things and I can take on unfamiliar work and still give it a good go. I have found that this has translated well for the 'technical' aspects of interviews because I now have more of an inherent confidence that I can do things and do them well which has really helped I believe.</p><p></p><p>I guess the advice would be, if this resonates, then try to find a job or some voluntary work or a project that really will challenge you and maybe test your self-belief a bit and just give it your all. Hopefully, you too will realise you are made of pretty strong stuff and are more than capable in the things you set your mind to!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alice G, post: 26791, member: 1160"] That's a good question! The main thing is confidence. I remember feeling like a fish out of water at one point and allowing a lack of faith in my capabilities get to me. I think I also shied away from asking questions as I didn't want to bother anyone but actually having the confidence to ask intelligent and well-directed questions is a great quality. Lawyers are also really keen to help you as well! This is sadly more of a psychological issue and so it is not a quick fix, but what I will say is that working in my current job has helped me so much. There are a lot of tasks which are totally unfamiliar to me, require me to really sit and think and ask follow up questions etc. I vowed to myself to go into this role like a trainee solicitor so what I do is note down a task, make sure there and then when I am briefed on it that I 'get' it and what is being asked of me and I then set about researching or giving stuff a go. I try to exhaust the resources I have to help me but if I have questions that I cannot answer, then I ask them and at this stage try to show my working, plan and thought processes. This has really helped my confidence because I tend to find I am on the right path and it has helped me to realise that actually, I can do things and I can take on unfamiliar work and still give it a good go. I have found that this has translated well for the 'technical' aspects of interviews because I now have more of an inherent confidence that I can do things and do them well which has really helped I believe. I guess the advice would be, if this resonates, then try to find a job or some voluntary work or a project that really will challenge you and maybe test your self-belief a bit and just give it your all. Hopefully, you too will realise you are made of pretty strong stuff and are more than capable in the things you set your mind to! [/QUOTE]
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