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<blockquote data-quote="Alice G" data-source="post: 26797" data-attributes="member: 1160"><p>Hi! This is a very big question and hard to cover in a single post but if i may give a few very quick tips and insights:</p><p></p><p>1. Dig deep and really think about your 'whys'. My why commercial law answer took honestly two months of soul searching and constructing my narrative through the lens of my past experiences. Really be introspective and think about what makes you tick and what has put you on your own journey so far and how a career in corporate law marries up with this.</p><p>2. Applications take weeks not days. If someone is lucky enough to send out solid apps with 6 hours of work then I salute you, but I am here to try to normalise the fact that good apps take time. Would you honestly do your dissertation in 6 hours? That is probably impossible I grant you, but good writing is all about refinement, constant critique and the ability to do so with fresh eyes when you have taken a break from your writing for a few days is invaluable. </p><p>3. Know the firm and meet them - being able to talk about really niche pieces of info you glean from a current trainee or from someone in grad rec can be a huge boost to an app. Make the effort to meet with them and talk about their firm, and better still, ask questions and get info that truly matters to you and show why that matters. Have you done something in diversity and inclusion? then ask the firm about this and show them as clear as day the synergy between you and what matters to you and the firm and its culture. I hope this point is clear but let me know if not!</p><p>4. Proof - a really basic one but comes back to the weeks, not days point. I would not be lying if I told you I probably printed and red-lined my apps approx 15 times each at least when they were done (I promise I really try to be environmentally friendly in every other area of my life - I just cannot proof as well on-screen!)</p><p>5. Be concise and make every word count. If you think something sounds great but adds little substance, cut it out. You have to be ruthless and getting someone to read an app over for you can help with this too!</p><p></p><p>Sorry it is brief and maybe some of it is slightly repetitive but I will try to address this in a video that I do with Jaysen which will provide me with more scope for detail and examples too maybe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alice G, post: 26797, member: 1160"] Hi! This is a very big question and hard to cover in a single post but if i may give a few very quick tips and insights: 1. Dig deep and really think about your 'whys'. My why commercial law answer took honestly two months of soul searching and constructing my narrative through the lens of my past experiences. Really be introspective and think about what makes you tick and what has put you on your own journey so far and how a career in corporate law marries up with this. 2. Applications take weeks not days. If someone is lucky enough to send out solid apps with 6 hours of work then I salute you, but I am here to try to normalise the fact that good apps take time. Would you honestly do your dissertation in 6 hours? That is probably impossible I grant you, but good writing is all about refinement, constant critique and the ability to do so with fresh eyes when you have taken a break from your writing for a few days is invaluable. 3. Know the firm and meet them - being able to talk about really niche pieces of info you glean from a current trainee or from someone in grad rec can be a huge boost to an app. Make the effort to meet with them and talk about their firm, and better still, ask questions and get info that truly matters to you and show why that matters. Have you done something in diversity and inclusion? then ask the firm about this and show them as clear as day the synergy between you and what matters to you and the firm and its culture. I hope this point is clear but let me know if not! 4. Proof - a really basic one but comes back to the weeks, not days point. I would not be lying if I told you I probably printed and red-lined my apps approx 15 times each at least when they were done (I promise I really try to be environmentally friendly in every other area of my life - I just cannot proof as well on-screen!) 5. Be concise and make every word count. If you think something sounds great but adds little substance, cut it out. You have to be ruthless and getting someone to read an app over for you can help with this too! Sorry it is brief and maybe some of it is slightly repetitive but I will try to address this in a video that I do with Jaysen which will provide me with more scope for detail and examples too maybe. [/QUOTE]
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