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Welcome!! I feel privileged you sent me your first post! So this is going to be tricky advice given the current climate, but my approach was to go to every evening presentation event there was and I applied to every open day I could to try and meet as many firms as possible. I personally chose not to apply to any firms that I had not met and only applied to those I truly felt aligned with me and my values. I think the key thing is when you are at these events is going with the things in mind which matter to you and then try to ascertain to what extent the firms you are meeting marry up with that criteria. For me, for example, I was really keen to gauge the culture of the firms I was meeting because friendliness, being down to Earth and having a good sense of humour are so important and it was the most fundamental thing for me in this process. I was also keen to learn about the training quality/support, the work that is undertaken at the firm and also the initiatives it has i.e. mental health and women's networks.The best thing you can do I think is to put yourself out there and do not be scared to ask the questions that matter most to you. This is a two-way street and of all the firms I met, I must only have applied to about 11 across two cycles. I know this advice is a bit difficult with the current pandemic but I think many firms are doing webinars and the like so maybe this would be a good way to meet them and ask the questions you have. Here is a link to our thread covering the opportunities available. https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/virtual-opportunities-with-law-firms-updated-list.2293/#post-27311I hope this helps as a starting point but the first part is to be introspective. What makes you the person you are and what values matter to you? Once you have this clearly defined you can start asking those questions to firms and seeing which of them might be the best for you.
Welcome!! I feel privileged you sent me your first post!
So this is going to be tricky advice given the current climate, but my approach was to go to every evening presentation event there was and I applied to every open day I could to try and meet as many firms as possible. I personally chose not to apply to any firms that I had not met and only applied to those I truly felt aligned with me and my values. I think the key thing is when you are at these events is going with the things in mind which matter to you and then try to ascertain to what extent the firms you are meeting marry up with that criteria. For me, for example, I was really keen to gauge the culture of the firms I was meeting because friendliness, being down to Earth and having a good sense of humour are so important and it was the most fundamental thing for me in this process. I was also keen to learn about the training quality/support, the work that is undertaken at the firm and also the initiatives it has i.e. mental health and women's networks.
The best thing you can do I think is to put yourself out there and do not be scared to ask the questions that matter most to you. This is a two-way street and of all the firms I met, I must only have applied to about 11 across two cycles. I know this advice is a bit difficult with the current pandemic but I think many firms are doing webinars and the like so maybe this would be a good way to meet them and ask the questions you have. Here is a link to our thread covering the opportunities available.
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/virtual-opportunities-with-law-firms-updated-list.2293/#post-27311
I hope this helps as a starting point but the first part is to be introspective. What makes you the person you are and what values matter to you? Once you have this clearly defined you can start asking those questions to firms and seeing which of them might be the best for you.
