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<blockquote data-quote="Alice G" data-source="post: 71443" data-attributes="member: 1160"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>I graduated in 2017, started looking into commercial law in Oct 2018 and I applied in the 2018/19 cycle and 2019/2020 cycle and in the latter I obtained my TC. I start in Feb 2022 - currently doing the PGDL and will be following this with the LPC. I won't detail everything I have done as there are a few things but I hope to be able to offer some insight and help.</p><p></p><p>The experiences I probably relied on most when applying and interviewing were taken from my time working at Starbucks. I held a barista position with them and then became a supervisor. I found that having teamwork and leadership experience was invaluable and taught me a lot. The other point to mention is whilst you may think an experience does not relate to law on the face of it, it probably does. Experiences and work placements do not need to be 'impressive' the key is how you approach those experiences, what you learn and what you take away from them so there is no such thing as bad experience or experiences you shouldn't be discussing. It is down to you on apps to draw out what is relevant and how these experiences have helped to shape your motivation and skill set to want to be a lawyer. I guess what I am saying here is that building your experience and skill set is all that matters and you can build the relevant skills in a whole host of positions.</p><p></p><p>I understand your concern about the gap and think it is something many of us have had at some stage. In all honesty, I see my gap as a strength because what I did within that time really helped me to refine and figure out what I wanted in a career and my experiences in that time pointed me towards commercial law and are very much why I am following this path. Experiences are valuable not just for growth but to help us figure stuff out. So, please try not to put too much pressure on yourself, the gap between uni and getting a TC can be something we all think about but firms know how tough this process is and, like i say, the interim experiences can be really helpful!</p><p></p><p>I hope this puts you at ease a little and if you have any other questions let me know!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alice G, post: 71443, member: 1160"] Hi, I graduated in 2017, started looking into commercial law in Oct 2018 and I applied in the 2018/19 cycle and 2019/2020 cycle and in the latter I obtained my TC. I start in Feb 2022 - currently doing the PGDL and will be following this with the LPC. I won't detail everything I have done as there are a few things but I hope to be able to offer some insight and help. The experiences I probably relied on most when applying and interviewing were taken from my time working at Starbucks. I held a barista position with them and then became a supervisor. I found that having teamwork and leadership experience was invaluable and taught me a lot. The other point to mention is whilst you may think an experience does not relate to law on the face of it, it probably does. Experiences and work placements do not need to be 'impressive' the key is how you approach those experiences, what you learn and what you take away from them so there is no such thing as bad experience or experiences you shouldn't be discussing. It is down to you on apps to draw out what is relevant and how these experiences have helped to shape your motivation and skill set to want to be a lawyer. I guess what I am saying here is that building your experience and skill set is all that matters and you can build the relevant skills in a whole host of positions. I understand your concern about the gap and think it is something many of us have had at some stage. In all honesty, I see my gap as a strength because what I did within that time really helped me to refine and figure out what I wanted in a career and my experiences in that time pointed me towards commercial law and are very much why I am following this path. Experiences are valuable not just for growth but to help us figure stuff out. So, please try not to put too much pressure on yourself, the gap between uni and getting a TC can be something we all think about but firms know how tough this process is and, like i say, the interim experiences can be really helpful! I hope this puts you at ease a little and if you have any other questions let me know! [/QUOTE]
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