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<blockquote data-quote="ReedSmithBecca" data-source="post: 148976" data-attributes="member: 30879">Good question, however unfortunately I can’t pinpoint just 3 skills. We want to ensure that our trainees have a wide range of skills and strengths, so there aren’t particular ones that we target more than others - we instead want evidence that you have considered what you are good at, how it aligns to the role of a trainee and, where possible that you can provide an example of a time you demonstrated that skill. Equally, it’s also impressive when candidates consider what they are NOT so good at, and how they are getting better at it. For example, it could be something like “when I first started at university I struggled to manage my deadlines and workload, so I can struggle with this. However, I trialled a few tools and now use notion to track my assignments and deadlines for each module which has helped me to develop my time management skills”. Doing a really honest audit of your strengths, and starting to build experience where you have weaknesses really helps applications. I’m not a lawyer, but the Reed Smith LinkedIn is a great place to look at recent cases the firm has been involved in!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ReedSmithBecca, post: 148976, member: 30879"] Good question, however unfortunately I can’t pinpoint just 3 skills. We want to ensure that our trainees have a wide range of skills and strengths, so there aren’t particular ones that we target more than others - we instead want evidence that you have considered what you are good at, how it aligns to the role of a trainee and, where possible that you can provide an example of a time you demonstrated that skill. Equally, it’s also impressive when candidates consider what they are NOT so good at, and how they are getting better at it. For example, it could be something like “when I first started at university I struggled to manage my deadlines and workload, so I can struggle with this. However, I trialled a few tools and now use notion to track my assignments and deadlines for each module which has helped me to develop my time management skills”. Doing a really honest audit of your strengths, and starting to build experience where you have weaknesses really helps applications. I’m not a lawyer, but the Reed Smith LinkedIn is a great place to look at recent cases the firm has been involved in! [/QUOTE]

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