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<blockquote data-quote="ath120" data-source="post: 46483" data-attributes="member: 6488">Hey! I have a similar background, having worked in the public sector for a couple of years post graduation but not necessarily long enough for it to be a career. I think a lot of the points already mentioned in this thread still apply, and having something unique about your journey to a training contract seems to be interesting to law firms! My public sector role was in sustainable energy and I was keen to link this experience and interest to the work that the law firms I applied did in this space. I agree that it can be hard to find the balance between not coming across like you know everything just because you have experience, but I think as long as you are accurate when explaining your experiences, and focus more on the skills you acquired it should come across well. It is definitely a good way to create that all important narrative and link to a firm e.g. a firm who is highly ranked in the energy sector. In terms of making sure it comes across like you still want to explore other areas of law, in my opinion, this might just come down to the way you answer questions aimed at gauging how well you understand the role of a trainee / what a TC entails and your desire to learn a lot!Feel free to PM me if you have any specific q's <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="ath120, post: 46483, member: 6488"] Hey! I have a similar background, having worked in the public sector for a couple of years post graduation but not necessarily long enough for it to be a career. I think a lot of the points already mentioned in this thread still apply, and having something unique about your journey to a training contract seems to be interesting to law firms! My public sector role was in sustainable energy and I was keen to link this experience and interest to the work that the law firms I applied did in this space. I agree that it can be hard to find the balance between not coming across like you know everything just because you have experience, but I think as long as you are accurate when explaining your experiences, and focus more on the skills you acquired it should come across well. It is definitely a good way to create that all important narrative and link to a firm e.g. a firm who is highly ranked in the energy sector. In terms of making sure it comes across like you still want to explore other areas of law, in my opinion, this might just come down to the way you answer questions aimed at gauging how well you understand the role of a trainee / what a TC entails and your desire to learn a lot! Feel free to PM me if you have any specific q's :) [/QUOTE]

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