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<blockquote data-quote="Manifesting" data-source="post: 37050" data-attributes="member: 7645">Hi there!You've got this! The fact that you've already gotten a vacation scheme is really impressive and it's going to make you stand out even more in this cycle. Did you receive feedback from the firm that you can work on throughout this cycle?Take the time to jot down how your current role is preparing you for trainee solicitor roles. Seeing how transferable many of those skills are will hopefully help you appreciate that you are a competitive applicant. Not everyone applying has had a full-time job and, in my opinion, there is so much more you learn in those than you can in shorter schemes and internships.Be mindful and intentional with your application choices this cycle. Really ask yourself why do you want to practice law, what areas are you interested in, and what type of firm are you interested in. Your answers should narrow down the number of firms you are interested in and enable you to write very tailored and high quality applications.The good thing is that good application take a long time and you'll want to break your time up anyway. I suggest making a schedule with the deadlines with your target submissions, that way you can visualize how much time you have and break up to-dos by tiny chunks.One associate at top firm, who spent years as a busy paralegal and an applicant for schemes and contracts, told me that they took a week for each application. They would research and jot down bullet points throughout their commutes and free time during the week, put the application together on a Saturday, receive feedback from friends the next day and then submit their application.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Manifesting, post: 37050, member: 7645"] Hi there! You've got this! The fact that you've already gotten a vacation scheme is really impressive and it's going to make you stand out even more in this cycle. Did you receive feedback from the firm that you can work on throughout this cycle? Take the time to jot down how your current role is preparing you for trainee solicitor roles. Seeing how transferable many of those skills are will hopefully help you appreciate that you are a competitive applicant. Not everyone applying has had a full-time job and, in my opinion, there is so much more you learn in those than you can in shorter schemes and internships. Be mindful and intentional with your application choices this cycle. Really ask yourself why do you want to practice law, what areas are you interested in, and what type of firm are you interested in. Your answers should narrow down the number of firms you are interested in and enable you to write very tailored and high quality applications. The good thing is that good application take a long time and you'll want to break your time up anyway. I suggest making a schedule with the deadlines with your target submissions, that way you can visualize how much time you have and break up to-dos by tiny chunks. One associate at top firm, who spent years as a busy paralegal and an applicant for schemes and contracts, told me that they took a week for each application. They would research and jot down bullet points throughout their commutes and free time during the week, put the application together on a Saturday, receive feedback from friends the next day and then submit their application. [/QUOTE]

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