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<blockquote data-quote="Zoë Stainton" data-source="post: 33855" data-attributes="member: 2195">When I applied to the firm who I now have a TC with, I had very limited legal experience. Most of my experience was odd cleaning jobs, volunteering, a society committee, and a camp leader in the summer. I think what impressed the firm was how I used these experiences to help them understand how I would be a good trainee and how I've been able to build transferrable skills. It also showed how I was a well-rounded person which all firms love and want to see! As long as you are able to clearly show why you want to be a lawyer and use those experiences to explain them then I think loads of legal experience is not essential! I went to a few open days which I believe are a lot of the time before the TC deadline - I would recommend applying to those to support what you say about the firms in the applications.I also wrote to a few local law firms and did a couple of days work shadowing in a private client firm and a commercial law firm which helped me emphasise in my application why I wanted to go down the commercial law route rather than private client. I was able to use my non-legal work experience to support this as well! I hope this is somewhat helpful! Feel free to ask me anymore questions!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zoë Stainton, post: 33855, member: 2195"] When I applied to the firm who I now have a TC with, I had very limited legal experience. Most of my experience was odd cleaning jobs, volunteering, a society committee, and a camp leader in the summer. I think what impressed the firm was how I used these experiences to help them understand how I would be a good trainee and how I've been able to build transferrable skills. It also showed how I was a well-rounded person which all firms love and want to see! As long as you are able to clearly show why you want to be a lawyer and use those experiences to explain them then I think loads of legal experience is not essential! I went to a few open days which I believe are a lot of the time before the TC deadline - I would recommend applying to those to support what you say about the firms in the applications. I also wrote to a few local law firms and did a couple of days work shadowing in a private client firm and a commercial law firm which helped me emphasise in my application why I wanted to go down the commercial law route rather than private client. I was able to use my non-legal work experience to support this as well! I hope this is somewhat helpful! Feel free to ask me anymore questions! [/QUOTE]

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