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<blockquote data-quote="nimramansoor" data-source="post: 215969" data-attributes="member: 17345"><p>Hi, I was an international student and had a similar predicament. I decided to pursue commercial law in the UK, and despite initial rejections, understood how to make successful applications through this.</p><p></p><p>The first question you should ask yourself is if you want to practice in NY or the UK. If you would like to stay in the US, then you should take the NY bar and pursue law there. Your VC background will support this due to your range of commercial knowedge.</p><p></p><p>However, if you would like to work as a commercial lawyer in the UK, then commit to understanding how these applications work. Firstly, I would recommend applying for vacation schemes over direct TCs, since most firms recruit a majority of their trainee intake through those (especially if you have not done a vacation scheme before.) Secondly, make a list of firms that you are interested in based on their practice areas and how they align with your own interests. Thirdly, consider if you want to apply to American firms (as I did), since they have a smaller trainee intake, and you will be working on a variety of transatlantic deals. After this, start making tailored applications to this list of firms, specifying 'why commercial law' and why that firm. If you can copy paste an answer from one application to another, it is not tailored enough. That is why I would suggest making your list after careful research on the firms by looking at their websites and the deals they have been facilitating. I would also recommend attending online law fair events, since you can speak to a range of firm representatives in a short period of time (keeping in mind that you are working a full time job too).</p><p></p><p>Good luck, I wish you the best.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nimramansoor, post: 215969, member: 17345"] Hi, I was an international student and had a similar predicament. I decided to pursue commercial law in the UK, and despite initial rejections, understood how to make successful applications through this. The first question you should ask yourself is if you want to practice in NY or the UK. If you would like to stay in the US, then you should take the NY bar and pursue law there. Your VC background will support this due to your range of commercial knowedge. However, if you would like to work as a commercial lawyer in the UK, then commit to understanding how these applications work. Firstly, I would recommend applying for vacation schemes over direct TCs, since most firms recruit a majority of their trainee intake through those (especially if you have not done a vacation scheme before.) Secondly, make a list of firms that you are interested in based on their practice areas and how they align with your own interests. Thirdly, consider if you want to apply to American firms (as I did), since they have a smaller trainee intake, and you will be working on a variety of transatlantic deals. After this, start making tailored applications to this list of firms, specifying 'why commercial law' and why that firm. If you can copy paste an answer from one application to another, it is not tailored enough. That is why I would suggest making your list after careful research on the firms by looking at their websites and the deals they have been facilitating. I would also recommend attending online law fair events, since you can speak to a range of firm representatives in a short period of time (keeping in mind that you are working a full time job too). Good luck, I wish you the best. [/QUOTE]
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