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<blockquote data-quote="Naomi U" data-source="post: 54849" data-attributes="member: 4043">Hiya!Congrats on your upcoming vac scheme!I completely agree with both pieces of advice given by Dheepa and Alice.In my case, my only legal experience was two years prior in non-commercial roles - so I definitely don't think experience is a huge factor. I think vacation schemes are for learning; learning about the firm, learning more about commercial law and the role of a trainee, and I also think learning about yourself through the skills and the values you develop and use.On this note, whilst I think working as a paralegal is a great way to improve legal and office based experience, I think you should also focus on doing things that help you develop holistically. This may be through books, picking up a new hobby, volunteering etc. I think these are great because they help distinguish your personality from other candidates.I think it's easy to minimise the skills, experiences and traits we develop all the time if we focus too much on seeing things from a legal and commercial lens. By minimising these, it's easy to always feel like we are never prepared and that there is so much more to do. But you must give yourself credit, you've been selected for a vac scheme before and you have again!So I think my biggest advice is to believe in yourself, in your experiences and in the skills you have. This doesn't mean you shouldn't focus on developing and prepping, but don't think you have to be the finished product in order to succeed on your vac scheme.I hope this helps. Wishing you the best of luck!! ☺️</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Naomi U, post: 54849, member: 4043"] Hiya! Congrats on your upcoming vac scheme! I completely agree with both pieces of advice given by Dheepa and Alice. In my case, my only legal experience was two years prior in non-commercial roles - so I definitely don't think experience is a huge factor. I think vacation schemes are for learning; learning about the firm, learning more about commercial law and the role of a trainee, and I also think learning about yourself through the skills and the values you develop and use. On this note, whilst I think working as a paralegal is a great way to improve legal and office based experience, I think you should also focus on doing things that help you develop holistically. This may be through books, picking up a new hobby, volunteering etc. I think these are great because they help distinguish your personality from other candidates. I think it's easy to minimise the skills, experiences and traits we develop all the time if we focus too much on seeing things from a legal and commercial lens. By minimising these, it's easy to always feel like we are never prepared and that there is so much more to do. But you must give yourself credit, you've been selected for a vac scheme before and you have again! So I think my biggest advice is to believe in yourself, in your experiences and in the skills you have. This doesn't mean you shouldn't focus on developing and prepping, but don't think you have to be the finished product in order to succeed on your vac scheme. I hope this helps. Wishing you the best of luck!! ☺️ [/QUOTE]

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