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Message: <blockquote data-quote="George Maxwell" data-source="post: 91944" data-attributes="member: 17165">I really like this piece of advice [USER=17155]@AvniD[/USER]. It is definitely about what you gain from your experiences and how you draw out relevant skills to commercial law, rather than the actual experience that is important. Any experience can be valuable, it is just what you got from it and how you developed as a result![USER=8681]@Ellis Finch[/USER],I am sorry to hear that you are having a difficult time. Your story is impressive. Just remember, all it takes is for one firm to flag your application as being interesting. Incidentally, judging from this poll by [USER=3654]@Paul - Shearman & Sterling[/USER] <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pauljgascoyne_trainingcontracts-activity-6865995614723932161-b4Ef" target="_blank">here</a> on LinkedIn, often successful applications can feel a bit random (I can attest to this!).Firstly, my understanding is that increasingly, many firms no longer take A-Levels into account, so I would keep an eye out for this.  Secondly, just purely based on what you have said about your experience doing mini-pupillages, have you made sure to justify why you are pursuing the solicitor route, rather than the Bar in your applications? Thirdly, as a paralegal, could you reach out to lawyers in the firm that you are working for to speak to them about applications and their motivations for a career in law? I found speaking to others in the profession invaluable (sometimes it breathed new life into my applications!). Finally, my biggest piece of (abstract) advice regarding applications is to make sure that you are employing a discernible structure in your answers. I would often at the start of answers write "There are Y reasons why Z. These are A, B, C". I would then and then actively signpost at the start of the following paragraphs to make it as easy as possible for a reviewer to follow. Do reach out for further advice. We are always here to give support where needed!</blockquote>

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