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<blockquote data-quote="Badawy" data-source="post: 86128" data-attributes="member: 5548"><p>Hey! I did two first-year schemes at magic circle law firms last year (not SPARK though!)</p><p></p><p>Any experience where you are demonstrating responsibility and exhibiting skills that would be transferrable to a trainee is valuable. Think about organisation, teamwork, resilience, attention to detail, interpersonal skills, communication, and so on. </p><p></p><p>Becoming a first-year rep would be great, but it does not necessarily have to be for the law society! Mooting, open days, and so on are great experiences but honestly, I had none of these things. All I had was retail work and that was well received.</p><p></p><p>My advice would be:</p><p>- Get involved with all aspects of university. Societies (sport, academic, niche)</p><p>- Read a lot about commercial law (being on TCLA is an excellent starting point)</p><p>- Attend as many law events as you can - law firm presentations, open days, fairs, etc.</p><p>- Volunteer somewhere, somehow (does not have to be legal)</p><p>- Join diversity / social mobility organisations (Rare, AS, SEO, UpReach, etc.) if eligible</p><p>- While SPARK's applications are open now, most first-year schemes open up after the new year. So you have a solid term + Christmas to gain experience for those other firms. </p><p>- Don't forget to have a good time, be open-minded, and take up any opportunity that comes your way. You only get your first few weeks at university once - while it's important to fixate on your career goals, it might actually be counterproductive. It could stop you from putting yourself out there, meeting new people, and seizing opportunities that were not previously available to you!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Badawy, post: 86128, member: 5548"] Hey! I did two first-year schemes at magic circle law firms last year (not SPARK though!) Any experience where you are demonstrating responsibility and exhibiting skills that would be transferrable to a trainee is valuable. Think about organisation, teamwork, resilience, attention to detail, interpersonal skills, communication, and so on. Becoming a first-year rep would be great, but it does not necessarily have to be for the law society! Mooting, open days, and so on are great experiences but honestly, I had none of these things. All I had was retail work and that was well received. My advice would be: - Get involved with all aspects of university. Societies (sport, academic, niche) - Read a lot about commercial law (being on TCLA is an excellent starting point) - Attend as many law events as you can - law firm presentations, open days, fairs, etc. - Volunteer somewhere, somehow (does not have to be legal) - Join diversity / social mobility organisations (Rare, AS, SEO, UpReach, etc.) if eligible - While SPARK's applications are open now, most first-year schemes open up after the new year. So you have a solid term + Christmas to gain experience for those other firms. - Don't forget to have a good time, be open-minded, and take up any opportunity that comes your way. You only get your first few weeks at university once - while it's important to fixate on your career goals, it might actually be counterproductive. It could stop you from putting yourself out there, meeting new people, and seizing opportunities that were not previously available to you! [/QUOTE]
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