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<blockquote data-quote="Abstruser" data-source="post: 4938" data-attributes="member: 260"><p>HSF had a similar 600-word question for their VS last year: "Please tell us what you are proud of achieving whether at school, university, volunteering or otherwise. What have you learnt from these experiences and why do you think they are relevant to a career in law at Herbert Smith Freehills?"</p><p></p><p>I've not contemplated applying to CC so I'm not very familiar with them as a firm, but I got through to AC with HSF last year on this similar question, so I thought I'd share how I'd approach this kind of question.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It would probably be a good idea to look through CC's core competencies, and see if there are a few (or all!) that you might be able to centre your answer around. For example, my answer was centred heavily around one of HSF's core competencies, which was resilience. I made sure that I underlined my personal resilience in both my chosen achievement and the extra-curricular activities I chose to talk about.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I believe this kind of question is really a great opportunity to showcase your personality through your writing, so if you want to write in a narrative style, I think you should go for it! My answer was definitely written in a very personal, 'painted picture' style, which I think helped make my experiences sound more 'real' and convincing.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">With a slightly lengthier 600 word question, signposting is key! Each paragraph I wrote discussed distinct and separate topics, so I wrote about 1) My important achievement 2) First set of extra-curricular activities 3) Second set of extra-curricular activities 4) Why HSF. I tried to make the starting sentence of each paragraph very succinct, so that the reader would be able to see what the paragraph would be discussing from the first sentence alone. Also, I wrote 4 paragraphs, but you could write more or less depending on your preference.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I think (but am not sure) that it would be a good idea to link some of your answer back to CC and how your achievements and activities make you a good fit for the firm. This was explicit in the HSF question, so I chose to talk about a recent deal that the firm had completed, and how resilience was relevant in finding a breakthrough solution for their client. <u>Edit: As others have noted below, CC does not require you to link the answer back to the firm! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></u></li> </ul><p>Hope you find this helpful in some way!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abstruser, post: 4938, member: 260"] HSF had a similar 600-word question for their VS last year: "Please tell us what you are proud of achieving whether at school, university, volunteering or otherwise. What have you learnt from these experiences and why do you think they are relevant to a career in law at Herbert Smith Freehills?" I've not contemplated applying to CC so I'm not very familiar with them as a firm, but I got through to AC with HSF last year on this similar question, so I thought I'd share how I'd approach this kind of question. [LIST] [*]It would probably be a good idea to look through CC's core competencies, and see if there are a few (or all!) that you might be able to centre your answer around. For example, my answer was centred heavily around one of HSF's core competencies, which was resilience. I made sure that I underlined my personal resilience in both my chosen achievement and the extra-curricular activities I chose to talk about. [*]I believe this kind of question is really a great opportunity to showcase your personality through your writing, so if you want to write in a narrative style, I think you should go for it! My answer was definitely written in a very personal, 'painted picture' style, which I think helped make my experiences sound more 'real' and convincing. [*]With a slightly lengthier 600 word question, signposting is key! Each paragraph I wrote discussed distinct and separate topics, so I wrote about 1) My important achievement 2) First set of extra-curricular activities 3) Second set of extra-curricular activities 4) Why HSF. I tried to make the starting sentence of each paragraph very succinct, so that the reader would be able to see what the paragraph would be discussing from the first sentence alone. Also, I wrote 4 paragraphs, but you could write more or less depending on your preference. [*]I think (but am not sure) that it would be a good idea to link some of your answer back to CC and how your achievements and activities make you a good fit for the firm. This was explicit in the HSF question, so I chose to talk about a recent deal that the firm had completed, and how resilience was relevant in finding a breakthrough solution for their client. [U]Edit: As others have noted below, CC does not require you to link the answer back to the firm! :)[/U] [/LIST] Hope you find this helpful in some way! [/QUOTE]
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