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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 138169" data-attributes="member: 1">It's definitely not too late [USER=27917]@legal_cyclist[/USER] - it's really nice for us to read about your journey.First of all, I wouldn't see it as a bad thing that you focused on your university experience when getting to university. You have many years to think about your legal career and I think it's important to have time to discover what you enjoy doing. I didn't realise I wanted to apply to commercial law firms until after the main vacation scheme cycle in my second year and, like you, I also wasn't sure that I wanted to be a lawyer. There will always be people that have applied earlier but this isn't an issue in the grand scheme of things.Second, I'd see the self awareness as a good thing. it's a bit of a shock to the system to get used to law firm applications where the default is actually to be rejected rather than to receive offers. This is understandable when you get a sense of the volume of applications they receive compared to the places they have available. It's also understandable when you factor in the fact that application writing is a skill because it takes time to learn how to write clearly, communicate your motivations, sell your experiences and send off many applications in a short space of time. I had a similar experience my first application cycle and in many ways I think it was a good thing because it made me come to a similar realisation that I couldn't half heart the process. I'd see this as good motivation that you now know what you need to do in the next cycle, so I would encourage you to draw up a plan and commit to your preparation now, especially when the main deadlines have closed. If you put in the work now and consistently, you will have a much easier time when the next round of applications open up.Feel free to update your progress in this thread, it would be good to follow you in your journey.</blockquote>

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