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<blockquote data-quote="intllawstudent" data-source="post: 123620" data-attributes="member: 18307">Hi! I see a lot of discussions on how to write the work experience section but I'm just wondering:-(1) How many work experiences will be optimal? I see there's no rule of thumb, but I wonder if it's like &quot;less is more&quot; and better be selective and tailor to the firm's specific expertise, or show more experiences to stand out (when everyone is very hard-working and has rich experience)For context, I have experience in vacation schemes, off-cycle law firm internships, and mini-pupillage. But they are all overseas so, outside those in international law firms, I'm unsure how much help they are of.(2) Should I put down my non-law experience when I can put down another law experience instead?I think many firms do say that non-law internships are as important (or even more so) than law internships, but there was one time I got an auto-rejection message saying &quot;some candidates stood out with more relevant work experience&quot;. I'm unsure if the non-law experience dilutes my profile.Thank you and discussions welcomed!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="intllawstudent, post: 123620, member: 18307"] Hi! I see a lot of discussions on [I][U]how[/U] [/I]to write the work experience section but I'm just wondering:- [B](1) [I][U]How many[/U] [/I]work experiences will be optimal? [/B] I see there's no rule of thumb, but I wonder if it's like "less is more" and better be selective and tailor to the firm's specific expertise, or show more experiences to stand out (when everyone is very hard-working and has rich experience) For context, I have experience in vacation schemes, off-cycle law firm internships, and mini-pupillage. But they are all overseas so, outside those in international law firms, I'm unsure how much help they are of. [B] (2) Should I put down my non-law experience when I can put down another law experience instead?[/B] I think many firms do say that non-law internships are as important (or even more so) than law internships, but there was one time I got an auto-rejection message saying "some candidates stood out with more [U]relevant[/U] work experience". I'm unsure if the non-law experience dilutes my profile. Thank you and discussions welcomed! [/QUOTE]

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