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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alice G" data-source="post: 11731" data-attributes="member: 1160">What I would say is that I don't entirely agree with the second pillar. Though an application may be buoyed by having legal experience to show your commitment, I do not think that lacking it is a hindrance at all. Everyone has to start somewhere in their legal journey and recruiters appreciate that. What you DO need to do, however, is to discuss your other work experience examples in a way that makes them relevant to the law and formulate your own personal narrative as to why you are now pursuing law. I had editorial work and I also worked for a start-up doing their operations and finance - none of which are directly related to law. What I do though is discuss how I have always wanted to pursue a career that is centred around analysis and the written word but that I was disillusioned by the lack of client contact and relationship management in editorial work. I also discuss how I had very early responsibility at the start up which has made me keen to learn more about US firms because of their typically less structured training program. Regardless of your experience, you need to apply it to the law and allow for it to make up your narrative in order to capitalise on those experiences and to really impress people on apps and at interview. What I would suggest if you apply for next year is to go to every event and open day that you can to prove your commitment - that is all I had to do this cycle and to get to the AC stages at a few firms. If you do this and really nail how to leverage your past experience I think you will be on to a winner.</blockquote>

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