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Preferred practice area - first or last seat?
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<blockquote data-quote="George Maxwell" data-source="post: 93308" data-attributes="member: 17165"><p>Hi [USER=5277]@Breeg345[/USER],</p><p></p><p>So my thoughts on this differ slightly from Jessica. I will caveat this by saying this is purely a. the approach <em>I </em>would take and b. what I was told during my vacation schemes. </p><p></p><p>I have been told that it is not a good idea to list your first preference seat first. This is primarily because you are new to the firm, and are not in the best position to impress (i.e., you are likely to make mistakes etc.). In addition, different firms have different approaches here (for example, I have been told that A&O use an algorithm, whereas first seat trainees at other firms do not get to express a preference for their first seat). However, often firms will try to weight the preferences of 3rd/4th seaters over those earlier in their TC. Again, this will very much depend on the firm.</p><p></p><p>The approach that I would take is:</p><p></p><p>1. To reach out to trainees (or associates) on LinkedIn or elsewhere. Ask what approach they took and what they would recommend taking. </p><p>2. Ask GR what their policy is about weighting trainee preferences. This may also be available in the firm literature that you have been given etc.</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps 😇</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="George Maxwell, post: 93308, member: 17165"] Hi [USER=5277]@Breeg345[/USER], So my thoughts on this differ slightly from Jessica. I will caveat this by saying this is purely a. the approach [I]I [/I]would take and b. what I was told during my vacation schemes. I have been told that it is not a good idea to list your first preference seat first. This is primarily because you are new to the firm, and are not in the best position to impress (i.e., you are likely to make mistakes etc.). In addition, different firms have different approaches here (for example, I have been told that A&O use an algorithm, whereas first seat trainees at other firms do not get to express a preference for their first seat). However, often firms will try to weight the preferences of 3rd/4th seaters over those earlier in their TC. Again, this will very much depend on the firm. The approach that I would take is: 1. To reach out to trainees (or associates) on LinkedIn or elsewhere. Ask what approach they took and what they would recommend taking. 2. Ask GR what their policy is about weighting trainee preferences. This may also be available in the firm literature that you have been given etc. Hope that helps 😇 [/QUOTE]
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