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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DavidJC" data-source="post: 218315" data-attributes="member: 4361">Figured the time is ripe for an update. I have some regrets this week about my time management but I'm sure it'll get easier as I practise writing more and better applications (I can already see some improvements).As of today, I have submitted applications for NRF's WVS, HSF Kramer's WVS, and a Davis Polk Insight Day application.I have plans to apply for the Open/Insight Days at Latham & Watkins, Mayer Brown, Weil, and Cooley next before likely moving onto VS applications only.I've also got the Aspiring Solicitors Commercial Awareness Competition coming up this month so I'm looking forward to that as a separate route to a VS/TC and am aiming to do my best in it! Hopefully nothing will catch me off guard there as I think commercial awareness is the one thing I think I've consistently continued honing through the five year gap since my last application cycle.In terms of online assessments, despite my affinity for games, I'm not the biggest fan of "gamified" assessments, especially a couple of the options offered by Arctic Shores which are used by NRF. I think the Arrows/Directions one is especially egregious in its goal of testing your focus and attention to detail but it flashes you with a "late" "slow" or "wrong" every time you make an error, making it rather counterintuitive, in my opinion. I've taken these tests before when I applied for a role with Rathbones last year and also a paralegal role with NRF back in April. I think the Emotional Recognition test has somehow gotten worse than before as it didn't feel quite as bad the last time I did it.Anyway, I'm planning to complete the HSF Kramer assessment this weekend when I'm more well-rested and also hopefully submit a strong application for Latham's Open Day. then get started on the remaining three.In terms of subsequent applications, I've got Hogan Lovells Lift Off (I think there's nothing to lose here even if they're not exactly my preferred type of firm in terms of intake size and well-known practice areas), Freshfields DTC and A&OS DTC in mind, again noting that none of these really fit my preferred firm criteria but as the MC firms have moved away from application questions to SJTs, I'll happily keep my fingers crossed to see if those work out.It's virtually guaranteed that I'll apply for VSs with the firms whose Open Days I'm applying to (unless something really rubs me the wrong way), and I'll happily include White & Case too cos I think they have a unique offering with a rather large intake size but apparently still keeping the US work culture, and it helps that they're strong in a couple of my key areas of interest (Banking & Finance, Capital Markets).I'll revisit my focus afterwards, but I'm honestly just glad to be done with WVS applications unless something (like having a positive experience with Cleary at the LC Virtual Law Fair) really tickles my fancy.P.S. I dare hope that someday application season won't be so heavily focussed in the autumn along with everything else (PGDL's been challenging so far and pro bono opportunities are finally getting started)</blockquote>

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