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<blockquote data-quote="RB" data-source="post: 31248" data-attributes="member: 6107">Hi everyone! Just in preparation for the upcoming cycle of VS/TC's, I've just been doing some research into which law firms I'd potentially want to apply to. I know that a lot of law firms put a lot of emphasis on applicants knowing the strengths of the firm you're applying to, and in my experience, they ask what other law firms you've applied to. So for this cycle, I'm just making sure that the law firms that I've applied to are similar (ish) in terms of their practice areas and global reach - does anyone know if this is the right approach to take in choosing which law firms to apply to? I'm interested in practicing corporate law but I do want to train at a firm with a broad practice just so I don't pigeonhole myself into a practice area early on. Of course, culture and training and retention rates, etc are things I'm bearing in mind but I wanted to ask if the law firms that I'm thinking of applying to below seem kind of or somewhat streamlined? 1. Hogan Lovells2. Allen &amp; Overy 3. Linklaters 4. Ashurst 5. Norton Rose Fulbright6. Baker Mckenzie 7. Simmons &amp; SimmonsI've also been thinking about applying to smaller, mid-sized firms where competition is not as strong, but again I'm not sure if this is the right approach to take since competition for TC's in general are fierce. I was thinking about the below where practice areas are slightly more specialised/niche but still have a broad practice: 1. Stephenson Harwood2. Addleshaw Goddard3. Eversheds4. Pinsent MasonsThanks in advance!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RB, post: 31248, member: 6107"] Hi everyone! Just in preparation for the upcoming cycle of VS/TC's, I've just been doing some research into which law firms I'd potentially want to apply to. I know that a lot of law firms put a lot of emphasis on applicants knowing the strengths of the firm you're applying to, and in my experience, they ask what other law firms you've applied to. So for this cycle, I'm just making sure that the law firms that I've applied to are similar (ish) in terms of their practice areas and global reach - does anyone know if this is the right approach to take in choosing which law firms to apply to? I'm interested in practicing corporate law but I do want to train at a firm with a broad practice just so I don't pigeonhole myself into a practice area early on. Of course, culture and training and retention rates, etc are things I'm bearing in mind but I wanted to ask if the law firms that I'm thinking of applying to below seem kind of or somewhat streamlined? 1. Hogan Lovells 2. Allen & Overy 3. Linklaters 4. Ashurst 5. Norton Rose Fulbright 6. Baker Mckenzie 7. Simmons & Simmons I've also been thinking about applying to smaller, mid-sized firms where competition is not as strong, but again I'm not sure if this is the right approach to take since competition for TC's in general are fierce. I was thinking about the below where practice areas are slightly more specialised/niche but still have a broad practice: 1. Stephenson Harwood 2. Addleshaw Goddard 3. Eversheds 4. Pinsent Masons Thanks in advance! [/QUOTE]

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