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<blockquote data-quote="am98" data-source="post: 92842" data-attributes="member: 9698"><p>Long story short, I am applying for the spring vac scheme at Baker McKenzie. I have slowly built my relationship with the firm in the past year (attending law fairs, speaking to trainees, virtual work experience, attending the open day, etc.). I am ready to submit my application--however, there is one last-minute question about a section on the application. Under work experience, there is another section that says</p><p></p><p> "<strong>Please list other work experience </strong>or career events you have attended (this can include open days). Outline Details/Responsibilities if required (500 words max)).</p><p></p><p>I wrote about all of the law fairs I've attended, the open day, any virtual work experiences, etc. however, how much detail should I give? Do I need to write in prose about what I learnt/how it lead me to a career in commercial law/how it lead me to Baker McKenzie? Or should I keep this concise? I mentioned most of this stuff in the actual application questions anyway, so I don't want to repeat myself. </p><p></p><p>Also, there's only a limited number of work experiences to enter. There isn't an "add work experience" button to add. I have one more work experience I could add, it was from when I worked at a cafe this past summer. I didn't want to necessarily leave it off of the application because I did talk about key actions/tasks/skills I learnt from the experience (plus, I know law firms are always saying include ALL of your work experiences). </p><p></p><p>Sorry for the long-winded post, I didn't want to leave my application to the last minute and I had it mostly ready 2 weeks ago, but I just needed time to proofread/fix errors and then came to this surprise entry! </p><p></p><p>Should I leave the cafe work experience off and talk more about the virtual workshops/internships/open day etc. I attended, or remove some of the extra info and add in the cafe work experience?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="am98, post: 92842, member: 9698"] Long story short, I am applying for the spring vac scheme at Baker McKenzie. I have slowly built my relationship with the firm in the past year (attending law fairs, speaking to trainees, virtual work experience, attending the open day, etc.). I am ready to submit my application--however, there is one last-minute question about a section on the application. Under work experience, there is another section that says "[B]Please list other work experience [/B]or career events you have attended (this can include open days). Outline Details/Responsibilities if required (500 words max)). I wrote about all of the law fairs I've attended, the open day, any virtual work experiences, etc. however, how much detail should I give? Do I need to write in prose about what I learnt/how it lead me to a career in commercial law/how it lead me to Baker McKenzie? Or should I keep this concise? I mentioned most of this stuff in the actual application questions anyway, so I don't want to repeat myself. Also, there's only a limited number of work experiences to enter. There isn't an "add work experience" button to add. I have one more work experience I could add, it was from when I worked at a cafe this past summer. I didn't want to necessarily leave it off of the application because I did talk about key actions/tasks/skills I learnt from the experience (plus, I know law firms are always saying include ALL of your work experiences). Sorry for the long-winded post, I didn't want to leave my application to the last minute and I had it mostly ready 2 weeks ago, but I just needed time to proofread/fix errors and then came to this surprise entry! Should I leave the cafe work experience off and talk more about the virtual workshops/internships/open day etc. I attended, or remove some of the extra info and add in the cafe work experience? [/QUOTE]
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