Taylor Wessing App

[aspiringlawyer2021]

What is your most significant achievement to date within your academic career? (250 words max)*

- would this include your working career or just at university/school?
- if university/school, could this include society achievements?

 

[Jaysen]

What is your most significant achievement to date within your academic career? (250 words max)*

- would this include your working career or just at university/school?
- if university/school, could this include society achievements?

I'd consider this question to be referring to university/school and achievements within your studies, rather than society achievements. This is especially the case as there is another question on the form for activities outside your academic career.

 

[Lily721]

But what if you don't have any academic achievements? Like getting good grades and doing alright, but nothing that particularly stands that you could write 250 words on....I struggle with this question

 

[Lumree]

Hey @Lily721, I think it helps to think more broadly than grades. That may be a good result but the main bulk of the question is interested in your action (STAR technique). Perhaps you had a tough time with a particular module or a particular essay, where you had to dig a bit harder to get a good grade, even if that wasn't top of your class, dean's commendation or whatever. It's what you did the recruiters are interested in.

 

[Lily721]

Hey @Lily721, I think it helps to think more broadly than grades. That may be a good result but the main bulk of the question is interested in your action (STAR technique). Perhaps you had a tough time with a particular module or a particular essay, where you had to dig a bit harder to get a good grade, even if that wasn't top of your class, dean's commendation or whatever. It's what you did the recruiters are interested in.

Thank you! This definitely makes more sense. Just my mind immediately goes to things like top of the class grades or scholarships and I never looked it that way.

 

[NikkiT]

Does anyone know if the Taylor Wessing deadline is tonight at 11.59 pm or tomorrow at that time?

 

[Guilherme Carvalho]

Does anyone know if the Taylor Wessing deadline is tonight at 11.59 pm or tomorrow at that time?

I am guessing/ hoping that it is tomorrow at 11:59pm as the website just says 11 January 2020. Wouldn't make sense for them to write that then cut applications off before the day actually began! I guess we will see tomorrow.

 

[NikkiT]

I am guessing/ hoping that it is tomorrow at 11:59pm as the website just says 11 January 2020. Wouldn't make sense for them to write that then cut applications off before the day actually began! I guess we will see tomorrow.

Me too but contemplating submitting tonight in case! Are you waiting until tomorrow?

 

[Guilherme Carvalho]

Me too but contemplating submitting tonight in case! Are you waiting until tomorrow?

I'm penultimate year in Scotland so I'm not actually eligible for the vacation scheme but I am applying to the Trailblazing insight day! I should be fine by tonight just finishing up my application and then it'll be ready to go.

 

[NikkiT]

I'm penultimate year in Scotland so I'm not actually eligible for the vacation scheme but I am applying to the Trailblazing insight day! I should be fine by tonight just finishing up my application and then it'll be ready to go.

Are you sure you're not eligible? I did a Scots law degree (have now completed the GDL) but I'm pretty sure you could still do the vacation scheme without it!

 

[Guilherme Carvalho]

Are you sure you're not eligible? I did a Scots law degree (have now completed the GDL) but I'm pretty sure you could still do the vacation scheme without it!

Because I am still in my penultimate year it is unlikely I would be allowed (as I am technically non-law) until my final year. I emailed grad rec but didn't receive a reply so I'm just gonna go ahead and apply to the insight day which at least I know I will be 100% eligible for.