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<blockquote data-quote="InterestInPublicLaw" data-source="post: 213485" data-attributes="member: 33798"><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Hi everyone, I’m drafting my response to this Devonshires Direct TC question and would really appreciate some insights:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><strong>“Which areas of law interest you the most and why? Which areas do you find the least appealing and why? Please provide two examples for each question.”</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">I don’t really struggle to talk about the areas I am interested in, but I’m less sure how to handle the “least appealing” part without sounding negative. In particular:</span></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><strong>What are employers looking for</strong> when they ask “least appealing”? Self‑awareness, Strengths, or are they truly looking at what your interests lie?</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><strong>How can I turn a “dislike” into a positive story</strong> that showcases my strengths, competencies and openness to varied work?</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><strong>What would you think about mentioning practice areas that Devonshires practise in?</strong></span></span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">For example, I’m considering:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><strong>Corporate law</strong></span></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">I find the repetitive review of lengthy financial documents, reading technical financial & corporate information every day, and unpredictable long‑hour deadlines less engaging.</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">This view was formed after my paralegal experience in investment funds, and hearing my friends’ high stress at work in Corporate. Although I’m comfortable with complex documentation, I found the nature of the work quite dry and lacking a lot of opportunities to communicate with a range of clients—it often felt limited to email and phone contact.</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">I’m mindful that Devonshires are Band 1 for social housing finance—one of their corporate sub-areas, so I’m not sure if I should mention Corporate.</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><strong>I’ve thought about whether to mention my funds experience directly, since Devonshires don’t practise in that area—though they do have a financial regulation team. Think it would be better?</strong></span></span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><strong>Residential conveyancing</strong></span></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Having completed SQE1, I found it l<span style="font-family: 'arial'">ess appealing because it feels highly standardised and repetitive. I prefer roles with broader impact and creative problem‑solving opportunities. I worry it wouldn’t give me the level of creative problem‑solving or broad strategic impact I’ve enjoyed in other areas.</span></span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Devonshires do residential conveyancing but it’s not ranked.</span></span></span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Any tips appreciated? Also worried that my answers on less appealing areas could sound subjective, and not well-thought out!</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InterestInPublicLaw, post: 213485, member: 33798"] [SIZE=4][FONT=arial]Hi everyone, I’m drafting my response to this Devonshires Direct TC question and would really appreciate some insights: [B]“Which areas of law interest you the most and why? Which areas do you find the least appealing and why? Please provide two examples for each question.”[/B] I don’t really struggle to talk about the areas I am interested in, but I’m less sure how to handle the “least appealing” part without sounding negative. In particular:[/FONT][/SIZE] [LIST] [*][SIZE=4][FONT=arial][B]What are employers looking for[/B] when they ask “least appealing”? Self‑awareness, Strengths, or are they truly looking at what your interests lie?[/FONT][/SIZE] [*][SIZE=4][FONT=arial][B]How can I turn a “dislike” into a positive story[/B] that showcases my strengths, competencies and openness to varied work?[/FONT][/SIZE] [*][SIZE=4][FONT=arial][B]What would you think about mentioning practice areas that Devonshires practise in?[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [/LIST] [SIZE=4][FONT=arial]For example, I’m considering: [B]Corporate law[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [LIST] [*][SIZE=4][FONT=arial]I find the repetitive review of lengthy financial documents, reading technical financial & corporate information every day, and unpredictable long‑hour deadlines less engaging.[/FONT][/SIZE] [*][SIZE=4][FONT=arial]This view was formed after my paralegal experience in investment funds, and hearing my friends’ high stress at work in Corporate. Although I’m comfortable with complex documentation, I found the nature of the work quite dry and lacking a lot of opportunities to communicate with a range of clients—it often felt limited to email and phone contact.[/FONT][/SIZE] [*][SIZE=4][FONT=arial]I’m mindful that Devonshires are Band 1 for social housing finance—one of their corporate sub-areas, so I’m not sure if I should mention Corporate.[/FONT][/SIZE] [*][SIZE=4][FONT=arial][B]I’ve thought about whether to mention my funds experience directly, since Devonshires don’t practise in that area—though they do have a financial regulation team. Think it would be better?[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [/LIST] [SIZE=4][FONT=arial][B]Residential conveyancing[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [LIST] [*][SIZE=4][FONT=arial]Having completed SQE1, I found it l[FONT=arial]ess appealing because it feels highly standardised and repetitive. I prefer roles with broader impact and creative problem‑solving opportunities. I worry it wouldn’t give me the level of creative problem‑solving or broad strategic impact I’ve enjoyed in other areas.[/FONT][/FONT][/SIZE] [*][SIZE=4][FONT=arial][FONT=arial]Devonshires do residential conveyancing but it’s not ranked.[/FONT][/FONT][/SIZE] [/LIST] [SIZE=4][FONT=arial] Any tips appreciated? Also worried that my answers on less appealing areas could sound subjective, and not well-thought out![/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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