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<blockquote data-quote="aspiringlawyer47" data-source="post: 172853" data-attributes="member: 23010"><p>I don’t think this is necessarily true. You don’t <em>need</em> legal experience to be a competitive candidate. Legal experience is advantageous but not compulsory. I remember attending a firm event and a future trainee said the only job she had ever had was as a customer assistant at Sainsbury’s. But there are so many transferable skills in that role. Do things that you enjoy/challenge you. Like sports or taking part in a society as a committee member or playing an instrument or a part time job at a restaurant. Commit it to it and watch yourself grow! And also I agree with what DieHard said about the importance of being a well rounded candidate but you need to be a human first and foremost! Yes you’ve got good grades and legal experience but what about your soft skills? Do you become nasty to others when they make mistakes? These things matter too!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aspiringlawyer47, post: 172853, member: 23010"] I don’t think this is necessarily true. You don’t [I]need[/I] legal experience to be a competitive candidate. Legal experience is advantageous but not compulsory. I remember attending a firm event and a future trainee said the only job she had ever had was as a customer assistant at Sainsbury’s. But there are so many transferable skills in that role. Do things that you enjoy/challenge you. Like sports or taking part in a society as a committee member or playing an instrument or a part time job at a restaurant. Commit it to it and watch yourself grow! And also I agree with what DieHard said about the importance of being a well rounded candidate but you need to be a human first and foremost! Yes you’ve got good grades and legal experience but what about your soft skills? Do you become nasty to others when they make mistakes? These things matter too! [/QUOTE]
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