Hiya!
I think
@Jessica Booker and
@Amma Usman would have more to say, but hoping this helps before they come back to you.
I think it's difficult to say exactly how you should change your application without seeing it, but it might help to take a step back and critically assess a few key areas. Ask yourself whether your answers to the application questions were effectively tailored to the firm. If not, I'd recommend having a think about how you can make them more specific. If the questions are motivational, I'd have a think about whether your motivations have been clearly articulated and how well you've aligned your experiences with the firm's major practice areas. Another section you should comb through is your work experience section. Have you clearly highlighted the tasks you handled, any achievements, and the skills you relied on? Sometimes, small tweaks in how you present your experience can help get the application through the initial stage.
Since you have time before the deadline, I'd encourage you to find someone who could possibly offer you a second opinion. Someone from your university’s careers service or even a fellow applicant here at TCLA could provide some insight. There's also TCLA's application review service, if you feel like you need someone to really carefully review what can be done to improve. Given that you feel your answers are strong but aren't sure what to change, I think this sort of external feedback could help you identify areas for improvement (particularly in ways that that aren’t immediately obvious to you). Best of luck with the application!
