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<blockquote data-quote="Andrei Radu" data-source="post: 183450" data-attributes="member: 36777">I'm very glad to hear the response was helpful! I agree that you should try to expand on your previous commercial experiences as much as possible. While it will be helpful to show your renewed interest in commercial law by doing some virtual work experiences, I don't think that should be your priority. Since you will have limited time because of your full-time job, I think your focus should be on researching firms and writing great applications. If you can also complete 1-2 virtual internships and attend a few firm events, that's great - but I would not prioritize that more than the applications themselves. Also, while your internship and vacation scheme experience might pale in comparison to your extended work experience in other fields, they will still set you apart from the majority of other candidates. Having a previous VS and a TC offer will definitely make any recruiter take your application a lot more seriously, as it demonstrates that you were good enough to pass through all the stages of a very competitive process. A final point in terms of interview preparation: if I were in your place, I would focus a lot on finding a very convincing answer as to why you didn't accept the TC offer after that vac scheme experience and why you are once again pursuing a commercial law career now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andrei Radu, post: 183450, member: 36777"] I'm very glad to hear the response was helpful! I agree that you should try to expand on your previous commercial experiences as much as possible. While it will be helpful to show your renewed interest in commercial law by doing some virtual work experiences, I don't think that should be your priority. Since you will have limited time because of your full-time job, I think your focus should be on researching firms and writing great applications. If you can also complete 1-2 virtual internships and attend a few firm events, that's great - but I would not prioritize that more than the applications themselves. Also, while your internship and vacation scheme experience might pale in comparison to your extended work experience in other fields, they will still set you apart from the majority of other candidates. Having a previous VS and a TC offer will definitely make any recruiter take your application a lot more seriously, as it demonstrates that you were good enough to pass through all the stages of a very competitive process. A final point in terms of interview preparation: if I were in your place, I would focus a lot on finding a very convincing answer as to why you didn't accept the TC offer after that vac scheme experience and why you are once again pursuing a commercial law career now. [/QUOTE]

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