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<blockquote data-quote="Andrei Radu" data-source="post: 190745" data-attributes="member: 36777">1. Word limit: there's no absolute figures to cite here, but for me think the &quot;acceptable&quot; word count range would be anywhere from 400-500 to 1000-1200 for the personal statement and anywhere from around 200 to 600 for the hobbies section. Ultimately, what matters here is (i) extracting as much value from the application form answers as possible by explaining as many of your impressive experiences and achievements is sufficient depth; while also (ii) ensuring you are not overloading the answers with so much information that it makes it difficult to navigate and makes individual points less impactful; and (iii) ensuring you write in as concise and to-the-point manner as if you had restrictive word limits. As long as you respect all three requirements, your answer will be fine regardless of how many words you end up writing. The aforementioned ranges are simply what I think is the case for most answers that observe these criteria, but I am in no way affirming that in individual circumstances it would not be possible to so while writing more/less than suggested.2. How to structure the personal statement: unless you have the time to reach out to graduate recruitment or other people from the firm, it may be difficult to find out exactly what the firm wants from a personal statement. In this situation, my approach has always been to err on the side of caution and try to do more rather than less. Thus, the way I would structure it is like a cover letter (but without the letter formalities and perhaps more of a focus on your journey): 1. Why commercial law; 2. Why the firm; 3.Why you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andrei Radu, post: 190745, member: 36777"] 1. [B]Word limit:[/B] there's no absolute figures to cite here, but for me think the "acceptable" word count range would be anywhere from 400-500 to 1000-1200 for the personal statement and anywhere from around 200 to 600 for the hobbies section. Ultimately, what matters here is (i) extracting as much value from the application form answers as possible by explaining as many of your impressive experiences and achievements is sufficient depth; while also (ii) ensuring you are not overloading the answers with so much information that it makes it difficult to navigate and makes individual points less impactful; and (iii) ensuring you write in as concise and to-the-point manner as if you had restrictive word limits. As long as you respect all three requirements, your answer will be fine regardless of how many words you end up writing. The aforementioned ranges are simply what I think is the case for most answers that observe these criteria, but I am in no way affirming that in individual circumstances it would not be possible to so while writing more/less than suggested. 2. [B]How to structure the personal statement:[/B] unless you have the time to reach out to graduate recruitment or other people from the firm, it may be difficult to find out exactly what the firm wants from a personal statement. In this situation, my approach has always been to err on the side of caution and try to do more rather than less. Thus, the way I would structure it is like a cover letter (but without the letter formalities and perhaps more of a focus on your journey): 1. Why commercial law; 2. Why the firm; 3.Why you. [/QUOTE]

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