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- Willkie – Deadline: 10 December 2025 at midday (Opens 1 September 2025)
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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andrei Radu" data-source="post: 208712" data-attributes="member: 36777">I think unfortunately you can only prepare to quite a limited extent. I remember I was also initially quite stressed out by the fact that I did not feel I was doing 'enough' to be able to actually convert very competitive VSs. However, in retrospect this was not really an issue, and I also do not think there was much more I could have done to prepare without approaching a point of diminishing returns. But to return to your question, I can think of four main things to do before your first VS:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Keep up to date (even more than usual) with commercial awareness and firm-related news/developments. I particularly aimed to ascertain (a) if there were any gaps in my knowledge in either regard; and (ii) if there are any aspects where I can sensibly research more to then have an opportunity to show off detailed knowledge.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Brush up on your application essays, CV, and interviewing skills. You do not want to end up having forgotten important content points or being less articulate than in the VS interview.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Research in a lot more depth the work junior lawyers do (and just the general inner workings of) the practice areas you will be sitting in (here I recommend the Practical Law/Westlaw introductory guides) - this was extremely helpful in enabling me to deliver better on my tasks.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Reach out to current/future trainees or ex vacation schemers for insights. </li> </ol></blockquote>

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