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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TCPending2027" data-source="post: 215781" data-attributes="member: 41776">Hi JasmineM9!I totally get what you mean! It feels tricky to draft Open Day applications because you may not necessarily know much about the firm yet. I don't think there is necessarily a rule of thumb in terms of structure, and many different approaches could work well.I think either of your approaches would work well for an Open Day application. Whilst firms are not likely to expect you to link your motivations back to your own experiences, especially if you are at the start of your university/legal career, it would be a strength to your application if you can! Previously, I have linked my own interests and hobbies to express my motivations for an open day. For example, I am particularly interested in transport systems in the UK in my spare time, and I expressed this in my application for an Open Day at Stephenson Harwood (as they work in the rail sector). I think the most important thing is showing a genuine motivation, and why that firm in particular interests you (i.e. culture, practice areas, clients, training structure). You can discuss these aspects when you are explaining what you would like to gain/learn from the Open Day, as you mentioned!A simple structure that I would usually use could be:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Introduction - why are you applying for an Open Day (i.e. you want to learn more about Firm X's sector focus in Y).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Why this firm - I'd write a few points about the aspects of the firm that interest you (i.e. its strengths in a particular area, or the culture).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What you hope to learn - I'd tie this back to the 'Why this firm' (i.e. "I hope to speak to a trainee in X department and learn more about the typical tasks that a trainee would complete).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Personal link - if you can, link it back to your own studies/experiences or career aspirations (i.e. I studied IP law at university, and this sparked an interest in this area).</li> </ul>I think the approach that you mentioned would work really well, as long as you can back up your motivations for the particular firm. I appreciate that sometimes the word count is not very high, so some aspects of the above structure can be tweaked, but the main thing is what you hope to gain from the Open Day! Wishing you the best of luck <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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