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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Amma Usman" data-source="post: 217111" data-attributes="member: 36740">Hiya!To be honest, you don't really need to bother too much about this. Generally speaking, attending open days and online events certainly do help your applications all round, as they give you an insight into the industry at large, and some specifics of the firm itself. However, a lot of it may be similar across firms such that key differences may only be spotted across areas such as application processes, and niche practices, for example. Another example - if you attend an open day at a transactional-focused law firm, and you found you were interested in that side due to that experience, then you could easily reference that in an application to another transactional-focused law firm you may be interested in as well. The point I am trying to make is that you don't need to specifically attend a designated open day for the firm you are applying to. Transferrable skills can also be thought of as transferrable experiences, in this light. That said, if you are strongly interested in a particular firm and soooo keen to train there, then by all means apply to their events! Just be aware that grad rec will look at more than that, and the time spent attending a heavy load of events could be spent perfecting other key skills - such as case study or interview preparedness. Another tip to stand out in open day applications is to understand that they differ to vac scheme and TC applications - you need to highlight more of what you will gain from that experience, rather than what you know already. This could include highlighting any skills or knowledge gaps which you know the open day can fill for XYZ reasons.Hope this helps.</blockquote>

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