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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Saloman_Dormeus" data-source="post: 229032" data-attributes="member: 43458">Hi Ilikelaw, Don't worry, it is Not a silly question at all – this is actually a really sensible thing to be thinking about, and it comes up a lot with many other firms wording. If I were you, I wouldn’t move the legal clinic experience out of the work experience section if it’s already there. Advising in a university legal clinic is very clearly work-experience-type content, and Cooley will expect to see it there. Moving it risks making the work experience section look thinner, and it can also feel a bit like you’re forcing it to fit a different box just because it’s strong. That said, yes – legal clinic absolutely does count as a position of responsibility. You’re dealing with real clients, managing confidentiality, giving advice under supervision, and often taking ownership of matters. That’s exactly the sort of responsibility firms like  value. The key thing here is not repetition, but how you decide to angle it. What I would do is: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Keep the legal clinic in the work experience section, where you focus on what you did and what you learned. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In this “interests/activities/positions of responsibility” question, you can briefly reference it from a responsibility/skills angle, but without rehashing the same description. </li> </ul> For example, instead of explaining the clinic again, you might say something like: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">taking responsibility for client interviews, </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">managing competing deadlines, </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">exercising judgement in advising clients, </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">being accountable for the quality of your work. </li> </ul> That way, you’re adding new information, not repeating yourself. On your other point, I agree with your instinct not to use Year 11 positions – four years on, may certainly to feel a bit juvenile at this stage. I hope this helps! Feel free to DM me for anything relating to this.</blockquote>

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