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<blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 723" data-attributes="member: 1">Question 6: Is there anything you would have done differently when it comes to the application process?
I didn’t want to go into corporate/commercial law until late into my second year of uni so that left me with little time to prepare and very little confidence (when everyone else seemed to have completed first-year schemes/knew what they were doing etc.). It took me a long time to believe I could get into a good corporate law firm and I spent way too much time being hard on myself.I wish I realised sooner that you can get better at applications/interviews/schemes by practice. That much like learning to play an instrument or working out, it’s going to be tough in the beginning but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible - you can get good at it like any skill. Back then, I had this idea in my head that if I performed poorly in a group exercise or an interview then that was it - I was just bad at those things, rather than thinking it was a good opportunity to learn.And something a bit more concrete: I would have saved applications to certain firms until a bit later after I had some time to practice. That came back to bite me for a few when I couldn’t re-apply in the same cycle despite having a significantly better application. Still, I'm not sure that's always something you can plan.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jaysen, post: 723, member: 1"] [CENTER][B][U]Question 6: Is there anything you would have done differently when it comes to the application process? [/U][/B][/CENTER] I didn’t want to go into corporate/commercial law until late into my second year of uni so that left me with little time to prepare and very little confidence (when everyone else seemed to have completed first-year schemes/knew what they were doing etc.). It took me a long time to believe I could get into a good corporate law firm and I spent way too much time being hard on myself. I wish I realised sooner that you can get better at applications/interviews/schemes by practice. That much like learning to play an instrument or working out, it’s going to be tough in the beginning but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible - you can get good at it like any skill. Back then, I had this idea in my head that if I performed poorly in a group exercise or an interview then that was it - I was just bad at those things, rather than thinking it was a good opportunity to learn. And something a bit more concrete: I would have saved applications to certain firms until a bit later after I had some time to practice. That came back to bite me for a few when I couldn’t re-apply in the same cycle despite having a significantly better application. Still, I'm not sure that's always something you can plan. [/QUOTE]

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