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<blockquote data-quote="George Maxwell" data-source="post: 95973" data-attributes="member: 17165"><p>Hi [USER=5787]@Romeo[/USER],</p><p></p><p>I completely empathise with you, setting out to do 20+ applications from a standing start sounds awful 😅. It is important to remember that this is not the approach that you need to take, nor is it one that everyone takes who is/was successful. The number of applications you submit is a personal choice so do not feel like you have to write this many!</p><p></p><p>For example, there are quite a few people in my seminar group at BPP (at the City Consortium firms) who submitted less than five applications.</p><p></p><p><em>However, if you do decide to take this approach, here are a few things to remember:</em></p><p></p><p><strong>1.</strong> Try doing applications <strong>little and often</strong>. You still have plenty of time until the majority of applications close (from memory roughly end of January). <em>Don't</em> feel like you need to do all of your applications in one go. Break down the task into manageable chunks and plan when those chunks need to be completed.</p><p></p><p>I generally did an hour at the end of the day and made sure to plan my approach (by using an application tracker). <a href="https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/law-firm-application-tracker-by-tcla-free-resource.4368/" target="_blank">Here</a> is TCLA's application tracker template if that helps!</p><p></p><p><strong>2. </strong>Applications <strong>get easier</strong>.</p><p></p><p>The first few are the hardest because you are not in the habit of doing them! You will be writing (nearly) everything from scratch. Once you have written the first few you can then build on what you have written before.</p><p></p><p>Everyone always told me to write a few applications before attempting those for your top firm(s). Your writing style and reasoning will improve throughout the process. Further to this, you <em>will</em> become clearer about your reasoning during the application process and so it will naturally become clearer as a result.</p><p></p><p><strong>3.</strong> To help with <strong>2.</strong> make sure you<strong> save all your responses to applications before sending them off</strong>.</p><p></p><p><em>This is important because:</em></p><p></p><p><strong>a. </strong><em>Some firms </em>do not let you see your application answers after they are sent(!). Others will allow you to access them, but you have to login to CVmail etc. and remember your password (the number of times I forgot mine!) and navigate their antiquated interface to access them (5/10+ minutes). If you save copies separately you avoid this whole process.</p><p></p><p>You also <em>may</em> be asked about your answers in an interview and it is really important that you are prepared to be challenged on your responses. Save them and revise them prior to interview to refresh your memory.</p><p></p><p><strong>b.</strong> You can use the content of your previous answers to help inspire/save time/iterate on for your future applications. This will save you a LOT of time. It will also provide you with a record of how much your applications have developed (which is hugely satisfying).</p><p></p><p><strong>4. </strong>Try this <strong>procrastination tip</strong>.</p><p></p><p>If you are feeling overwhelmed and sick of writing applications (which is hugely normal), you might procrastinate. It is really easy to procrastinate when you have a far-off goal that you are aiming for that seems pretty unattainable (like writing 20+ applications).</p><p></p><p>Try writing your applications for five minutes. Set a timer. If, after that five minutes, you still hate it and really cannot focus, stop. Then try to do something else for 10/20 minutes and come back to it and try doing five minutes again. For me personally, nine times out of ten I ended up doing an hour because getting started was the hardest part of application writing/preparation.</p><p></p><p><strong>5.</strong> Finally, <strong>here is some great TCLA content</strong> on writing applications that might help inspire those writing so many applications. Hopefully it might help to provide some motivation to those reading this!</p><p></p><p><strong>a.</strong> <a href="https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/why-law-vs-why-commercial-law.892/" target="_blank">General ideas</a> about "why law v commercial law?".</p><p><strong>b.</strong> <a href="https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/interview-advice-sorry-for-another-thread.467/post-1803" target="_blank">How to craft a unique (application) answer</a> (by [USER=1]@Jaysen[/USER]!)</p><p></p><p>I hope that helps Romeo, but do follow up if anything is unclear 🚀</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="George Maxwell, post: 95973, member: 17165"] Hi [USER=5787]@Romeo[/USER], I completely empathise with you, setting out to do 20+ applications from a standing start sounds awful 😅. It is important to remember that this is not the approach that you need to take, nor is it one that everyone takes who is/was successful. The number of applications you submit is a personal choice so do not feel like you have to write this many! For example, there are quite a few people in my seminar group at BPP (at the City Consortium firms) who submitted less than five applications. [I]However, if you do decide to take this approach, here are a few things to remember:[/I] [B]1.[/B] Try doing applications [B]little and often[/B]. You still have plenty of time until the majority of applications close (from memory roughly end of January). [I]Don't[/I] feel like you need to do all of your applications in one go. Break down the task into manageable chunks and plan when those chunks need to be completed. I generally did an hour at the end of the day and made sure to plan my approach (by using an application tracker). [URL='https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/law-firm-application-tracker-by-tcla-free-resource.4368/']Here[/URL] is TCLA's application tracker template if that helps! [B]2. [/B]Applications [B]get easier[/B]. The first few are the hardest because you are not in the habit of doing them! You will be writing (nearly) everything from scratch. Once you have written the first few you can then build on what you have written before. Everyone always told me to write a few applications before attempting those for your top firm(s). Your writing style and reasoning will improve throughout the process. Further to this, you [I]will[/I] become clearer about your reasoning during the application process and so it will naturally become clearer as a result. [B]3.[/B] To help with [B]2.[/B] make sure you[B] save all your responses to applications before sending them off[/B]. [I]This is important because:[/I] [B]a. [/B][I]Some firms [/I]do not let you see your application answers after they are sent(!). Others will allow you to access them, but you have to login to CVmail etc. and remember your password (the number of times I forgot mine!) and navigate their antiquated interface to access them (5/10+ minutes). If you save copies separately you avoid this whole process. You also [I]may[/I] be asked about your answers in an interview and it is really important that you are prepared to be challenged on your responses. Save them and revise them prior to interview to refresh your memory. [B]b.[/B] You can use the content of your previous answers to help inspire/save time/iterate on for your future applications. This will save you a LOT of time. It will also provide you with a record of how much your applications have developed (which is hugely satisfying). [B]4. [/B]Try this [B]procrastination tip[/B]. If you are feeling overwhelmed and sick of writing applications (which is hugely normal), you might procrastinate. It is really easy to procrastinate when you have a far-off goal that you are aiming for that seems pretty unattainable (like writing 20+ applications). Try writing your applications for five minutes. Set a timer. If, after that five minutes, you still hate it and really cannot focus, stop. Then try to do something else for 10/20 minutes and come back to it and try doing five minutes again. For me personally, nine times out of ten I ended up doing an hour because getting started was the hardest part of application writing/preparation. [B]5.[/B] Finally, [B]here is some great TCLA content[/B] on writing applications that might help inspire those writing so many applications. Hopefully it might help to provide some motivation to those reading this! [B]a.[/B] [URL='https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/why-law-vs-why-commercial-law.892/']General ideas[/URL] about "why law v commercial law?". [B]b.[/B] [URL='https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/interview-advice-sorry-for-another-thread.467/post-1803']How to craft a unique (application) answer[/URL] (by [USER=1]@Jaysen[/USER]!) I hope that helps Romeo, but do follow up if anything is unclear 🚀 [/QUOTE]
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