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When should I apply for vac schemes?

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I am a non-law student in my second year studying history. Should I apply to vacation schemes this year or in my final year (next year)?

Different firms will have different eligibility criteria. Some will be your penultimate year, others will be your final year.

Go to your uni law careers fair and find out which firm is which, and then apply both years.
 
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