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My advice would be to try and pick something outside of your degree. Your degree subject is kind of a safe option and something they will expect you to be able to talk about. It would be more interesting to see what else there is about you rather than just your degree. Try to think of something that shows a different dimension to you.
I did close to maybe ~30 apps since september? I ranked firms in order of priority to me and spent the most time on those and the others were more churned out but i found that once i nailed down answers to the key questions that come up often (why commercial law/recent news story etc) and found a general format for why this firm/cover letters that worked for me, apps took less time because i was able to adapt my answers relatively easily.
Hi, I'm not entirely sure as I am a graduate and that wouldn't apply to me. All I know is that I applied May 2020 and am yet to hear back as they are reviewing them still apparantly which is .. frustrating.
It is really annoying like I have given up on Travers because I have attended over 10 events with them since 2019 and I applied in early December if you get what I am saying then you will understand my frustration.
received 1 AC last year and 9 ACs this year whilst doing the same number of apps. Contribute 100% of my success to this forum and TCLA Premium hahahahah can't recommend it enough!
It seems obvious but I made an effort to relate everything back to me! In my previous apps, I really only listed impressive aspects about the firm. Its so important to expand on why the firm's high-profile clients, sectoral focus, small/large teams, on-the-job/structured training will mean for your development and satisfaction at work. If you mention a deal, which I often do, make sure to explain what that reflects of the wider firm and what kind of opportunities that will provide you with.
Same! Exciting! M
