extracurricular question

[LH06]

Hello,
On a vac scheme application there is a question asking 'provide details of your main extracurricular interests and achievements. how have these helped you to develop the skills you will need as a commercial solicitor?

I am the competition officer for my law society, treasurer for lawyers without borders, and welfare officer for the film society. i am also a peer mentor to first-year students. how do I include these in the question? Besides these, I have not made any real achievements.

 

[Jessica Booker]

Hello,
On a vac scheme application there is a question asking 'provide details of your main extracurricular interests and achievements. how have these helped you to develop the skills you will need as a commercial solicitor?

I am the competition officer for my law society, treasurer for lawyers without borders, and welfare officer for the film society. i am also a peer mentor to first-year students. how do I include these in the question? Besides these, I have not made any real achievements.

That’s a lot of different things to include and they are great evidence for this question. Break down the skills you feel you have developed from these experiences that are transferable to a career in law and then evidence that with specifics of your responsbilities or achievements within each role to back up the claim of those skills.