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Nope not yet!
I know many applicants are hearing back from the Slaughter and May Winter Workshops though
If our exams clash with a vac scheme then I’m guessing there’s no way out of it? I have an interview for a spring vac scheme but I think the internship clashes with my exams in April...I'll be at BPP and their Easter holidays line up nicely with some (although not all) of the spring vac schemes
Congrats on the interview! Which firm is it for?If our exams clash with a vac scheme then I’m guessing there’s no way out of it? I have an interview for a spring vac scheme but I think the internship clashes with my exams in April...
I am in the process of completing the Baker McKenzie application and I'm finding there are a lot of overlaps between my explanation of my work experiences and my answers to their application questions.
For example in response to their accomplishments question, I've outlined that I am proud of the excellent feedback I received during an internship, which I also mentioned when discussing the internship in the work experience section. Should I cut these overlaps out or are they ok?
Thank you!Keep the work experience section factual and focused on what you did. Focus the competency question on the feedback
For questions such as 'What important rewards do you expect in your career at X'; 'What do you hope to get out of a career at X' is anyone able to give any pointers.
Obviously for lots of people it will be making partner etc, but not sure if that's personal/unique enough!
Thanks
Hi, @Jessica Booker
I'm doing a cover letter for a paralegal role, in your opinion what would be the best line spacing, margins and font size? Sorry if this has been answered before. I'm very confused as different careers websites say different things, with one stating that all margins should be 1, I think this is too narrow, so I'm not sure? Thank you for your help!
Hi, @Jessica Booker
I'm doing a cover letter for a paralegal role, in your opinion what would be the best line spacing, margins and font size? Sorry if this has been answered before. I'm very confused as different careers websites say different things, with one stating that all margins should be 1, I think this is too narrow, so I'm not sure? Thank you for your help!
I seriously wonder about those questions as well. When you're applying for a TC, you're still so early in your (legal) career that it's hard to know what it is you look forward to the most. I'd imagine most people either have vague ideas of wanting to make partner or moving in-house / elsewhere (which at any rate I don't expect you should really be mentioning to a firm, at least not at such an early stage), but beyond that? I don't know, I'd also really appreciate someone's input on how they approach these types of questions.For questions such as 'What important rewards do you expect in your career at X'; 'What do you hope to get out of a career at X' is anyone able to give any pointers.
Obviously for lots of people it will be making partner etc, but not sure if that's personal/unique enough!
Thanks
I seriously wonder about those questions as well. When you're applying for a TC, you're still so early in your (legal) career that it's hard to know what it is you look forward to the most. I'd imagine most people either have vague ideas of wanting to make partner or moving in-house / elsewhere (which at any rate I don't expect you should really be mentioning to a firm, at least not at such an early stage), but beyond that? I don't know, I'd also really appreciate someone's input on how they approach these types of questions.
Client interaction? Exposure to international jurisdictions? Secondments? Top-quality training?For questions such as 'What important rewards do you expect in your career at X'; 'What do you hope to get out of a career at X' is anyone able to give any pointers.
Obviously for lots of people it will be making partner etc, but not sure if that's personal/unique enough!
Thanks