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<blockquote data-quote="Andrei Radu" data-source="post: 206217" data-attributes="member: 36777"><p>Hi [USER=38545]@lawstudent2[/USER] to boost your CV and general experiences, consider the following:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Apply to/reach out to any smaller/local law firms and practitioners</strong> to see if there is any opportunity for an internship, paralegal, or shadowing work experience available. Browsing LinkedIn and sending emails, texts, and having cold calls for this purpose can definitely be a time-consuming enterprise, and there is no guarantee of success, but I have seen multiple people manage to do it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Complete Forage Virtual Work Experiences:</strong> this is one of the easiest way to prove interest in a given firm, a practice area, and to simultaneously improve your commercial awareness. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Attend online firm events</strong>: even though events in the summer are a lot more rare than during the normal cycle, a number of smaller firms will still host them, particularly around late July/start of August. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Complete online commercial law/business-related courses: </strong>platforms like edX and Coursera offer low-priced courses that can really improve your commercial awareness and can then be referenced in an application or interview. </li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andrei Radu, post: 206217, member: 36777"] Hi [USER=38545]@lawstudent2[/USER] to boost your CV and general experiences, consider the following: [LIST] [*][B]Apply to/reach out to any smaller/local law firms and practitioners[/B] to see if there is any opportunity for an internship, paralegal, or shadowing work experience available. Browsing LinkedIn and sending emails, texts, and having cold calls for this purpose can definitely be a time-consuming enterprise, and there is no guarantee of success, but I have seen multiple people manage to do it. [*][B]Complete Forage Virtual Work Experiences:[/B] this is one of the easiest way to prove interest in a given firm, a practice area, and to simultaneously improve your commercial awareness. [*][B]Attend online firm events[/B]: even though events in the summer are a lot more rare than during the normal cycle, a number of smaller firms will still host them, particularly around late July/start of August. [*][B]Complete online commercial law/business-related courses: [/B]platforms like edX and Coursera offer low-priced courses that can really improve your commercial awareness and can then be referenced in an application or interview. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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