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there are already loads of super helpful threads to guide you through the last few days of soul-destroying awfulness that is pupillage application time of year.
but this one has cake.
and is only 5 tweets.
(usual caveats apply)
but this one has cake.
and is only 5 tweets.
(usual caveats apply)
1. if you’ve followed me for more than a minute, you know i’m gonna say: “is this the place for me?” is at least as important as, “am i the person for them?”
that doesn’t mean lower your expectations. it means where do you *want* to start an amazing journey?
that doesn’t mean lower your expectations. it means where do you *want* to start an amazing journey?
2. your application *is* the SKELETON ARGUMENT for YOUR OWN AWESOME SELF. that means:
- concise, structured, proof-read, evidenced submissions, addressing the selection criteria.
- be the best presented version of you, but be you.
- concise, structured, proof-read, evidenced submissions, addressing the selection criteria.
- be the best presented version of you, but be you.
3. covid drove a train through many of the usual opportunities for legal experience so look to work/life situations where you flexed your advocate muscles (e.g. for a relative/neighbour/fellow student or that time you saved Christmas by persuading your manager to buy in turkeys).
4. provide tangible examples - don’t say you’re a conscientious baker & everyone thinks your cakes are generically moist & delicious. explain the reason your sponge is so fluffy is because you whisked it for 45minutes. by hand. with the antique whisk from your grandmother.
5. "why us?" shouldn't induce
if you paid attention to 1.
the internet provides a wealth of information (e.g. news & events, members’ achievements, wellbeing & diversity policies, internal training) that reveals the culture & personality of chambers. research. be interested.
if you paid attention to 1. the internet provides a wealth of information (e.g. news & events, members’ achievements, wellbeing & diversity policies, internal training) that reveals the culture & personality of chambers. research. be interested.
okay, that's your lot.
crack on!
... well, maybe after a cuppa & a bite of cake.
crack on!
... well, maybe after a cuppa & a bite of cake.
