Reality check - time
updated on 23 November 2012
An awareness of the pressures of time is crucial if you are to succeed; you must give the requisite amount of time (ie, lots of it) to your future career. You must spend time researching the firms/chambers that you like; planning how to get work experience; and filling out, refining, checking (and having someone else check) your application forms. Start early, have a schedule and be strict with yourself. Check and re-check the deadlines for vacation scheme, mini-pupillage, pupillage and training contract applications from a firm's or chambers’ website, and always aim to submit long before the closing date. Last minute, rushed efforts are almost worse than no effort at all. You will have to manage your time effectively throughout a legal career, so start now.
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