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Olivia Partridge - Top 10 tips for your vacation scheme applications

Olivia Partridge

Acing a vacation scheme application comes with time, effort and a lot of research. With the biggest vacation scheme deadline of the year – 31 January – looming (and many firms having their deadline before this), how are you approaching your applications?

EASY MISTAKES TO AVOID on application forms

LawCareers.Net

Whether you’re making training contract, vacation scheme, law firm or pupillage applications, there are some common application pitfalls that you need to avoid. Doing thorough research, targeting your applications and ensuring that your applications are perfect will put you on the path to success.

When should I apply for a vacation scheme?

I’m a first-year student – what’s a vacation scheme and when should I apply?

Training contract application deadlines!

MyLocker

Sign up to use MyLocker - it's a central applications hub that allows you to store key info (eg, GCSE and A-level results) and copy this information into most AllHires Graduate application forms

How many training contract applications should I make?

"Last year I sent off more than 40 training contract applications but didn’t get one interview. What am I doing wrong?"

How to apply for a training contract: a masterclass

Here’s our four-step training contract application masterclass.

Insights from those on the ground

Meet the Lawyer

Luke Barden de Lacroix

Luke Barden de Lacroix is an associate at Howard Kennedy. Luke talks about his training contract, the work he does now as a commercial dispute resolution lawyer and the biggest opportunity he’s had since qualifying as a solicitor.

Meet the Recruiter

Lucy De St Croix

Lucy De St Croix, graduate recruitment and development officer, provides an inside look into Trowers & Hamlins LLP’s vacation scheme, the firm’s diversity and inclusion initiatives and outlines how candidates can demonstrate commercial awareness in their applications.

Vacation Scheme Insiders

Ashwini Foster

University

The University of Sheffield

Subject

Politics

Started

July 2021

Our tips on researching law firms

How to research law firms when applying for vacation schemes

How to find the right law firm for your career and disability

How to research law firms

Listen - Episode 11: how to research a law firm

How to write your applications

Should I mention other firms on vacation scheme applications?

I'm busy completing applications for spring and summer vacation schemes before the big deadline on 31 January. Can I list placements at other firms that I've got lined up in my applications?

How to include extenuating circumstances in training contract applications

The illness of a close family member during my third year at university really impacted my studies and exam results – how can I explain this in my training contract applications?

Olivia Partridge - More than just careers advice: five things your university’s careers service can help you with

Olivia Partridge

With Freshers’ week now a distant memory, and exams and essay deadlines a looming reality, what can you do to improve your career prospects?

Worried about your interview?

A 26-step guide to training contract applications and interviews

LawCareers.Net’s 10 tips for training contract interviews

How to handle scenario-based questions at training contract interviews

LawCareers.Net’s guide to video interviews

What should I wear to an interview?

Advice for non-law students

Training contract application advice for non-law students

I'm finishing my final year of a non-law degree and haven’t taken a law conversion yet. Is the application process for a vacation scheme or training contract more difficult or different for non-law students?

Olivia Partridge - Five things you can do to get ahead as a non-law student

Olivia Partridge

Non-law students often worry that their degree is an invisible barrier between themselves and the legal profession. This is not true. Here are five things you can do to help you secure your dream job in the legal profession.

Managing rejections and asking for feedback

How should I ask for application feedback?

Listen - Episode 28: work experience, interviews and processing rejection

I wasn’t offered a training contract this summer – what now?

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Here are four areas of knowledge you need to get a training contract

To secure a training contract, you need to familiarise yourself with four areas of knowledge. This will help you understand the profession and the job you hope to do, effectively research a law firm and identify your skills and strengths to demonstrate in applications.

LCN Podcast

Episode 23: application dos and don'ts

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KEY SKILLS you need to put in law firm applications

LawCareers.Net

In this video, we run through the key skills that all law firms are looking for in candidates, and how to demonstrate them on your application form.

Pupillage and mini-pupillage applications

How does the pupillage application process work?

A guide to pupillage interviews

Tips for applying through the Pupillage Gateway

More interview advice

Jessica Carr - Key tips for training contract assessment centres

Jessica Carr

A key stepping stone to securing a training contract can be taking part in an assessment centre. Here are some key tips for success in the most common types of assessment centre task.

VIDEO INTERVIEW dos and dont's

LawCareers.Net

More law firms and employers than ever will be using video interviews to assess candidates. Here are tips of what to do - and what not to do - before and during your video interview.