Recruitment
Application Sample Bundle
Application Sample Bundle
Many aspiring lawyers never see what a successful application actually looks like.
They’re told to “be commercial”, “show motivation”, and “stand out”, but rarely shown how those things look on the page.
Last year, Dylan Anton (Future Trainee Solicitor at Clifford Chance) applied to 40 vacation schemes, after applying to 20 first-year schemes the year before. Multiple applications passed the initial written stage across both cycles.
In this bundle, Dylan has selected 5 real application answers from firms including HSF, Taylor Wessing, Perkins Coie, Fieldfisher, and Orrick.
Each sample includes the original question, a sample answer, and a short explanation of what worked and why.
You’ll see how strong candidates:
Use deals and firm research effectively
Structure answers clearly under word limits
Link personal experience to practice areas
Avoid generic phrasing while staying concise
This resource is designed to help you reverse-engineer what recruiters actually reward, so you can apply the same principles to your own applications.
Whether you’re applying for vacation schemes, first-year schemes, or training contracts, this bundle gives you practical insight you won’t get from generic advice.
Many aspiring lawyers never see what a successful application actually looks like.
They’re told to “be commercial”, “show motivation”, and “stand out”, but rarely shown how those things look on the page.
Last year, Dylan Anton (Future Trainee Solicitor at Clifford Chance) applied to 40 vacation schemes, after applying to 20 first-year schemes the year before. Multiple applications passed the initial written stage across both cycles.
In this bundle, Dylan has selected 5 real application answers from firms including HSF, Taylor Wessing, Perkins Coie, Fieldfisher, and Orrick.
Each sample includes the original question, a sample answer, and a short explanation of what worked and why.
You’ll see how strong candidates:
Use deals and firm research effectively
Structure answers clearly under word limits
Link personal experience to practice areas
Avoid generic phrasing while staying concise
This resource is designed to help you reverse-engineer what recruiters actually reward, so you can apply the same principles to your own applications.
Whether you’re applying for vacation schemes, first-year schemes, or training contracts, this bundle gives you practical insight you won’t get from generic advice.
Many aspiring lawyers never see what a successful application actually looks like.
They’re told to “be commercial”, “show motivation”, and “stand out”, but rarely shown how those things look on the page.
Last year, Dylan Anton (Future Trainee Solicitor at Clifford Chance) applied to 40 vacation schemes, after applying to 20 first-year schemes the year before. Multiple applications passed the initial written stage across both cycles.
In this bundle, Dylan has selected 5 real application answers from firms including HSF, Taylor Wessing, Perkins Coie, Fieldfisher, and Orrick.
Each sample includes the original question, a sample answer, and a short explanation of what worked and why.
You’ll see how strong candidates:
Use deals and firm research effectively
Structure answers clearly under word limits
Link personal experience to practice areas
Avoid generic phrasing while staying concise
This resource is designed to help you reverse-engineer what recruiters actually reward, so you can apply the same principles to your own applications.
Whether you’re applying for vacation schemes, first-year schemes, or training contracts, this bundle gives you practical insight you won’t get from generic advice.
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Many aspiring lawyers never see what a successful application actually looks like.
They’re told to “be commercial”, “show motivation”, and “stand out”, but rarely shown how those things look on the page.
Last year, Dylan Anton (Future Trainee Solicitor at Clifford Chance) applied to 40 vacation schemes, after applying to 20 first-year schemes the year before. Multiple applications passed the initial written stage across both cycles.
In this bundle, Dylan has selected 5 real application answers from firms including HSF, Taylor Wessing, Perkins Coie, Fieldfisher, and Orrick.
Each sample includes the original question, a sample answer, and a short explanation of what worked and why.
You’ll see how strong candidates:
Use deals and firm research effectively
Structure answers clearly under word limits
Link personal experience to practice areas
Avoid generic phrasing while staying concise
This resource is designed to help you reverse-engineer what recruiters actually reward, so you can apply the same principles to your own applications.
Whether you’re applying for vacation schemes, first-year schemes, or training contracts, this bundle gives you practical insight you won’t get from generic advice.