Many would-be lawyers fall at the first hurdle and don’t even land an interview. Freshfields’ Simon Johnson reveals how to ensure that your application form gets noticed
If you apply to a law firm for a vacation placement or a training contract, you won’t always get asked for interview. In fact, the odds are against you, since most firms will not interview anything like half of the number of those who apply to them. How do you get the person reading your form to put it on the pile marked ‘for interview’ rather than the (larger) pile marked ‘reject’?
