Traineeships: A Bite-Sized Blog On Bucking The Trend

There are a myriad of blogs out there on how to ace legal traineeship application forms and on how to perform well at assessment centres. These are valuable resources, and the more you read the more you'll see a common theme emerge: recruiters are looking for candidates who stand out from the crowd.

This, I'll admit, was something I didn't give a lot of thought to when applying for traineeships. I have since come to realise that its importance cannot be overstated.

These days it is common for candidates' CVs to tick all of the right boxes in terms of grades, legal work experience and committee positions. Whilst these are commendable, it's always a good idea to have a few additional tricks up your sleeve, and to remember that there are so many other skills and attributes that you could be promoting.