{"id":5689,"date":"2025-10-08T15:38:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T15:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/lawbulletin\/?p=5689"},"modified":"2025-10-09T09:58:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T09:58:43","slug":"law-student-shares-top-tips-for-successful-vacation-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/lawbulletin\/2025\/10\/08\/law-student-shares-top-tips-for-successful-vacation-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Law student shares top tips for successful vacation applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>April Coslett, a final year Law LLB student, has recently completed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkewillmott.com\/careers\/clarke-willmott-summer-vacation-scheme\/\">Clarke Willmott&#8217;s 2025 Summer Vacation Scheme<\/a>. After her placement she felt inspired to share her application experience to help other students who are looking to apply to firms this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Having not applied for a vacation scheme prior to this year, I recognise how daunting it can be for students who are starting university &#8211; many like me probably not even knowing what a vac scheme is or how much work is needed to become a standout applicant.<\/p>\n<cite>April Coslett<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>She has written two articles with tips and tricks for securing a vacation scheme and how to make the most of the opportunity should you be successful. Read on to gain advice about carrying out meaningful research on the firm you&#8217;re applying to, revisiting your application before an interview and the importance of being yourself in interviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With thanks to April for sharing her insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\"  class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/lawbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/10\/Article-Part-1-for-linked-in-where-do-i-start-VS.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Article-Part-1-for-linked-in-where-do-i-start-VS.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-43d7ef9a-e9d3-4438-adcf-3f4bb423369a\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/lawbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/10\/Article-Part-1-for-linked-in-where-do-i-start-VS.pdf\">Article-Part-1-for-linked-in-where-do-i-start-VS<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/lawbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/10\/Article-Part-1-for-linked-in-where-do-i-start-VS.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-43d7ef9a-e9d3-4438-adcf-3f4bb423369a\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\"  class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/lawbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/10\/Article-Part-2-for-linked-in-making-the-most.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Article-Part-2-for-linked-in-making-the-most.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-f982a1fe-8b17-4ed9-8ade-6c42a869ac57\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/lawbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/10\/Article-Part-2-for-linked-in-making-the-most.pdf\">Article-Part-2-for-linked-in-making-the-most<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/lawbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/10\/Article-Part-2-for-linked-in-making-the-most.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-f982a1fe-8b17-4ed9-8ade-6c42a869ac57\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Third year LLB Law student April Coslett shares her tips and tricks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":5697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5,1],"tags":[73,783,785],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - 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