How to write better law firm applications

The application form is the hurdle where most candidates get cut from the process. And while there could be a bunch of different reasons why an application might not end up on the "yes" pile, an often overlooked element is how you present your application form in an easy-to-read way.
So in this video, I go over 3 ways that you can make sure that your application form is presented well and ends up getting through to the next round.
I hope this video will help you out in your applications! Use the comments section to let me know your thoughts and what topics you want me to cover.
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🤔 WHO AM I:
I'm Idin, a qualified lawyer in New York. I'm also on the road to qualification in the UK at a commercial firm in London.
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I also founded the commercial awareness platform, LittleLaw. If you want to check that out, head over to www.littlelaw.co.uk/.
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[@Amavrin]

Bro I genuinely want to express my gratitude 🙏🏽 You going out your way to help others is amazing !

[@IdinSabahipour]

You're welcome, man! I'm really glad you've found it useful.

[@larreh5679]

Love all your videos! Amazing quality, clear explanations and extremely useful. Praise the youtube algorithm for letting me find you

[@IdinSabahipour]

Thanks so much! 🙏 Praise the KZbin algorithm for supporting!

[@lb2065]

All your videos are extremely helpful, saving my applications!! Please make more :)

[@IdinSabahipour]

Ahh I'm so glad to hear that! Thank you, Lisa! Yeah I definitely will. Got one on CVs coming up... Any particular topic you want to see covered?

[@reemin.udx.designs]

This was really helpful! Thank you for the video!

[@IdinSabahipour]

You're welcome, Reemin! I'm glad it's useful.

[@AyA-lm3tt]

This is really useful ! Thanks for the video

[@IdinSabahipour]

Thanks so much!

[@randomaccount7901]

You don't miss with these videos!

[@IdinSabahipour]

🙏

[@nellyzng]

Thank you a lot honestly! would you please do videos explaining how to answer commercial awarenesses questions? Such as " tell us a recent news you read about and how it applies to us"? or " who are our competitors" etc?

[@IdinSabahipour]

Hey Nelly! I'll definitely add the "tell us a recent news story" one on my list. Also cool channel ☺

[@nellyzng]

@@IdinSabahipour thank you Idin!! 🌺😁

[@abdullahkhan6072]

Absolute legend m8

[@MsWatchdog]

wow Idin, I've just checked out your Little Law website, it's pretty good. what made you start this off and how can someone else get involved?

[@jessicay8207]

i love your channel so much!! so helpful! do you already have a video about your legal career journey and how you ended up in NY? if not i would love to watch that, as its so interesting! :D

[@IdinSabahipour]

Hey Jessica! Thank you so much for your comment. That really means a lot to me. I've not done one on my journey into law yet but will add that to the list. I'm actually working in London at the moment now, not NY. But I can definitely talk about how I got the NY qualification if that would be interesting?

[@jessicay8207]

@@IdinSabahipour Yes please i'd love to watch that video, i really like the way you explain things simply and clearly - it's so effective and your journey seems very intriguing :D Your channel is going to help me get through the next TC cycle!

[@IdinSabahipour]

@@jessicay8207 Thank you so much! I've not uploaded for a while now because of work taking up a lot of time. But I'll be putting out content soon. I really hope it does help you out in your TC journey! 💪

[@jaideepchahal491]

Hey, for someone that has a strong commercial interest and has been trading on the LSE, how should we answer why commercial law and not consultancy or investment banking?

[@IdinSabahipour]

Hey Jaideep! Thanks for the comment. Just so I'm clear, are you asking how to answer the questions "Why commercial law?" on your law firm applications? If so, I've got a whole video about that topic on my channel. But if your question is about something else, let me know and I'll try my best to answer it.

[@jaideepchahal491]

@@IdinSabahipour Hey, it’s all good I found the answer anyway. I do have another question though. Do you know any good online resources that go in-depth into what it’s like to actually do multi-jurisdictional work compared to single-jurisdiction work. I want my answer to go beyond “I want to work on multi-jurisdictional deals because they are more challenging and impactful.” I’m struggling to find info online, any help would be great!

[@Itzdree]

Im a little confused,so I actually write the subheadings in the app form?or it’s just to guide me

[@IdinSabahipour]

I write the subheadings as a guide for myself to make sure I'm answering the question fully. Then I delete them before I submit as the contents of the paragraph will indicate which part of the question I'm answering.

[@gibbsgille4929]

Hi Idin, I have just been rejected by a firm for a vacation scheme/training contract place, but they didn't give any reason. How can I improve on my next application?

[@IdinSabahipour]

Hey! I'm sorry to hear that. Rejection sucks... Its almost an inevitable part of the application process, though. Everyone goes through it. But don't let it put you off! You're now a little more experienced in the process and more experienced than you were a couple weeks ago. 🗻 In terms of how you improve, it really depends on what stage you were rejected at. Was it at written application stage? 📝

[@gibbsgille4929]

@@IdinSabahipour yes

[@IdinSabahipour]

@@gibbsgille4929 Review your application again (ask a friend to review too, maybe) and find the areas where you can improve on it. I've also got a video on my top tips for writing applications. Check that out if you haven't yet!

[@gibbsgille4929]

@@IdinSabahipour Ty