1/? #lawtwitter Applications for #OCIs and the #articlingrecruit are coming up! Having done OCIs recentlyish, I have the following tips that might be helpful:
1) Trim the # of words in your cover letter by cutting superfluous adjectives/adverbs. A wall of text is intimidating.
1) Trim the # of words in your cover letter by cutting superfluous adjectives/adverbs. A wall of text is intimidating.
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2) Have an attention-grabbing and creative "elevator pitch" right at the outset of your letter, just so the reader gets an idea of who you are and what makes you different from hundreds of other applicants.
#torontorecruit #lawstudents
2) Have an attention-grabbing and creative "elevator pitch" right at the outset of your letter, just so the reader gets an idea of who you are and what makes you different from hundreds of other applicants.
#torontorecruit #lawstudents
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3) Express your genuine interests and try to connect them with the firm/org's specialties, but avoid construing yourself as closed off to less flashy areas of law because students are often asked to do an array of things from various partners.
#torontorecruit #lawstudents
3) Express your genuine interests and try to connect them with the firm/org's specialties, but avoid construing yourself as closed off to less flashy areas of law because students are often asked to do an array of things from various partners.
#torontorecruit #lawstudents
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4) Try to establish some sort of coherence throughout your cover letter so that it tells a story instead of just listing discrete accomplishments (you already have that in your cv!).
#torontorecruit #lawstudents
4) Try to establish some sort of coherence throughout your cover letter so that it tells a story instead of just listing discrete accomplishments (you already have that in your cv!).
#torontorecruit #lawstudents
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5) Firms love to look at your "hobbies and interests" section for conversation starters during interviews, so list ones that you're prepared to talk about.
#torontorecruit #lawstudents
5) Firms love to look at your "hobbies and interests" section for conversation starters during interviews, so list ones that you're prepared to talk about.
#torontorecruit #lawstudents
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