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January 25,2009
Training Contract Applications: 3 Mistakes to Avoid &hellip
Spelling
or Grammar Errors
This is the number one
training contract application mistake to avoid on every
recruiter's list. There are good reasons for this.
It is something that can be easily avoided. Quickly pasting your work into a
word processor for a grammar and spelling check should get most of the job
done. Printing a hard copy and proof reading it, with a pen in hand, will do
the rest. Do this when you are completely cold to what you have written, the
next morning for example.
Making
these types of mistakes shows a lack of attention to detail, which is not taken
lightly by prospective
employers. Given the type of service that Law firms
provide to their clients, attention to detail is especially important. Errors
in drafted legal documents expose cracks in a firm's amour of professionalism.
You can imagine that a client will then start to question the firm's competence
in other less visible but more important areas.
Drafting
errors also provide ammunition for the opposite side and their lawyers. In the
manoeuvreing that happen during negotiations it is much harder to hold your
ground and assert your side of the argument if your work is being questioned
for lack of quality.
In
a profession where a firm's reputation and the perceived quality of its work
are the cornerstones of its business success, unpolished work is a big no-no.
Enough said.
Cutting
and Pasting
There are no shortcuts to a well-written and constructed application. Next to
spelling and grammar errors, cutting and pasting from other sources is not only
a waste of time with applications, but also easy enough to detect.
Copying
and pasting is often betrayed by inappropriate or incorrect information.
Addressing the application to the wrong person or company happens all too
often. ...
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