Ep. 2 The Trainee Lowdown: What makes a good application?

Foot Anstey brings you a new podcast series that gives you an insiders perspective on getting your legal career off the ground.

In this episode, our hosts are joined by the Foot Anstey Early Careers team who share insight on what they look for in applications and give some top tips on how to make your application shine!

What's in this episode?

Second year Trainees Oliver Toomey and Lauren Donnison are joined by Jess Guard, Early Careers Manager and Chloe Stratford, Early Careers Advisor to discuss what makes an application stand out and advise on how you can make your application one to remember.

They cover:

• Quality vs quantity
• The importance of accuracy
• How to structure your answers
• What commercial awareness is and how to demonstrate it
• How to make your personality shine through