I learnt something about HR departments in law firms today. They don’t always know what they’re doing when sifting through applications. I applied to a law firm last week for an employment paralegal position, and I received a reply a few days later via letter informing me that I would NOT be invited for an [...]
Application forms, application forms, and yet more application forms. I’ve spent 5 years in uni, and I’m going to do another 2 years from September doing a LLM. Why? Just so I can fill out application forms, application forms, and yet more applications forms. In the past two weeks I have submitted 16 application forms [...]
Today I went to the Hay Festival. Unfortunately, none of the events were interpreted or accessible via speech-to-text, much to my disappointment; so I gave them a miss. One of the talks I would have really liked to have attended was Baroness Helena Kennedy QC. She is someone who I’ve admired since my A levels, [...]