u/Commercial_Chip_6574

I am graduating next month and moving out of my accomodation, and I have a whole bookshelf full of law books I bought in fresher year that has been collecting dust since

They are outdated by now so I don’t think they will be useful for SQE - hence I don’t want to keep them… but I have no idea what to do with all these books either?

Uni library doesn’t want them, not sure if I can sell them either - so is there a charity or something that I can donate to? Or maybe get paid for recycling? I really don’t know what to so if you have any advice …

I have been put on the reserve list for the vacation scheme of my dream firm.

I made it to the final stage and have been told they have seen ‘high potential’ in my application but didn’t make it to the definite list

So in all honesty - should I get excited or have any hope at all? My chances depend on someone dropping out and I am not even sure how high I am in the reserve list

Better than nothing I guess but I don’t know how to feel about this

Not to rant here - but I am genuinely confused

I applied for a paralegal role at a firm I previously worked as a legal secretary so I already knew a good chunk of the people/culture and had like half of the department I was applying for as my referral. I also have good work experience in that area, so imagine my shock when I not only didn’t get an interview but the person they chose in the end is a fresh graduate who just came back from year abroad - no work experience or anything

I did some digging and I don’t think it is a nepo baby situation either. I don’t think the issue was my personality either as all my colleagues reffered for me willingly

I found a job elsewhere so it is not the end of the world for me but I can’t stop thinking about it - what might have caused this ??? Does this happen often with other firms too or did I piss off someone at HR without realising?