Just had my partner interview with MB! It's the first I've gotten before, and I just wanted to know...HOW DO YOU COPE WITH ALL OF THE FEELINGS AFTER?! It's only been a couple of hours, but I need to know how I did now lol. Waiting for 1-2 weeks is going to be a killer 🤣
Also, the interview went okay! It's always hard to tell, but this is THE firm for me so fingers crossed! Good luck to anyone else who has interviews or ACs today or this week!
Hey
@AW_08,
How did the interview go? Congratulations for getting through it. Partner interviews are stressful and it is a serious achievement to have made it through!
Regarding post-interview anxiety, I really feel for you on this. For me I got through by
1. doing my best to throw myself into other things in a
positive way* and
2. reminding myself that I had done my best and that worrying would not change anything (I realise that this is easier said than done).
*on this, I find in general that exercise is a great way to channel my anxiety. Often when I am feeling very anxious go for a run for example. That way at least, at the end of the day my anxiety had resulted in something positive that I could look back on and be proud of- rather than being upset with myself that I had remained in bed or not done much! Cooking and climbing are also great coping mechanisms as they are activities (for me) that require me to be present and focused on what I am doing.
Please do reach out if you would like any further support or help. My fingers are crossed for you 🤞
Hi all, just curious if you receive a TC from a spring VS, typically when do you need to accept/decline it? I know TCs from some summer VS have a ddl of acceptance until mid September, just wondering if spring is the same
Hey
@YUKI1201,
I don't think that this has been responded to as yet, but if it has apologies!
My experience was that many firms offered me four from the offer date to respond. This is in line with the 'voluntary code of conduct for trainee solicitors' (see
Chambers Student for an article on this).
If you are concerned that you may be forced into accepting one way or the other (because your summer vacation schemes start more than four weeks after your spring vacation scheme), I would be happy to share some thoughts on how to deal with this situation (from experience).
I hope that helps!
I just received an email saying to give them a call back. I had an interview with them last week. Is a phone call generally good news, and does anyone know specifically if Shearman sends a PFO post interview by email or phone call.
Hey
@funstuff21,
I know that
@Jessica Booker has replied to this already. I agree with her that it is difficult to answer what sort of news phonecall might be.
I just wanted to wish you the very best of luck for it. I know how scary phonecalls like that can be. If you feel comfortable I would love to hear what the news was!
I really hope that it was positive 🤞
I got a VS offer via phone call on Friday but haven’t had an email confirming the offer yet- is this normal? How long should I expect to wait until I receive the confirmation email?
Hey
@Law2021vacschemer,
This was my experience for all of my offers! Congratulations for getting the scheme.
Which firm was it with? 🥳
oh god just dawn on me. I have an in person interview on Friday. Surely I don't shake their hand ? As although we are nearly out the pandemic its not really appropriate/ safe yet? lol don't mind me stressing about tiny issues
My suggestion is always to ask when you first meet them. It'll show your confidence and avoid a potentially-uncomfortable situation. Also gives you an immediate talking point!
@Jaysen I think that this is fantastic advice. My approach was always to just follow my interviewer, but I like how this demonstrates that you are confident, are sensitive to the needs of others and are capable of communicating clearly with colleagues.
Something to remember
@manchester12 is that your interviewer
will have experience of negotiating this difficulty (having worked during the pandemic). This is not an aspect of the interview that you need to take control of or worry about, although I do understand the anxiety.
Please do let us know how it goes! I would be interested how you found
@Jaysen's advice in practice 🙌