I checked my Freshfields application portal and it says my ap-plication was last updated yesterday but no email. I don't want to say or worry anyone herw but that just mean that graduate recruitment opened my application yesterday.
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In my successful app, I wrote about how I organised and led 2 events and participated in a law reform competition. I focused mainly on skills posted on their website!
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If you go on vantage it actually says APPLICATION DEADLINE: 25th July 2022 23:59.
Hi Kurokeroo. I have a couple of questions that I'd appreciate your insight on. Following the written application, was it just an assessment day afterwards or did you have to do any of those psychometric tests or video interviews? Also, how long did it roughly take to hear back from Macfarlanes following the written application?
Could just be that there were more applications to get through than expected, thus the long wait time. I haven't seen anyone post to say they've heard back
I think they're rolling, or at the very least they just screen applicants on a rolling basis since I haven't heard of anyone actually being contacted by them yet. Someone from Addleshaw viewed my LinkedIn profile a couple weeks back, so I'm assuming that was related to my application.
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They are rolling. I sent an email to grad recruitment in April asking if I should wait until I get my final year results in July before applying, and they replied saying that I should submit my application as soon as possible because they were rolling and that I could submit the rest of my grades after I’ve submitted my apps. Hope that helps
Ah ok, thanks a lot @Adrian_S and @malvern3142! I think I'll prioritise getting Weil and Stephenson Harwood completed since they are both non-rollingThey are rolling. I sent an email to grad recruitment in April asking if I should wait until I get my final year results in July before applying, and they replied saying that I should submit my application as soon as possible because they were rolling and that I could submit the rest of my grades after I’ve submitted my apps. Hope that helps
"Tell us about any open days and events that you have attended in the legal sector"- This is a question with a 250 word limit. Not really sure how much in depth I am supposed to talk about the open days and events because they tend to be quite standard/similar but the high-ish word limit seems like we need some depth? would appreciate some advice.
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Rather than describing the events, focus on what you did at the events or what you learned from them (especially if this then links to your career motivation).
If you have lots of events you have been to, you could list more of the ones that were more passive (e.g. you weren't inputting into the event) or less relevant to the firm you are applying to, and provide a bit more context on those that you had more actively involved in or were more linked to the firm you are applying to.
Thanks for this @kurokeroo! Did you also explicitly name the skills or just tried to show them through the examples? I've heard mixed ideas of explicitly writing out the skills but considering the way the question is phrased, it seems like they want you to spell it out
It was just an AC. As for how long it took, I'd say it took a little less than a month; I think around three weeks for me to receive the AC invite!
I started off explicitly stating the skill and then using an example to back it up. I used the STAR method when describing my experiences
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