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[ohnoselim]

Regarding your fieldfisher app, did you meet the firm in advance? I'm struggling to articulate the 1 experience that led me to apply to the firm...

hey i did meet the firm beforehand in my first year (im now a graduate) but really glossed over it
i spoke more about a legal experience i did that drove me to want to become a lawyer in the first place and then linked it to how the firm could support me

 

[ohnoselim]

completed the fieldfisher test and it was fun
lets just say my feedback tho was unexpected i always get different things when doing these tests

oh well lets hope i get some news inshallah

 

[Wannabe_Lawyer]

hey i did meet the firm beforehand in my first year (im now a graduate) but really glossed over it
i spoke more about a legal experience i did that drove me to want to become a lawyer in the first place and then linked it to how the firm could support me

Thanks so much!

 

[ohnoselim]

update

current stats:
- bird (applied)
- mishcon (applied)
- fieldfisher (applied), completed test
-withers(applied)

 

[ohnoselim]

withers test invite !!
any tips would be great
i always rush these because im scared it will take time into consideration even though it says they dont yet i think its a trap

anyone else like this ?

 

[ohnoselim]

withers test done lets hope the results are not too bad

time for another app

 

[ohnoselim]

still waiting to hear back from the firms ive applied to

i hope this is not a bad sign

 

[yasmars]

I wouldn’t worry. A lot of people have been away for Christmas break/NY. You’ll probably hear back next week.

 

[sapphireoreos]

Absolutely don’t worry about it! I applied for a bunch of things right before and around Christmas and New Year’s (oops), and firms started to get back to me from the 2nd onwards, so don’t stress!

 

[ohnoselim]

fieldfisher pfo after test
bird pfo after app (sad about this i attended their open day really liked the firm, im guessing i applied too late i guess mid nov is bad)

 

[Martsssss]

withers test done lets hope the results are not too bad

time for another app

hi! I just got my invite for withers' test.... do you have any tips you could share?

 

[ohnoselim]

hi! I just got my invite for withers' test.... do you have any tips you could share?

hey completely forgot what the test was like i did it a while ago

i think it was a mix of everything, id say practice practice practice !

 

[ohnoselim]

honestly need advice

im still waiting on hearing back from those firms :

withers- not looking good, ive done the app not heard anything back
mishcon- i feel like i had a strong app, just have to wait
CRS- again hit and miss im not sure
browne jacobson- i hope so

i did way less apps this year to prioritise quality but i need more options, does anyone know of any firms that have non-rolling deadlines?

ive learnt my mistake from applying to rolling cough cough bird and bird which i was so sad about because i really liked that firm and their open day

would people say that its worth a shot to apply to direct TC's instead now? or maybe even direct paralegal roles in those big firms?

 

[ohnoselim]

withers PFO after test

sigh its hard to stay motivated with set backs like this as a graduate

 

[ohnoselim]

I’m sorry to hear about your pfo

Hi, I am sorry to hear about your PFO, could I ask how long it took for you to receive your test after your application.

two days

 

[cjwx]

Omds I did not mean to send that so many times my phone glitched, thank you for letting me know.

 

[cjwx]

Can I also ask for you apply for direct tc or vs

 

[ohnoselim]

Can I also ask for you apply for direct tc or vs

hey i applied for the vs

 

[ohnoselim]

update

VS apps:

- bird VS(applied) PFO after a late app
- mishcon VS(applied) completed VI PFO
- fieldfisher VS(applied), completed test, PFO
-withers VS(applied) completed test PFO
- Browne Jacobson VS (applied) completed test PFO
-CRS VS(applied) completed VI PFO

DTC apps:
- Shoosmiths (invited to test)
-K

 

[ohnoselim]

update: applications aren't over yet!!

good thing is that all my applications passed to the next stage minus one as it was sent late, so i am doing something right i suppose?

completed another firms test and now i have more apps to complete

im thinking to just go for it and start the sqe around Sep or Jan and just work part time in my retail job to make ends meet it might be easier to land a paralegal job even with just the sqe 1 but im not sure

I'll still be making tc applications during that I just need some motion, any progress forward instead of staying in the same position with my retail job

This is a tough call