Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

[Lumree]

I applied deadline day. The 19th. I think they are still reviewing applications. I believe no news is good news at this point

Thank you! I’d depends if they review in date order but that’s just complete speculation and not worth worrying about (so I tell myself while worrying)

 

[JoNo]

Has anyone heard back from Ashurst who submitted a direct TC application?

 

[W]

Has anyone heard back from Ashurst who submitted a direct TC application?

Same question I asked

 

[S87]

It is for the summer vacation scheme! Thank you for the heads up, makes sense!

Hi Giulia,

I am about to approach BM app..can I contact you for some tips?

 

[Abgaal]

In my experience, it’s the applications that you least expect to succeed that sometimes do.

I’ve had applications that I drafted in a rush on the deadline get through to the next round, whereas others where I’ve done a first year scheme with the firm and spent hours finessing the content get immediately rejected.

Success can often come from the unlikeliest places.

THIS IS SOOO TRUEEEE!!!!!!!!!

 

[Mirela Mihova]

Rejection from Shearman but Skadden made a huge gesture by making me do a video conference interview instead and a timed written exercise by email. This is my first interview with a partner/associate ever and my first written exercise so any tips would be much appreciated!

 

[Mirela Mihova]

Got video interview with Vinson & Elkins. Finally something positive. Anyone wondering when I applied, I applied on the deadline.

What time on the deadline? Do you think they would send them in batches?

I applied the day before the deadline but I have no news yet, maybe they will be sending invites over the course of this week!

 

[Holly]

Out of curiosity, did anybody receive a straight rejection from Bird & Bird post-VI, or did everyone else receive that email where they said they were impressed with the application form, test results and VI, but their ACs were full?

(This happened like a month ago but I've become increasingly curious)

Yep, got the email that AC's were full and they would contact next year (no need to send another app/WGT/VI)

 

[tla99]

PFO from Kirkland...

Sorry to hear that! Is that before or after Assessment Centre?

 

[Holly]

I’m in shock!!! Just got a Travers Smith interview! Had honestly given up for this cycle.

it’s one 45 minute interview with one partner! Any tips or advice would be really appreciated - likely my last chance for this year!!

PM me

 

[AH9891]

Thanks Alice for the motivational perspective! I guess, speaking from experience, even if there is extreme competition for places it is hard to understand where we as applicants went wrong sometimes and adjust our applications accordingly. As someone who hasn't even made it to an AC yet this cycle, I am finding it hard to have any sort of faith in my other pending applications.

I honestly completely understand where you’re coming from, so please just know you’re not alone, even though I know it doesn’t soften the blow. I did 72 applications over the last three years and have been rejected by everyone without even getting through to the WG test. Especially for this round, I know that my applications were really good because of the amount of people that were kind enough to prove read and university career services have been fantastic in providing comments on content. I have international qualifications, which if you convert them would definitely be sufficient (AAB and high first). Yet, only rejections across the board. This cycle I finally managed to get through to to ACs because the firms have a different recruitment process and have managed to get offers by both (AC and TC). It absolutely sucks to be discarded because of something such as which school you went to, which really shouldn’t be as much of a hinderance as it is (I have UK citizenship also). Anyway, I hope things will pick up for you and everyone else in the process. It’s just frustrating, but at least we are sort of all in this together!

 

[Giulia]

Hi Giulia,

I am about to approach BM app..can I contact you for some tips?

Absolutely! feel free to send me an email at [email protected] (I might miss the notification on TCLA as there is so much going on)

 

[bel123456]

has anyone actually been invited to an ashurst vac scheme ac? i haven’t heard back!

 

[Miki3999]

I've just applied to Travers Smith, hope it's not too late!

 

[acceleratedlaw]

Anyone heard back from AG london after VI? Should I call them to ask?

 

[jan28]

Anyone heard back from AG london after VI? Should I call them to ask?

I had an AC on Monday and they said they had 2 more rounds of ACs left so they might be getting back to you soon

 

[Giulia]

Do you guys know whether Hogan Lovells sends rejection emails? I am still waiting for a response for my Summer Vac scheme application!

 

[Anjeri]

Weil rejection pre WG. That’s 2 today sigh

 

[5lzos]

Linklaters are reviewing apps through batches- confirmed by their GR via email.

Thank you for this insight! Do you perhaps know how these batches are sorted? Still on hold for direct TC..

 

[W]

Thank you for this insight! Do you perhaps know how these batches are sorted? Still on hold for direct TC..

Same here