2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

[SF1234]

Has anyone heard back after Slaughters interview or after Kirkland AC?

 

[TC4me]

Yes.

You could have got the remaining five really wrong and got negative scores.

You could have taken longer than most candidates.

The questions you got wrong could be more heavily weighted than those you got right

But are you talking about two different assessments here? For instance you did a practice test and got 35/40 but then got the 9th percentile in another similar test?

It’s all the same test - I got 35/40 on the Hogan Lovell WG. I used 25 out of 30 mins.

 

[Cantab_95]

Willkie PFO - surprised with this one, spoke with graduate recruitment several times at various law fairs etc. Oh well...

 

[M0723]

Sidley PFO

 

[futuretraineecity]

Yes.

You could have got the remaining five really wrong and got negative scores.

You could have taken longer than most candidates.

The questions you got wrong could be more heavily weighted than those you got right

But are you talking about two different assessments here? For instance you did a practice test and got 35/40 but then got the 9th percentile in another similar test?

Is your time taken into consideration when scoring candidates?

* recently did Freshfields WG and had a few mins left so spent it reviewing questions 😬

 

[conniekatherine]

Anyone heard from Skadden? I think I may have missed a call but I'm in a library with zero signal so unsure what to do!

 

[M777]

Anyone know what Dechert's response time is post-AC?

 

[cmaj]

Morning all and welcome to another week of incessantly refreshing our emails lols

 

[rb26]

Taylor Vinters AC! 😃

 

[OB]

Morning all and welcome to another week of incessantly refreshing our emails lols

 

[conniekatherine]

Anyone heard from Skadden? I think I may have missed a call but I'm in a library with zero signal so unsure what to do!

False alarm I think ah I emailed though and now I look like an idiot

 

[Yoryis]

Willkie PFO - surprised with this one, spoke with graduate recruitment several times at various law fairs etc. Oh well...

Sorry for this and good luck with your other apps. Would you mind sharing the application date?

 

[layk]

Eversheds AC invite! For the London office

Congratulations!!!! Could I ask when you submitted your VI?

 

[SamTam99]

For anyone still waiting to hear back from Addleshaw Goddard post application, Grad Rec replied to my email this morning saying:

‘We are working extremely hard in processing all the applications this year, given the volume of applications we received this year it is taking us a little longer than usual to come back to all candidates, we will be in touch as soon as possible.’

Hope this helps anyone feeling stressed about not hearing anything ☺️

 

[dosblancos7]

False alarm I think ah I emailed though and now I look like an idiot

Do you know when Skadden tend to reply? On my group task, a member of grad rec said that hopefully you hear soon, but not sure what that constitutes as.
Good luck

 

[A92167!8]

I have the same issue too - I might just email grad rec to double check that they've received it as my deadline was yesterday
I did get a confirmation email from the launchpad afterwards saying that it had been saved and sent?

Yes I got the exact same - please can you let me know they say!

 

[WannabeSolicitor24]

Has anyone heard back after Slaughters interview or after Kirkland AC?

Took me 3 weeks to hear back for Slaughters, albeit it was over the Xmas period. Normally 2 weeks I think

 

[Alisha S]

HSF PFO 😞 least the answer came!

 

[Mick Channon]

Willkie PFO - surprised with this one, spoke with graduate recruitment several times at various law fairs etc. Oh well...

I think there's a fair bit of luck involved with them this year, given that it's their first year accepting TC applications. First, there's relatively less information about them in the UK online - especially when compared with other US firms - and, second, the short application form (250 words x 2 feels v short) means you don't really have much of a chance to show off what knowledge you do actually have.

 

[lawloser]

Which would one accept between HSF, Baker McKenzie, Mayer Brown or Hogan Lovells?