2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

[jasonweee]

Has anyone used Talview for an assessment before?

 

[em311]

PFO from Taylor Wessing post app ☹️ submitted 20th December and felt like it would be a rejection since people had gotten invites to the games assessment and ACs and I had been forgotten about!☹️

 

[Lumree]

TW rejection post app (finally)

 

[KS94]

Forsters! Quite the shock when I saw I had £1,400 worth of credit in my account lol

Some say that account is still active... 👀

 

[EVjuji]

Guys when you booked your slot for V&E and it asked you about practice group preference and dietary requirements did you put anything?

I put low in fat

 

[G P]

V & E interview! My first ever interview so if anyone has any advice I would be very grateful!

 

[SF1234]

Does anyone who attended the K&E ACs last week have any notes they could send me on Stephen Lucas’ talk?? I remember finding it very motivational but have lost my notes😂

 

[Legal_rawn]

Does anyone who attended the K&E ACs last week have any notes they could send me on Stephen Lucas’ talk?? I remember finding it very motivational but have lost my notes😂

Have you heard back yet?

 

[Naomi U]

Doing some interview prep and focusing on commercial awareness. How would you approach a question that asked what business other than a law firm you are interested in? Heard a few conflicting approaches so just trying to get more views on this.

Hiya,

It's likely that your interviewer will be more interested in the reasons for your chosen response rather than the response itself. My top tip is to be honest! Don't feel forced to say something that isn't true because you feel that is what they may want to hear. More often than not, your true answer will be a better judge of your personality, motivations and interests than saying something forced.

When thinking about potential answers consider the skills and activities you value within a career ( such as those you value within the role of a trainee at a commercial law firm) and focus on explaining these within your answer.

I'm answering based on the assumption that the question is regarding alternative careers so apologies if I misread this!

Best of luck ☺️

 

[21wajsz]

BCLP rejection! 4 rejections this week, man that's tough

 

[SF1234]

Have you heard back yet?

Nope but better to be prepared than caught by surprise 😁 - do you have any notes you wouldn’t mind sending me?

 

[Legal_rawn]

Nope but better to be prepared than caught by surprise 😁 - do you have any notes you wouldn’t mind sending me?

I’m just having a check now, not sure if they’ll be any helpful but if I find them I’ll PM them to you!

 

[Jane]

If that is what happened, your assessors will have picked up on that and will have marked those people down. They are unlikely to have strengthened their position in securing a TC, and if anything have undermined it.

You were absolutely right Jessica, and thanks all for the support - I got positive news! Feel very relieved that a sensible, respectful approach ultimately prevailed. Am very glad that the bullies did not win this time!

 

[Legallin]

BCLP PFO do they tell everyone they think their application was particularly strong and encourage them to apply next year? I mean I’m hoping to have a TC by next year... but wouldn’t mind the confidence boost 😂

 

[thirdtimelucky]

BCLP PFO do they tell everyone they think their application was particularly strong and encourage them to apply next year? I mean I’m hoping to have a TC by next year... but wouldn’t mind the confidence boost 😂

I got the same!

 

[Celestie]

Does BCLP just hate me or something? I still haven't heard apart from that Open Day invite 😭

 

[Legallin]

I got the same!

Haha we can both have the confidence boost! Tbf at this time even if they sent it to every single person, I’m still pretending they meant it 😂😂

 

[deckoking123]

Did the Pinsent Masons AC interview earlier and is it me or was it the most chilled interview ever??

 

[cogito ergo sum]

Taylor Wessing VS offer!!

Received the call at Sainsbury's and nearly screamed 🤣

Thank you sooooooooo much @Jessica Booker for reviewing my application!

 

[thirdtimelucky]

Haha we can both have the confidence boost! Tbf at this time even if they sent it to every single person, I’m still pretending they meant it 😂😂

This is exactly my thought process, hoping it’s personal but totally fine if they’ve sent it to everyone else with l 3 rejections this week I need a boost!