Nope, you have to pass the SJT before your app is consideredFinally heard back from A&O and I passed the test woooo! It says my application will now move onto the next stage and be reviewed? Does everybody get this message?
Thank you so muchNope, you have to pass the SJT before your app is considered
congrats!
So it is just like HSF.Nope, you have to pass the SJT before your app is considered
congrats!
I went to the Vantage event today and grad rec confirmed that you don't need to address it to anyone.for Ashurst's PS is that in essence a cover letter and do I need to address the personal statement? I can't work out if it's more like the PS I drafted for university applications
They aren’t going to look at you negatively ifHey, does anyone have any idea how to answer “where do your weaknesses lie?”
I obviously know I have weaknesses but can’t think of what to say, in particular, what to say so that the firm doesn’t look at me negatively?
I went to the Vantage event today and grad rec confirmed that you don't need to address it to anyone.
She said the reason it is now called a personal statement is because last year when it was called a cover letter they had a lot of questions around whom to address it to. Hope this helps!
It will be fine.Oh no! I addressed it to the graduate recruitment partner... hopefully that's not a mark against me :/
Not at all, I don't think it matters! I am sure that many people would have addressed it to someone in any eventOh no! I addressed it to the graduate recruitment partner... hopefully that's not a mark against me :/
I'd very much like to know if this is possible too!Hey is it possible to request a firm to shift the winter vacation scheme offer to spring/summer?
This is absolutely invaluable thanks so so much. Just a quick follow up question - I’ve actually written two answers to this now, one from the perspective of me outside the business - ‘Gowling can offer’ etc and one with me placed inside the business ‘we can offer’.Just to echo Jess here, the question just wants to know generally what would be important to any client. So it’s more an exercise of just putting yourself in any clients shoes rather than a specific client. Some things that (I think) would be important to clients:
- Cost - What AFAs (alternative fee arrangements) can the firm offer? Does the firm have good project management systems in place to make matters run more efficiently? Is the firm using any legal tech?
- Sector/Industry expertise - How much does Gowling know about the clients business and their specific needs? You don’t need to know the client for this - focus on the expertise the firm already offers across the board
- USPs - What can Gowling offer that a similar competitor law firm can’t? Is there something about their business model/international reach/rankings/past deal experience that pushes them ahead of the competition?
which application is this?They aren’t going to look at you negatively if
1) you can identify your weaknesses - self awareness is a vital characteristic of any trainee
2) you can show what you are either doing to develop that particular weakness or how you have learnt to work around it