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Recent content by Biena

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

    No point in my opinion, I've never sent one and been okay.
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    I got my direct Links TC this year without having even done an open day before so it’s definitely possible!
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    Linklaters 2019/20 Application

    Yep - accepted my TC offer and I'm still on hold, really wouldn't read into these things too much!
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    I did my VI just at the end of December and still haven’t heard anything for direct TC.
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Going to piggyback off of this and say I’m also happy to help anyone with a Links AC coming up as I was successful!
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    Linklaters 2019/20 Application

    someone at my AC was something like 40th percentile on the WG, so I really wouldn't worry about it too much.
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Submitted mine early Jan and heard back today - but they're non-rolling so it wouldn't matter when you submitted.
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Anyone heard anything from Osborne Clarke yet?
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    This was for the Manchester office, although I know the first London AC is this Friday. I think they take rolling very seriously lol
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Yes - just did mine last week. Feel free to PM me :)
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    I totally agree with all of this, except to say that it bothers me that a lot of firms say ‘no extra prep is required!’ A lot of us here know that isn’t necessarily true, but there may be people applying from socioeconomic backgrounds where they wouldn’t know not to take these things at face...

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