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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
Just received a rejection from one US law firm (I feel generous today, so I won't name and shame them). That's all fine, but I made this application back in July 2019 :rolleyes: ...- D95
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
I had the very same issue, as where I come from we don't have anything like GCSE either. However, we still had normal subjects, like Maths, Geography, etc. so after speaking to three different law firms about it before I sent an application, they advised to just list all the subjects (a total...- D95
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why do you actually want to work in commercial law? (honest)
When I went to study law, I had no idea what kind of law exactly I wanted to practice. However, I was lucky enough to get a taste of public, family and commercial law whilst still at uni and I simply found the latter most interesting, challenging, rewarding and suitable to my personality. Also...- D95
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
Hi everyone, I haven't posted here in a while and that is because (dramatic pause).... I will soon officially start my TC in the company that I have been working as an in-house paralegal for the past year :) *happy dance* I honestly couldn't be happier about the outcome - not only it will...- D95
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SQE - general discussion
Well, technically all three courses are for non-lawyers :) The rest is explained on their website and, alas, as someone who is merely looking into qualifying that way, I will leave the explanations on the differences between the three options to the authorised SQE prep course providers (just...- D95
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SQE - general discussion
Barbri representative confirmed to me that the course fee is the same for all three different options. This is all just down to intensity - the 40 week long course is not going to have as many tutorials per week as the shorter course and, in particular, the longest version is aimed at those who...- D95
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SQE - general discussion
Barbri has started enrolment for SQE1 prep courses: https://barbri-prep.com/sqe/sqe1-prep/#enrol There are 3 different course available at the price of £2,999. Personally, I think the pricing quite okay - I have always considered the LPC course fees the biggest of scams in the history of...- D95
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SQE - general discussion
If anyone's interested, I have spoken to a Barbri representative on the phone today and they confirmed to me the below: - the SQE prep course cost should be released by the end of this month and it is currently estimated it will be around £6,000 for the two courses (personally, I am pleasantly...- D95
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Three Free Application Reviews!!!
Yes, please! Thanks :)- D95
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
So, it looks like I might really start saving for the SQE. This week I received two rejections following final interviews. "You are an excellent candidate... You performed very well in interviews and tasks... Your performance in exercise X was outstanding... We really enjoyed talking to you...- D95
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
I seriously must have done some pretty questionable stuff in my previous life because I don't know how else to explain the mess this application cycle is for me :confused: For reference, I applied to only a few firms this year so far with 4 of them postponing their recruitment process (all...- D95
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
I'd suggest you follow up with them just in case, because they acknowledged the receipt of my application the day after I sent it.- D95
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
To those who have applied to Ince - have you heard back from them yet?- D95
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in-house training contracts
I have been an in-house paralegal for about two years and from my experience, many companies do not advertise in-house TCs but instead would offer them to their paralegals/legal assistants OR if they do advertise for it, a completed LPC is a condition. Also, as mentioned above, it is very rare...- D95
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
I am in my third cycle. For reference, I am actually two years out of uni already but only started "applying" in my final year (I was totally clueless as to what I was doing). My second cycle was better, I got a vac scheme but killed it at the final interview. Now it's a third year and... yeah...- D95
- Post #2,118
- Forum: Applications Discussion