Recent content by Frank

  1. Frank

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    A&O 2023 (not 2022 please) TC anyone? think this batch is still waiting :) good luck!
  2. Frank

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I'm very sorry to hear this; heads up! Mind asking what intake did you apply for?
  3. Frank

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I'm doing duolingo. Does it count? :D:D
  4. Frank

    Allen & Overy SJT

    No, not everybody received confirmation and you'll be notified most likely via the portal first if the SJT's been failed.
  5. Frank

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    if they take into account candidates who failed previous interviews, of course not. So your app won’t start on a negative
  6. Frank

    Allen & Overy "Introduce a new law" question for VS application

    it's a 'back' tab top left corner...
  7. Frank

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    should tell you on the portal :) it's the same interface as A&O's.
  8. Frank

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Google "law firms which use psychometric tests"... https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/which-law-firms-use-an-online-test-2018-19.1087/
  9. Frank

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    A&O TC 2022/3/4 - any news?
  10. Frank

    Allen & Overy SJT

    I've felt compelled to intervene given that I was in the same situation. Although I sat the SJT (and passed them btw last year), I didn't get an email shortly afterwards confirming if I passed it or not. I didn't have any news for two weeks. I called HR and confirmed that they had some issues...
  11. Frank

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    hey sorry for being unclear! The first para is the good interpretation (regarding the non-traditional students) and I agree with what you’ve said. It was an example to your point :)
  12. Frank

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I’m a non-traditional student who attended a sports high school (from my understanding this doesn’t exist in the UK but in my country it’s one of the worst) and didn’t vibe at all with what you described above about life at Oxbridge
  13. Frank

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Judge me but grades are such a stupid thing to be honest. In a few years time, assuming you get this job as you want it, no client would ask for your grades. They simply won’t care, come on :) just a label on somebody.
  14. Frank

    Allen & Overy "Introduce a new law" question for VS application

    Agree with this one This type of question is very subjective in the end and I think it makes sense to discuss anything as long as it transpires that you know what you're talking about either via past experiences or current research. You can talk from corruption to general average reforms in...

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