Hi, good thread!
I became a lot better at ACs after lots and lots of attempts. I've said some of this before but thought it might be good if I keep all my advice here. I've added some things too.
Interview - I don't think I've perfected the process but I did get better and less nervous at...
Hi Jaysen,
It would be interesting to hear if he has any specific advice for trainees, like how to stand out at a law firm and what makes a good lawyer from his perspective.
Thanks
Tanesh
And this, although I'm not sure if they incorporated the past telephone interview questions into the first round interview:
"Bristows consisted of:
- why do you want to be a lawyer
- have you considered the bar (essentially why do you want to be a solicitor)
- why bristows
The telephone...
It's not much but I found this on TSR (about the first round Bristows interview).
"From what I can remember it was just 3 basic questions, it didn't really go beyond what you've already answered on the app form."
Hey! I didn't interview at Bristows but I did interview at a similar tech/IP focused firm. I think one of the most important things (and where I fell down) is to have a clear understanding of why you want to work for a firm like Bristows, as compared to other firms. You don't want to make it...
For the checking exercise, I saw someone ask this on TSR when I was looking into it. Fourth post down: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=78958532&highlight=
I secured a training contract last month and no word of a lie, it took me 5 years!
I've been where you are now and at many times I felt like giving up and pursuing a different career. The law process is especially draining because you have to deal with so many rejections, at different stages of...
Of course!
Interview - I don't think I've perfected the process but I did get better and less nervous at interviews. After an interview, I used to write down all the questions I was asked whilst it was still fresh in my mind and after a while I had a big list of questions. I wrote down practice...
Sadly yes so you can imagine why I'm so relieved right now!
At the application stage, nitiallyi I thought it was because my grades weren't great and I' m sure that was definitely a reason. But I came to realise it was much more about how I was writing my applications. If you could see the...
I just wanted to say thank you for all the guides/helpful advice/application reviews from the team and everyone on this site. I found out yesterday that I was offered a training contract following an assessment centre and I'm so so over the moon!! I have been applying for training contracts for...
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