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

[JayB]

Does anyone know if Hogan Lovells are still holding ACs for their vacation schemes?

 

[h2020]

Anyone heard back from Mishcon post-case study?

How long did it take them to get back to you after your VI?

 

[Ratish S]

Yeah.
I have an AC for summer on 13th February. I called them up before selecting to ask if it's gonna be a disadvantage as there were also options for 4th and 6th. They said that they're gonna be holding ACs throughout March.

 

[JayB]

Yeah.
I have an AC for summer on 13th February. I called them up before selecting to ask if it's gonna be a disadvantage as there were also options for 4th and 6th. They said that they're gonna be holding ACs throughout March.

Hi Jay,
Is this for Hogan Lovells?

 

[Ratish S]

Hi Jay,
Is this for Hogan Lovells?

Yeah, sorry forgot to quote your message earlier

 

[JayB]

Yeah, sorry forgot to quote your message earlier

Thanks for letting me know!

 

[Daniel Boden]

Ahh got a summer VS at Clyde & Co! So pleased and relieved as was started to doubt myself after 6 interviews and 5 rejections over two cycles

Huge congrats Caitlin! That's brilliant news

 

[Andre]

Hi, I did my AC for the direct TC last week and was successful in getting the offer, feel free to message me and I can tell you my experience of the day. Same goes for anyone else doing HL ACs

Congratulations! What intake is this for?

 

[getthatbread2021]

How long did it take them to get back to you after your VI?

maybe 2-3 weeks? should I just stay and wait? it's been a week

 

[SLKEJRWOI97]

Anyone heard from:

Freshfields TC (following a portal update)
Sidley Austin - Spring VS
Ropes & Gray - Spring VS
Dechert - Spring VS
Slaughter and May TC
Milbank - Summer VS
Cleary - Spring VS

 

[Daniel Boden]

Anyone heard from:

Freshfields TC (following a portal update)
Sidley Austin - Spring VS
Ropes & Gray - Spring VS
Dechert - Spring VS
Slaughter and May TC
Milbank - Summer VS
Cleary - Spring VS

Freshfields - no
Ropes & Gray - no (summer VS but their ACs are in March so I'll imagine they'll start letting people know fairly soon)
Dechert - no (summer VS: their GradRec team seems a bit of a joke this year - 4 calls and 4 emails later I still haven't had a reply or spoken to anyone!)
Milbank - no

 

[Bugsy Malone]

Ahh got a summer VS at Clyde & Co! So pleased and relieved as was started to doubt myself after 6 interviews and 5 rejections over two cycles

Amazing well done you!!

 

[Natalie Black]

No

Question to everyone

After an interview, would you send a letter or email to your interviewers to thank them?

Some people recommend it (good manners, respect etc.), but on the flip side it may not go down well with every firm (looks beggy, artificial)?

What's your thoughts?

No, just wait for 3-4 weeks

 

[Natalie Black]

Freshfields - no
Ropes & Gray - no (summer VS but their ACs are in March so I'll imagine they'll start letting people know fairly soon)
Dechert - no (summer VS: their GradRec team seems a bit of a joke this year - 4 calls and 4 emails later I still haven't had a reply or spoken to anyone!)
Milbank - no

Milbank don't recruit on a rolling basis. So you wont hear back for about 2-3 weeks

 

[SLKEJRWOI97]

Freshfields - no
Ropes & Gray - no (summer VS but their ACs are in March so I'll imagine they'll start letting people know fairly soon)
Dechert - no (summer VS: their GradRec team seems a bit of a joke this year - 4 calls and 4 emails later I still haven't had a reply or spoken to anyone!)
Milbank - no

Thanks Daniel!

 

[SLKEJRWOI97]

Question to everyone

After an interview, would you send a letter or email to your interviewers to thank them?

Some people recommend it (good manners, respect etc.), but on the flip side it may not go down well with every firm (looks beggy, artificial)?

What's your thoughts?

In one interview I had, I really got along with the Associate. We had a lot of common ground e.g. coming from the same county, going to the same places, etc so I sent a thank you e-mail.

If you feel like you really built a rapport then I don't see why not. But, I don't think sending or not sending an e-mail will influence your application in anyway. You'd also wanna make sure that any e-mail you do send is short and sweet.

Good luck!

 

[Andre]

Has anyone received an AC invite for Hogan Lovells 2022 direct TC?

 

[S30]

Anyone received an update on Ashurst?

 

[JayB]

Anyone received an update on Ashurst?

Someone on here said we should hear back in February, so basically fairly soon

 

[A98]

Anyone heard from:

Freshfields TC (following a portal update)
Sidley Austin - Spring VS
Ropes & Gray - Spring VS
Dechert - Spring VS
Slaughter and May TC
Milbank - Summer VS
Cleary - Spring VS

I've got an AC with Dechert tmw and did the video interview in mid December. I think Ropes will start sending AC invites late feb/early march for spring schemes as they review everything after the deadline.