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

[Anjeri]

Ditto on the Shearman rejection!

same!

 

[DavidJC]

Rejections from Shearman and Kirkland, still no response to my emails from TW or Weil after two days

 

[iamJW]

I have seen some people have heard back from NRF... are they sending out responses/WG in batches?

 

[iamJW]

Also got a rejection from Shearman
Really thought my app was good this time

 

[Castelli99]

Has anyone heard post-interview from Shearman for Spring vac? Did mine a while ago now

 

[Rachel S]

Has anyone any advice on the CMS video interview please?

 

[Lumree]

can someone please help me in listing a couple of agencies that help find paralegal roles? I’ve heard there are a few out there and I was advised to be a member of a few to increase my chances of getting one. So far I’m just part of F-lex and it’s been some months but haven’t had an opportunity from them yet. Any recommendation is welcome

Have you tried searching for paralegal roles on LinkedIn?

 

[Dos]

So, any response for Slaughter And May? I applied for their summer vac, no response. Anyone hear back from Spring, as I'm guessing they *surely) proess that faster?

 

[Harvey]

Rejection from Ashurst and DLA

 

[ComplianceChange]

Rejected from Ashurst but wasn't expecting much after that silly game!

 

[Abgaal]

I just got rejected from Ashurst. I literally wrote a banging application. I feel like the test brought my app down

 

[Helena]

I just got rejected from Ashurst. I literally wrote a banging application. I feel like the test brought my app down

TC or VS? Sorry to hear.

 

[W]

People that have received updates on Ashurst - was that for VS or direct TCs?

 

[Samar]

I just got rejected from Ashurst. I literally wrote a banging application. I feel like the test brought my app down

That is such a shame! They were such a weird set of tests as well. When did you apply?

 

[Abgaal]

That is such a shame! They were such a weird set of tests as well. When did you apply?

Its for a vacation scheme.

 

[mserwaah1]

Have you tried searching for paralegal roles on LinkedIn?

not yet! I’ll be doing this right away thank you

 

[Alice G]

Hey guys, just a note on some of the rejections, please do not forget how competitive places are. Shearman take an average of ten candidates per scheme which is not a lot at all. Whilst it definitely doesn't soften the blow it is always good to keep things in perspective

 

[Long Dinh]

Anyone heard back from Ashurst?

Rejected from Ashurst just now

 

[iamJW]

Hey guys, just a note on some of the rejections, please do not forget how competitive places are. Shearman take an average of ten candidates per scheme which is not a lot at all. Whilst it definitely doesn't soften the blow it is always good to keep things in perspective

Thanks Alice for the motivational perspective! I guess, speaking from experience, even if there is extreme competition for places it is hard to understand where we as applicants went wrong sometimes and adjust our applications accordingly. As someone who hasn't even made it to an AC yet this cycle, I am finding it hard to have any sort of faith in my other pending applications.

 

[Hope3345]

Out of curiosity, did anybody receive a straight rejection from Bird & Bird post-VI, or did everyone else receive that email where they said they were impressed with the application form, test results and VI, but their ACs were full?

(This happened like a month ago but I've become increasingly curious)