It seems to vary by firm, but I had Links cancel my winter VS application in favour of a DTC app.
I don’t see why it would be an issue, the spring/summer interviews are usually ran on a similar timeline. So as long as you let them know early on, should be okay. There’s also no harm in asking, I say go for it
Ok thank you! That does make sense :0I don’t see why it would be an issue, the spring/summer interviews are usually ran on a similar timeline. So as long as you let them know early on, should be okay. There’s also no harm in asking, I say go for it
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No worries! For the types of transactional-focused firms you mentioned, the information relating to the practices you mentioned covers the core of what you will need to know. Besides that, I think you should just aim to be able to explain in laymen terms some more basic business and commercial law concepts, such as:
I think what matters more here is how you go about discussing achievements or positions of responsibility rather than how many of them you discuss. You want each of your points to be properly contextualised and to be very specific about what you exactly did and accomplished, but at the same time to be concise and to stick to what is truly important. For a 500-word answer, I think anything in the range of 3-5 separate experiences to discuss would be considered acceptable.
Thank you!! I've emailed them now - the deadline for the scheme is tonight, so hopefully I am early enough!Hi!
This can vary between firms, but it's often possible! After securing a Summer VS, I contacted the early careers team at another firm I had to applied to for a Summer VS and asked whether I could switch to the Spring scheme instead. They agreed, and I ultimately received a Spring VS offer from them (so it isn't going to negatively impact your application!).
If you're considering doing the same, just make sure you reach out as early as possible as it makes the process much easier for them to accommodate. A polite email explaining your situation and asking whether a switch is possible is completely acceptable
Not at all - I was progressed to the AC stage following two different VI experiences where I had failed to properly conclude my point and got cut off in at least one answer. I think recruiters generally care a lot more about your substantive points and about how you went about expressing them than about whether you stuck very strictly to the intended format, to the extent that they can easily overlook issues with the latter if they are quite happy with how you handled the former.
Thank you, I was thinking 4! Would you recommend highlighting exact skills developed and connecting them back to the role of a trainee solicitor? (The original question is: "Please tell us about your achievements and positions of responsibility.") Their grad rec said no skills under the work experience section but this is a supporting question so I'm unsure.
