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  1. Andre

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Good advice - thanks.
  2. Andre

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Fair enough - I mean I am mainly interested and work in Private Equity and my LL.M encompasses a lot of modules such as acquisition finance and Private equity, so hopeful that this would be helpful for when applying.
  3. Andre

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Do law firms pay much attention to you module marks in an LL.M? If I am doing an LL.M in one of London's top unis for law and I get high marks in my modules to date, will this compensate for some undergraduate module grades that were a bit meh (even though my overall degree classification is a...
  4. Andre

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Why was it weird?
  5. Andre

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    That is interesting and thanks for sharing. I do not dispute that they will eventually come back to us but I am merely stating that a holding email would be a change for better, especially when you wait for so long.
  6. Andre

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I would not say that waiting for over 6 months to hear back without any acknowledgement is super impatient. As I have previously suggested, a holding email would be appropriate because, as I am sure you understand, these applications mean a lot to individuals and the constant waiting and...
  7. Andre

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    That is completely understandable but the waiting times for some firms are very long. It would be more reasonable to have a policy where applicants can at least be updated by an automated holding email.
  8. Andre

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Hey was this for TC? When did you apply?
  9. Andre

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    This cycle is so much slower than last...
  10. Andre

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Hey what is this for (TC or VS) and when did you complete the tests?
  11. Andre

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Anyone from Hogan Lovells direct TC (post-WG) did the test in early Jan
  12. Andre

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Currently waiting on: - Milbank - Winston - CMS (post-app) - Fieldfisher (post app) - Hogan Lovells (post test) - V&E (post app) - BCLP (TC) - Dentons (TC) - Mayer Brown (post test) TC
  13. Andre

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Has anyone been rejected from Winston?
  14. Andre

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Greenberg Traurig anyone?
  15. Andre

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

    Post-WG for Direct TC Hogan Lovells 6 weeks ago and still nothing...
  16. Andre

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

    I take it you haven't applied to Hogan Lovells...
  17. Andre

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

    What is TSR? Realistically you need to relax

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