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    Hi, I was phoned about an hour after by the partner who conducted my interview and then a second...

    Hi, I was phoned about an hour after by the partner who conducted my interview and then a second phone call from graduate recruitment to give details about the scheme itself.
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    DLA Piper Application

    Hi, it was for the London office, I did the AC yesterday and received a vac offer about an hour after it finished; everyone heard back on the same day which was surreal. They're holding ACs three days a week atm with around 12 on each. Best of luck.
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    DLA Piper Application

    I was in the exact situation, sending app off in mid-November and 'updated' on 7th December 2020, before receiving an AC invite last week. So just take it with a pinch of salt and don't overthink it. Best of luck!
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    Watson Farley & Williams Video Interview

    2 questions, mine were standard competency. AC next week, fingers crossed.
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    Willkie Farr Video Interview

    I was invited to the next stage (written exercise at some point in late January) on the 18th December, after completing the VI for their Spring Vac on 20th November.
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    Law with a year abroad applications

    I can only comment on friends who were in the same situation 2-3 years ago before jetting off to Sydney/Singapore, they emailed and were told that applying for first year schemes were fine (e.g. at Clifford Chance and Slaughters) in most cases, but different firms have different policies. So I'd...
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    Accelerated LPC Experience (esp in Covid)

    I am self-funding the (normal) LPC at BPP currently and can second the concerns above that although the teachers are good, BPP itself is pathetic on many levels with cost-cutting, not sending materials or id cards (still in some cases) and exam software which is so archaic that they've had to...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Just been invited to a Dentons AC in late Jan, post telephone interview, for the Spring Vacation Scheme. Does anyone have any advice or past experience?
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    Reed Smith - Research Questions

    I did the former approach last year and reached the AC stage, before then catching serious flu and not being able to attend any of their dates fml. I spoke about: impact of big 4 on market, how this had led to increases in legal tech, multiple examples, then said how reed smith had done more...
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    Debevoise & Plimpton (20/21)

    Just to give you an example of what they're looking for, I wrote this for the same question in 2018 and reached the AC stage. it's quite out-dated now though and I'd make a fair few changes, but hindsight is 20/20. Best of luck. "I have been following the potential £7.3 billion merger between...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    They picked a current commercial news topic and asked me to explain how it would impact Dentons.
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Applied to Mayer on 10th November, tests invited and completed on 11th November (scored "above average" in everything with attention to detail/resilience/self-awareness as top 3 skills), telephone invite this morning.
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Completed it a few minutes ago for the Easter Vacation Scheme. It was standard why law/why dentons/impact of a specified commercial issue on Dentons/three competency questions followed by 'what motivated you?' for each of them. They said they'll get back within two weeks latest and that there's...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I was in exactly the same position as you (never found out interview result) and submitted my application on 15th, Watson on 20th, invite to telephone today. Best of luck.
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    Willkie Farr Video Interview

    I did it on the 20th and am waiting to hear back atm. It's 4 questions with 90 seconds to answer, and 20 seconds to think before you speak. Not gonna share questions purely because I think they're using fairly similar for each candidate, but will say if you've fully researched the firm then you...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Submitted Dentons on 15th, received Watson on 20th, but heard nothing in the week since doing re progression to interview. Heard nothing from NRF after submitting 2 weeks ago.
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I am doing atm, it's not timed but they 'suggest' it will take 45 minutes. It looks like there are 30 questions and, based on the intro info box anyway, you can complete it in multiple sittings. Structure wise it's very similar to the Linklaters one where u rank responses after reading a...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    It's broken into more sections, so there is some overlap with the Watson, but there's also a proof-reading section where you have to rewrite grammar/words. There's a good mock test on their website which walks you through all of it (https://practice.cappassessments.com/Vrt/VrtPage.html)
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I reached the AD last year (very similar question) and you can write almost anything. I mentioned a political issue I'd studied and then searched online until I found a random case of theirs I could tie it to in the final line (maybe 30 words in total). It formed the main icebreaker in the...

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