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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Have just received an invite for the Taylor Wessing games-based assessment (thank you, Faye from the TCLA application review team!!!). The email says: If you have motor difficulties affecting your hands (including conditions such as cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis) please also seek out...- Veep9
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I’m likely overthinking this but, for a “talk about a news article you’ve recently read and how it’s relevant to the firm”-type application form question, if the firm has published a blog post on the news item in question, that would not be a disadvantage, right? Following on from that, would...- Veep9
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
I submitted in early Nov and haven't heard. I think they're going through vac schemes first. Last year, I hadn't heard until January.- Veep9
- Post #191
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Feeling like I'm 'past it'/waning enthusiasm
Oh, I identify with this so much! I've been lucky that covid and WFH has made my work more flexible (or, rather, I just work flexi hours when I want to attend events and open days because, while we aren't in the office, my boss doesn't care as long as the work gets done). But I've felt...- Veep9
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I heard in a week but I get the definite feeling that they're progressing people in batches.- Veep9
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Thank you Jessica. Would teamwork fall within attributes then?- Veep9
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
That makes sense, thank you!- Veep9
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Hi Jaysen, yes, of course, sorry. The questions are: 1. Summarise three key skills you feel you have gained from your work experience to date. How would those skills help add value to our clients? 2. Working with innovative and fast paced clients means our lawyers need more than just legal...- Veep9
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
When an application asks separate questions about “key skills” and “key attributes”, how do you differentiate between them? What is an attribute? Would resilience count? Thank you!- Veep9
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
At the Practice Area Open Day, they said late Jan/Feb and then April/May- Veep9
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I applied on the 24th so not that much later. Hmmm, I’m getting worried now!- Veep9
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Ditto. You'd think at this stage it'd move faster!- Veep9
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Hello, Has anyone received the following email from Simmons, this year or in the past? I did my VI three weeks ago and it went terribly. I was quite convinced it was going to be a no so cannot decide whether to be excited or not! Due to the large volume of applications we received, our...- Veep9
- Post #639
- Forum: Applications Discussion