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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
In my experience, it’s the applications that you least expect to succeed that sometimes do. I’ve had applications that I drafted in a rush on the deadline get through to the next round, whereas others where I’ve done a first year scheme with the firm and spent hours finessing the content get...- Flk10
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CMS Video Interview
Not necessarily, I completed my VI at the start of December and the status sat at 'reviewed' for 5 weeks and I then got an AC invite.- Flk10
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Yes, but I’d definitely draft your answers elsewhere and then paste then into the form as apply4law is notoriously unreliable close to deadlines.- Flk10
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Clearly they can't give everyone feedback at application stage, but I think the least people deserve after hours spent on the application and AC is a few words on how to improve future interviews. I don't believe that law firms interview so many people that they don't have the resources to make...- Flk10
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Holman Fenwick Willian
HFW are very sector-focused, so I think it’d make sense to tell them why you are interested in those specific sectors.- Flk10
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Applied late November but not heard anything yet.- Flk10
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
I know they’re strict on spelling and grammar, but I’d be surprised if grad rec noticed a mistake like that. Tbh I think most work experience sections will only be skim- read.- Flk10
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Yeah, applied in November for Freshfields and heard nothing since.- Flk10
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Anyone else been waiting a while for CMS post-VI? Also, anyone heard from HFW?- Flk10
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