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  1. Hazal

    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Thank you Maccie for sharing this! Seems like you poured your heart out into this and your applications too. I am also motivated by the same idea - it only takes one!
  2. Hazal

    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Sorry to hear that Daniel :( Wish you the best of luck for your upcoming ACs!!
  3. Hazal

    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    I got it within a few days. I believe my email said to wait 3 working days so it might just be because offices were closed on the 1st that there's a delay for you. Did you get a receipt for sending your application? If so, then it should be fine. If it gets too late, say 5 working days, I think...
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    Musician applying for vac schemes

    I want to echo the above but see why you're being tactical about this. However, when it comes to interview, be prepared to have more reasons for why you chose a firm. They want to feel like you've really made an effort to get to know them, beyond whether they're accepting of career changers or...
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    Motivation and Deadlines Approaching

    I think it's key that you don't beat yourself up about it. It's important to not berate yourself for not doing one while doing the other because you're being productive nonetheless and that's all you can hope for! You seem to be going down the right route, dedicating specific times/days to...
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    No Word Count

    So helpful! Thank you :) good luck to you too Thank you AJ! they're not no. Completely different kind of form
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    No Word Count

    I'm currently writing an application with 4 questions where none of them have word counts. This is for Morrison & Foerster and includes questions like why us, why law (these two are bundled together), a commercial news story that impacts us, personal achievements etc. I'm tempted to not limit...
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    Herbert Smith

    If you went to that event, even better! Remember to be concise and to the point, since this is essentially a quarter of the question (I had two separate points for why hsf and two for why I'd be a good lawyer). To caveat my point further, don't make diversity the one and only reason why you're...
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    Herbert Smith

    I personally spoke about diversity in my application and got through to assessment centre. But you're right, I had been to the firm before and backed it up. A scenario in which I would say to not necessarily rule it out is when diversity/inclusion defines the firm or they define themselves that...
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    Decline of the high street

    Was thinking about this the other day and how it really isn't easy for the high street to blame online retailers when they're experiencing the same problems. Whenever I think about online retail, I always think about the margins that they operate with. An article I once read suggested that...
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    Opinion on the word "postgraduate"

    EDIT: Found this under their Training Contract heading: While S&C expects most of its applicants to be penultimate-year law students and final-year non-law students, graduates and postgraduates are also eligible. Is it safe to say that TC sounds like its geared towards graduates and not the VS?
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    Opinion on the word "postgraduate"

    I've always taken it for granted that law firms recruit from students and graduates alike and most generally do. However, as I look into other, maybe smaller firms, I've realised that whether or not they take graduates isn't as obvious anymore. For example, see Sullivan & Cromwell's wording...
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    On CVs and Psychometric Tests

    Just found out that Winston & Strawn, a relatively small (in London) US firm, only require a CV to shortlist to interview. Understandably, they only get around 200 applications so it might be easier to sift through people than if this figure were far higher.
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Hi Taylor, I've known 2nd years in the past in the same situation. The gist I got was they did CC's first year scheme and got offers off the back of that.
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Does anyone know if Simmons' video interview questions your motivations for working at the firm itself?
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    Linklaters

    depends how much word count you have. But generally, I'd advocate for fewer examples and more depth. From experience, there's always something that needs further explanation/justifying with the word count and that would be taken up by further examples, thus giving you a pretty basic answer. hope...
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    Linklaters

    I think you're on the right lines and your experience seems like a good choice. My suggestion would be to balance between professional and personal development. You've suggested professional but personal needs to be there too. That would be something like increasing your confidence, which I can...
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    Team Project

    I'm writing an answer for Norton Rose Fulbright. Their question is: "Tell us about a project you have recently worked on as part of a team. Describe your role, the outcome and what you learned. (150 words max)*" I absolutely hate the word project. It suggests it has to be something...
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    Why me in a cover letter

    Since the rest is great, some advice for the first sentence: the fact that you came from a different country doesn't mean you need to dedicate hours to study. The two sort of don't follow on from each other (since some people come from afar and have brilliant English. You could maybe mention at...
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Oh well done! Yeah that does. Wasn't sure if it was relating to why you want to be a lawyer that's why I got confused.

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