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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I can't say I'm feeling too positive... Sometimes law firms do all the emailing to people who are successful and leave the PFOs right until the end cos it's last on their priority list... Here's to hoping I'm wrong and they are indeed sending out in batches 🍀
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I'm in the same boat, i really like this firm!!
  3. L

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    woah, 3 years is a long time o.O
  4. L

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I applied around two weeks before the deadline
  5. L

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I just got my PFO from them too and weirdly, I got to interview last cycle but not this time round. Maybe the competition was a lot fiercer this year :)
  6. L

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Would it be safe to assume a PFO from debevoise if they haven't emailed with an AC yesterday?
  7. L

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I attended an event with Devonshires w Legal Chek and they mentioned that they are looking to reply to successful candidates in the next couple of weeks!
  8. L

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I applied around 1-2 weeks before the deadline then too! I hope so too :)
  9. L

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I applied around two weeks before the deadline! I'm wondering if it's a PFO or if they've just had an influx of applications :/ Although when I applied last year and got through to interview, it only took them two weeks to get back to me so I wonder if that's anything to go by.
  10. L

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Has anyone heard from Withers lately?
  11. L

    Womble Bond Dickinson

    I'm also wondering this, have you heard anything regarding this?
  12. L

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Stephenson Harwood PFO :/
  13. L

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Congrats!! On their website they mention summer VS only so I'm assuming June/July time? Could I ask for which office you applied for and when you submitted your VI? :)
  14. L

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    They wrote 'SVS' so perhaps I misread it to be spring, sorry! Probably means Summer VS then :)
  15. L

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Freshfields have mentioned that they were reviewing their spring VS applications first and only now starting to screen the TC apps :)
  16. L

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I didn't get that in my BCLP feedback, but I did receive that feedback in 2019 and thought I strengthened my application since then and still got rejected this time round :/
  17. L

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Congratulations!!!! Could I ask when you submitted your VI? :)
  18. L

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I'm wondering the same thing :/

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