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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Can I mention the name of the firm I am brand ambassador for in a answer to an application question for a different firm? Or should I just say "brand ambassador for a multinational law firm"?
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    How much work experience do you think is needed for direct TC apps?
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    rejected from PwC 😭 ngl it's probably bc I spent nearly all day trying to do the codebreaking game rip
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    ooh also has anyone heard from macfarlanes? I'm going to send my app over the weekend which is super last minute as the deadline is Sunday, but @Jaysen 's post inspired me to send one more 🙃
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    For those who have done the BCLP test, did you prep for it in any way beforehand? Also, do you have any tips? :)
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    for the Mayer Brown VS, it took around 3 weeks for them to get back to me with a telephone interview invite - hope that helps!
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Oh wow congrats on the VI!! Do you happen to know if they are holding any more?
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    also has anyone else heard back from links or AG recently? And has anyone heard from PwC or is it still too early to ask?
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    guys WHAT is happening with Mayer Brown post telephone interview 😭 I just wanna know the outcome pls
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    thank you! would this be like, for example, "in my role as brand ambassador at ABC firm, I organised XYZ event, which had over 30 attendees"?
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    If an app Q asks you to list your responsibilities, interests, hobbies, awards, positions of responsibility etc in bullet points, then how much detail do you need to go into? For example, can I just say "brand ambassador at ABC firm" as my first bullet point?
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Thank you so much, Dheepa! This makes me feel a bit better because at least I now know what I don't know!
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I was hoping to get some advice on here as everyone seems to be really good at giving it :) It recently hit me that I have been putting in so much effort into my applications and I feel like if I do end up getting to AC/interview level, then I will have no idea what to do because I haven't been...
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    Linklaters 2019/20 Application

    I haven't even heard back from the spring one 😭
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    don't spend all day on it - I know it sounds ridiculous, but trust me 😭
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I have to answer a question to do with a 'commercial issue' and I was wondering if I could talk about something that isn't a problem? Basically, I wanted to talk about VR and how demand for it is on the rise, but I don't know if this counts as an 'issue' per se
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    Linklaters 2019/20 Application

    This is 100% true - I was in like the 95th percentile or smith for the WG last year and was rejected
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    Does anyone know what proportion of its trainees Ashurst recruits from direct TC apps?
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I submitted my app and test early November and heard back early December - nearly a month :)
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Has anyone heard from: Addleshaw Goddard Linklaters Mayer Brown Idk about other people but in my telephone interview w Mayer Brown, the interviewer told me I'd hear back first week of jan - but maybe I heard wrong?

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