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    BBC Solicitor Apprenticeship

    No I haven't, any idea when they will be shortlisting for online tests?
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    Hill Dickinson 2020/2021

    I'm currently doing my LLM
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    Hill Dickinson 2020/2021

    I've applied for health in London so maybe it's just the London team taking a while to get back
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    What stream are you? I've still not heard back, I've applied for London Health
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    Hill Dickinson 2020/2021

    Me too. I'm in the London health stream, hbu? There's still hope yet
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    I heard back at like 6 pm and I applied on the 3rd of February
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    I applied on the 5th of Feb and heard nothing. Does everyone's application say nothing in the status section?
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    They said no later than mid-April... has anyone even heard back from them??
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    Hill Dickinson 2020/2021

    Just done the VI, I have no idea how that went... Felt like my brain was one of those corkboards in crime shows with all the string 😂 How long does it take to hear back?
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    Hill Dickinson 2020/2021

    I've got my VI for London Health tomorrow, has anyone got any tips? This is the furthest I've got from all my applications and really don't want to mess it up 😩 Will it be like competition questions/commercial awareness or will it be about the role itself? Like do the questions differ depending...
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    I'm currently doing my LLM, will graduate this year
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    Do people have back-up plans in case they don't get a training contract? I'm starting to think that I need one but got no clue what I could do instead...
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    It took them just under two weeks to get back to me and I'm doing London health, in case that helps
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    Hill Dickinson 2020/2021

    Omg cute we got them on the same day
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    Thank you!! I've applied for the health route in London
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    Hill Dickinson 2020/2021

    For Friday 26th March?
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    Hill Dickinson 2020/2021

    I've just got a video interview! So nervous as it's my first one, has anyone got any tips?

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