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  1. K

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I don't know what possesses them to have a 7 question app, just making more work for themselves
  2. K

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Hope we start to hear back from IM this month!
  3. K

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Not yet, I applied for the PLS stream at the London office. Yeah the grad rec site says that VI's will take place in February so I hope we hear something soon. The application was way longer than last year though so I imagine it's taking forever to read through them!
  4. K

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I can't seem to find out from the website, does anyone know if Shoosmiths review apps on a rolling basis?
  5. K

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Total radio silence here too, I applied for the PLS stream. VI's are supposed to start in February so we should start hearing back soon
  6. K

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Thank you I definitely needed this!
  7. K

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    When you do an interview and totally flunk it 😩
  8. K

    DLA Piper Application

    I wrote about BP's write down in assets
  9. K

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    DLA Piper PFO but onwards and upwards! Has anyone heard anything from IM yet?
  10. K

    DLA Piper Application

    PFO after sending an email to grad rec :( I’m putting mine down to the WG 😂
  11. K

    DLA Piper Application

    As soon as mine first updated I couldn't withdraw anymore
  12. K

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Yeah sure, check out he DLA thread too https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/dla-piper-application.1813/page-11
  13. K

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Anyone still waiting on DLA it might be worth sending Grad Rec an email, it seems like a lot of their PFO emails are getting filtered out
  14. K

    DLA Piper Application

    Ah thanks! I'm deffo going to email them, they must have an issue with emails going through
  15. K

    DLA Piper Application

    My application updated on the same day so this isn't looking good for me either! How did you word the email?
  16. K

    DLA Piper Application

    Same here, I don't want to seem impatient, even though I am 😂
  17. K

    DLA Piper Application

    Sorry to hear that! I assumed the portal would keep a record of emails like Apply4Law, might email them this week as well
  18. K

    DLA Piper Application

    They must really be considering your app! I’d say no news is good news after 2 reviews :)
  19. K

    DLA Piper Application

    Wow you've been waiting ages! has your portal updated recently?
  20. K

    DLA Piper Application

    I'm wondering how they decide who gets to the AC, like is the commercial question and the WG evenly weighted, cos if it was decided based on WG then they must already know if we've met their bench mark or not :/

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