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17 December 2025
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm (UK)
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Join Isabel Elsey, Legal Recruitment Manager at BCLP, for a live Q&A session. Get details on secondments, innovation, growth areas, and everything else you’ve wanted to ask about life at BCLP!
Everyone stop worrying about Willkie!
1) They’re not rolling and look at every application (as stated on their website).
2) They’ve also got a new graduate recruitment manager (and probably a spike in applications given all their outreach this year), so that should explain any delay in them...
Ok just to gauge where Pinsents are likely at please could you 👍 this message if you’re still waiting, 👎 this message if you got a rejection, and 🏆 this message if you got an AC.
Thank you! ☺️
Super sad that Gemma Baker has left Willkie. I feel like it’s been a quiet exit but she’s one of the best recruiters!
I wonder who’s taken over at Willkie? Anyone know?
Anyone know how long you have to wait before you know you’re temporarily in the clear post-BCLP and Taylor Wessing tests?
I know they both send PFOs quite quick if you don’t hit the benchmark.
Do Taylor Wessing actually read every application, does anyone know?
I know they say they do, but I know from last year you can get a pretty fast PFO after doing their online tests…
Went to their open day and they said they only read after second test, and use that in conjunction with written application to decide AC slots.
Second test is automatic if you reach benchmark on the first.
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