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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I was in the same boat two summers ago! Lucky enough to work as a paralegal now but my main advice would be to go into the process of applying for roles with an open mind - my first role was an unconventional route but it got me the tick-box legal experience I needed for a paralegal role! I’d...
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Not a peep since I received a holder email in mid-Feb!
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    Fieldfisher Online Assessment

    They are, I got invited to a telephone interview and apparently there’s another assessment centre on 27th March. Not sure if it’s just for direct TC applications though. Hope this helps!
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Super useful, thanks for this! I only just saw this for some reason - I'm through to the video interview stage though, yippee! Do you have any top tips for this stage? Hoping there'll still be space at the March assessment centre if it goes well!
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    For Fieldfisher direct TC applicants, I got a VI invitation today so they are still considering applicants. There’s a London assessment centre at the end of March. Hope this helps ☺️
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Thanks Asmee! My application was for the London office, but it's reassuring to know that they don't recruit all at once for sure. I thought I had ruined my chances, so you have given me hope :)
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    That's reassuring to hear, thank you Jessica!
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Hi all, not sure if anyone else has experienced something similar but I had not realised there was an additional questionnaire on things like gender and background etc at the end of the FieldFisher online assessment. I therefore didn't complete this. I received my assessment results via email...
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I haven't yet either, and received the same email too o_O
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    29th Jan and no, nothing! How about you?
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Hi Jessica, Thank you so much for giving such helpful answers! I have a quick one of my own. I self-funded the GDL in 2018, and am currently going through the training contract process. I have coming up to 2 years work experience in the legal sector under my belt) at a litigation funder, then...
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Hello all! I have just discovered this site and just wanted to say it's so great to hear everyone sharing stories, made me feel not so alone in this process :) I did 2 vacation schemes at Womble Bond Dickinson and Mills and Reeve in 2018, and am in full time employment as a paralegal. Is anyone...

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