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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Wrote some TC/VS deadlines for 31/01 who are doing the final push. Most of these are RB firms I think...
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    19/20 Post App/AC... What next?

    Thought I'd quickly write up some dates that are ending for this cycle: 31/01 Dechert Summer Vac 31/01 Dechert Spring Vac 31/01 Hogan Lovells TC (non-law) 31/01 Macfarlanes Spring Vac 31/01 Macfarlanes Summer Vac 31/01 Mayer Brown TC 31/01 Mayer Brown Summer Vac 31/01 Mayer Brown Spring Vac...
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Applied for a direct TC with Freshfields in November and haven't heard back... but, I read on their website that TC ACs are in March so I assume they're processing their other schemes first. I bet we'll probably hear from them in the next coming week or so. Haven't even got a WG test so there...
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    19/20 Post App/AC... What next?

    Hi all, I thought to make a thread for people like me who have just gone through the 19/20 recruitment cycle and were unfortunately rejected post-app or post-AC. I was hoping that we could all share some tips or strategies as to what we're doing now until the Summer cycle and even 2020/21...
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Congratulations Dan! Can I ask you went about structuring the cover letter? :)
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Thanks guys! Really needed to hear this. Waiting on FF but had a read of my PS the other day and it's pretty shocking so I'll probably re-apply for the next cycle. Congratulations all and good luck to everyone else!
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Hi all, Was wondering whether I got some guidance please... I'm a 2018 Law Grad. I've been applying here and there. Last year, I got 3 ACs (2 SC and 1 MC) which was amazing since I had never gotten past the application process. This year I submitted a few but spent a lot of time on one. Had 1...

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