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17 December 2025
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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!
Hi @Jessica Booker , Baker McKenzie is a firm i'm very interested in. I attended their open day last year for social mobility. Do you think it's worth applying again this year, but for say a different open day they do? e.g I think they do one related to women in law. I am conscious I may have to...
Hi does anyone have any tips on what to put for various open days you've attended in the work experience section? I.e do people generally put about what they've learned etc (brief)?
Just got an email from Ashurst stating we should hear back by end of Aug for direct TC in case anyone was wondering. Feels like a lifetime ago that I submitted.
Just received an invite for Freshfields WG, however they've given me a deadline of this Friday @5pm. @Jessica Booker do you think I would be able to request an extension? I work full time, and I feel like this is not much notice...
Hi Georgina, I am in a similar position working full-time. I had a bit of a break recently mostly due to tough rejections, and the mental burn-out I have felt as a result. I find it somewhat hard for me to really focus and dedicate the time to apps particularly when all my housemates are having...
Hi! This is so strange because I am feeling the exact same way after my AC yesterday. Defeated would be the best word. It was a lot more challenging than I thought. Similar to you, I thought my interview and presentation went well, but the other tasks not so much - so feeling very mixed. :(...
For a virtual AC, is it recommended to put post-it notes on my wall with a few notes/reminders? This would be for assistance for the case study exercise. Will be interested to hear anyone's experience of the extent to which this has helped. Obviously i would be aware of not using these when...
Does anyone have any tips for virtual AC's? I.e in a virtual negotiation exercise, I'm interested in anyone's experience of this/how to avoid interrupting one another etc.
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