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

    Nope, I don't really think it's something that can be prepared for and there aren't exactly any practice tests for Cognify or Emotify
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Make sure it's not laggy, it can be really disorientating, you might have to try it on a different browser (I had to), and don't panic or expect to complete everything, just do your best. It's not easy but that's the point. Imo, it's just meant to evaluate how quickly you can think of creative...
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    A friend of mine who applied last year and got the TC said to expect to wait until February cos they genuinely read through every application before sending WG test invites. I would guess that it's sent out in batches relative to how many they've gone through
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    I think the firm really places a lot of importance on cultural fit based on the CAPP assessment, I have a friend who was in the 98% percentile in the WG test when he applied for the winter VS but got rejected
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Hi Jessica, how should I approach the last part of this question: "Think of a current commercial issue that has recently attracted your attention. Why does it interest you, why do you consider it to be significant and how do you think this will impact Weil’s clients?" I've tried to go with the...
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Have you done the test? I haven't heard from CMS since I submitted the application so I haven't even gotten a test invite yet
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    Taylor Wessing VS questions

    Does anyone know if there's anything that should or should not be uploaded in terms of additional documents on their application form?
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Oh on the deadline (18 Dec?), this is my first application cycle and I've learned a lot, so I'm not bothered that I was rejected. I think the applications I've been submitting this month are miles better than the ones I submitted last month. It's just a bummer that I really liked CC and HSF but...
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Yeah I got rejected from HSF for the spring scheme last week, I would imagine that to be the case
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Does anyone know if Kirkland informs you if you're rejected? I'm still hoping for the best of course but I submitted my application last week and haven't heard back yet
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    The test was alright, I didn't have my expectations too high based on what everyone was saying and when I actually took it I think I would only be concerned about not doing brilliantly on it if I were really good at maths or could see and register everything appearing on the screen quickly (the...
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Thanks Sha'i and Harvey, guess I'll go with NRF and "the firm" and use them somewhat sporadically
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Does anyone know if it is okay to refer to NRF as "Norton Rose" after an initial "Norton Rose Fulbright" in their cover letter? It would save me a few words on the limit
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    NRF's cover letter asks that I write about why I think I would be a good commercial solicitor and why I am applying to NRF. Should I write only about why me and why the firm or should I also address why law as with other cover letters?
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Did anyone else lag and glitch a lot when doing Ashurst's online tests (Revelian)? It's been consuming 90% of my CPU and overheating my computer I've never encountered anything like this before.
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    Linklaters 2019/20 Application

    I got my WG test results back and I find it really odd that evaluating arguments was my best score when I did the test with CC but it's by far my worst with Linklaters, wonder if it's significantly hampered my chances of getting an AC invite
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Does anyone have any info about Davis Polk other than what's out there (Chambers/LCN/TheLawyer/firm website)? Maybe from their open day or something?
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Hi Jessica, should I write about the VS or training in a cover letter for a firm that recruits through VS? I noticed that you previously responded to a similar question about discussing the training anyway because they would know it leads to a TC but I wanted to get your opinion as the firm...
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    I'm about to take Ashurst's tests, does anyone have any tips for it?

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