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Ask Reed Smith Anything! Join Rebecca Schrod, Karen Manu and Charlotte Lear ⬇️
Hi! Don’t forget the basics like good spelling and grammar, so I always recommend drafting answers to your application form in word so that you can more easily proof read them. Otherwise, do not discount all the valuable non-legal experience that you might have! Applicants commonly don’t write...- ReedSmithBecca
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask Reed Smith Anything! Join Rebecca Schrod, Karen Manu and Charlotte Lear ⬇️
Hi, you’re very welcome and thanks for your question! We’re really pleased to be using Rare’s contextual recruitment system this year which will allow us to take their contextual markers into account when a candidate hasn’t met our 2.1 requirement. We also have always taken the mitigating...- ReedSmithBecca
- Post #20
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask Reed Smith Anything! Join Rebecca Schrod, Karen Manu and Charlotte Lear ⬇️
Good question, however unfortunately I can’t pinpoint just 3 skills. We want to ensure that our trainees have a wide range of skills and strengths, so there aren’t particular ones that we target more than others - we instead want evidence that you have considered what you are good at, how it...- ReedSmithBecca
- Post #18
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask Reed Smith Anything! Join Rebecca Schrod, Karen Manu and Charlotte Lear ⬇️
Hi Hamaaida, We’ve refreshed our assessments for this cycle and will have a situational judgement test plus some verbal and numerical reasoning tests. All will be based on typical trainee scenarios so to help you prepare I would recommend researching the typical tasks trainees do and considering...- ReedSmithBecca
- Post #17
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask Reed Smith Anything! Join Rebecca Schrod, Karen Manu and Charlotte Lear ⬇️
Yes, we’re able to offer virtual assessment days. Successful candidates can pick from a variety of time slots to hopefully find one which suits their time zone. If successful we are also able to sponsor visas for our Vacation Scheme if required- ReedSmithBecca
- Post #14
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask Reed Smith Anything! Join Rebecca Schrod, Karen Manu and Charlotte Lear ⬇️
Firstly, I wanted to say that we really value career changers and the wide range of skills and experiences they bring! Our current and future trainees includes those who have transitioned from sectors as varied as finance, journalism and teaching. One of the things I’d recommend to anyone is to...- ReedSmithBecca
- Post #13
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask Reed Smith Anything! Join Rebecca Schrod, Karen Manu and Charlotte Lear ⬇️
Hi everyone! Thank you for introducing me @Jaysen - we’re really excited to get started! I’m Becca and I’m the Graduate Recruitment Manager at Reed Smith. I’ve been at the firm for around 1.5 years and love working here, I’ve found it to be a really inclusive, innovative and exciting place to...- ReedSmithBecca
- Post #11
- Forum: Applications Discussion