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  1. GGLove

    Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread

    Yeah, JD. A couple of people I know also got rejected.
  2. GGLove

    Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread

    Just got rejected from the JD Winter VS!
  3. GGLove

    Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread

    Same here! My academic reference was sent on the day it was requested, about a month ago. Nothing since :(
  4. GGLove

    HSF open day details?

    Hey - the Open Day isn't an assessment, but it's a chance to show interest in the firm, learn about disputes as a practice area, and resolve any miscellaneous questions/uncertainty you have. It's closer to a university presentation or workshop. But you can obviously use the knowledge you gained...
  5. GGLove

    Which Law firms do not recruit heavily from Vac Schemes?

    From what I've heard and experienced: - Freshfields recruits more than half of its intake direct from TC (source: grad rec at the London presentation + two people I know who accepted TCs with them last summer). Don't forget that its VS is only open to penultimate year students! - Slaughter and...
  6. GGLove

    Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread

    Nothing from NRF/Jones Day for winter VS. The equivalent vacation scheme thread on TheStudentRoom seems to be telling a similar story. The wait is... argh!
  7. GGLove

    Firm updates following submission of applications

    Haven't heard back from NRF or from Jones Day for Winter :( Applied in late September. Dunno what to make of this...
  8. GGLove

    Morning or evening person?

    You feel terrible the next day, but it's just a general sense of fatigue for me! I guess that I recover quickly because I'm used to being sleepless (even though it's bad for you etc etc). I can't imagine myself getting into the professional rhythm, with 9 am starts... I'm probably suited to the...
  9. GGLove

    Morning or evening person?

    Evening. Can't work before 10 am. Usually sleep around 2-3 am. Don't mind all-nighters - I do them even if there's nothing super-pressing because I'll probably catch up on sleep through napping / waking up late ;)
  10. GGLove

    "Provide details of any careers events you have attended"

    Sorry, I didn't express myself clearly. I meant that the purpose of the events was to advertise the firm - there was zero focus on commercial law, or even what the lawyers did! It was 100% "why work at us".
  11. GGLove

    "Provide details of any careers events you have attended"

    Thanks so much for your reply! A lot of my events existed purely to advertise the firm, and others were pure networking (e.g. dinners). How would you present these?
  12. GGLove

    "Provide details of any careers events you have attended"

    Hi everyone, I'm seeing this question in some vac scheme apps this year. I was just wondering whether you think that I should just list the names of the events, or also add a line or two explaining what the events were about. The word limits for the answers are usually very generous (around...
  13. GGLove

    'Tell us about you' questions

    Hi everyone, Sorry for making yet another thread in such a short period of time! I've recently come across several questions that ask the candidate to tell the firm about their achievements, extracurriculars, and so on. However, quite a few of them are phrased in the following way: "In 300...
  14. GGLove

    Mentioning the names of previous firms in your answers?

    Hey everyone, I'm back with yet another question! My first round of vac schemes didn't result in me getting a TC offer that I wanted, so I'm reapplying for 2019. However, I'd like to flag up my previous work experience at certain firms in order to show a motivation for wanting to work at a...
  15. GGLove

    A bit lost after second year vac schemes

    Hey, thanksfor the input! I have an explanation for both why I've turned down the regional firm and why I got rejected from the MC firm. I'll need to think about how to explain the fact that I applied to such different firms in the first place! Hi, I felt a bit dead inside because of a number...
  16. GGLove

    A bit lost after second year vac schemes

    Hi everyone, Over the summer, I did two vacation schemes, one at an MC firm, the other at a regional firm's London office. I got rejected from the MC's scheme, and the regional firm is not one that I feel particularly strongly about (the firm was quiet, nice, unexceptional, and left me feeling...

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