That makes perfect sense and absolutely lays my concerns to rest. Thanks again!
And apologies for displaying an utter lack of legal knowledge on this question!
Thanks again! Just on a final note; the dual degree means that, as I'll be spending 2 years in the US, I will effectively be barred from getting settled status under the EU settlement scheme (I already have pre-settled status). The contract the firm sent me states that the offer is subject to me...
I feel dumb for not having just asked people on LinkedIn straight away! Thanks for bringing that up.
That seems very reasonable, although I assume it is far from a good look to renege on a TC offer after accepting it. Does HR strongly look down on that type of move or is it anticipated some...
So, I already mentioned this in a previous thread, but I will be going to a US law school as part of a dual degree next year. This effectively means that instead of graduating in 2022, I will be doing so in 2023 and will have both an LLB and a JD. I recently received a call from a City law firm...
I just found out that the firm for which I have a vac scheme decided to change it to an online format and shorten it from 3 weeks to 1. Not only that but apparently what was supposed to be a proper work experience is now just going to be effectively an insight scheme (which I already did at that...
Hi again, @Jessica Booker and thanks so much for all the answers! They've been extremely helpful!
I just have two onboarding-related questions if that's all right!
First of all, the firm I have a vac scheme with is asking me to apply for a national insurance number, as I've stated I don't have...
Thank you! It's due on the 5th of April, so I'll just barely miss that!
What are the practical implications of this, anyways? I realise it has something to do with tax allowances, but does it have any actual impact on how much I'll receive for the scheme?
I'm finalising filling out the onboarding form the firm gave me for my upcoming vac scheme but I ran into a bit of a problem. There's a section asking about my employment since 6 April for tax purposes. It's asking me to choose one of three options, though only 2 are really relevant since the...
Thank you! I suppose that's a bridge I'll cross when I get to it.
I meant a disadvantage with the firm I would be reneging on. But at this point, I've accepted the offer anyways. Thank you so much again!
Thank you! How common is something like this and would it put me at a major disadvantage? Are they fairly used to this happening or will it be severely frowned upon?
Hi again Jessica, and thanks again for taking the time to answer our questions!
On this forum, I previously asked whether it was a good idea to accept a vac scheme I had secured before I know about the outcome of an application with a preferred firm. I was told to accept the offer and renege if...
Thanks so much for your reply!
The firm I have an offer for doesn't offer separate dates for their schemes, unfortunately, which would mean that if I accepted their scheme right now and then accepted a clashing one, I would realistically only be left with the ability to reject this scheme. The...
Thus far I've done three vac scheme interviews and have received 1 offer (I've heard nothing back yet from the other two). I also have an interview coming up in 3 weeks for another firm (probably my biggest preference).
The issue is, the deadline to accept my current vac scheme offer is a week...
Should I format it like a proper letter with an address and date and everything or just get straight to writing? I was told to limit it to a page and a half so adding that extra stuff would take away quite a lot of space.
Thanks!
Surely the presence of on-campus interviews does offer a massive advantage, no?
The ABA statistics CLS puts out seem to indicate an overwhelming majority of their graduates secure positions at law firms with 500+ employees. LinkedIn also seems to show a similar picture, so I'm assuming there's...
Fair enough. The thing I removed to make way for the highest module mark thing were some prizes I won for national History competitions in high school in my home country. Should I remove the bit about the module mark (and move it to the "additional information about your undergraduate degree"...
Hi again @Jessica Booker and thanks for all the great advice!
I just had a query about an application question on Reed Smith's application form.
"Please give details of any prizes, awards or stipends etc. you have won or been granted, numbering them 1 to 5 (you need not include your degree...
I'm a penultimate year law student at a London university but got into a dual degree programme recently through which I'll be able to get a JD at Columbia Law School in NYC. Vac scheme applications are kind of a pain with all of the other stuff I have to do this year so I was wondering whether...
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