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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!
Just got rejected from the Ashurst summer vac scheme post AC. Hurts a ton, especially because I thought I performed quite strongly. I guess the other candidates were all exceptional, which means I need to up my game for next time. Grateful for the experience though, it was my first ever AC so I...
Hi everyone, I am graduating this July and I think it is most likely that I won't receive any Vac Scheme/Training Contract offers this recruitment cycle unfortunately, so I will probably take a year out from September to build up more experience and strengthen my applications for the following...
How can I relate a random commercial topic back to the firm without the answer being too disjointed? I was thinking about maybe talking about the departments in the firm that would be involved in the topic - is that along the right lines?
Hey guys, I'm struggling with one of the Clyde & Co vac scheme application questions:
Write about a story in the business press that has interested you and how it is relevant to the Firm. (250 words max)
For this, are they expecting us to write about a recent deal/project that Clyde and Co has...
Hi everyone, thank you so much for all your feedback. I'm staying more positive now and I'm sorry if it seemed like I was ungrateful for my experiences, I know I've got some things on my resume that I should be proud of! Here's to grinding through and staying positive, whatever the results of...
Hi everyone, I don't meant to bring everyone down with me but recently I've been feeling pretty hopeless :(
I've applied to well over 20-30 vac schemes over the last year, and I keep facing rejection after rejection. I know it's simply a part of the process and everyone goes through it, but I...
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