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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

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Well that's definitely a PFO then. If I had an AC i don't see why they wouldn't have given me the option to choose dates at the same time as anyone else then.

They more than likely don't hand out all AC offers at the same time. They probably do it in batches and hence why theres only a few dates to choose from. As cliche as it sounds, for now, no news is good news so try stay as positive as possible!
 
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Well that's definitely a PFO then. If I had an AC i don't see why they wouldn't have given me the option to choose dates at the same time as anyone else then.
I wouldn't say this at all. They probably want to see if they fill these AC spots and see how they go! Its never a no until the firm says so!
 
This Bakers AC looks HEAVY! There's like 27 different elements to it and it's my first AC so I'm quite nervous. Other than M&A case studies (which I'm praying for), are there any other areas of law that are common for case study interviews that I might need to brush up on?
Congrats on the AC, that does sound intense - all the best! Out of interest, does the status on the video interview tab of your application say 'Reviewed' or is it still 'Finished'?
 
This Bakers AC looks HEAVY! There's like 27 different elements to it and it's my first AC so I'm quite nervous. Other than M&A case studies (which I'm praying for), are there any other areas of law that are common for case study interviews that I might need to brush up on?

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They more than likely don't hand out all AC offers at the same time. They probably do it in batches and hence why theres only a few dates to choose from. As cliche as it sounds, for now, no news is good news so try stay as positive as possible!
The specifically stated all ACs would be next week and the week after. If the people who received invites got options to interview in those 2 weeks then that's all the spots taken I think
 
Well that's definitely a PFO then. If I had an AC i don't see why they wouldn't have given me the option to choose dates at the same time as anyone else then.
I don't think this is true, when I had my HL AC I was right at the end so only got options of 2 dates but they had been doing other ACs beforehand which I wasn't invited to or given the option of. Also for W&C I had the choice of slots (bit different as they don't have multiple people on each AC time) for about 2 weeks, but they continued interviews after that point. I think its quite common for them to have quite a few different ACs - in fact with it being virtually I can imagine that they might have them even more spread out!
 
The specifically stated all ACs would be next week and the week after. If the people who received invites got options to interview in those 2 weeks then that's all the spots taken I think
Just because they've invited people to choose between the spots does not mean that they have sent all the invites. There could be 50 spots and they could have only sent 20 invites. I wouldn't lose hope yet
 
This Bakers AC looks HEAVY! There's like 27 different elements to it and it's my first AC so I'm quite nervous. Other than M&A case studies (which I'm praying for), are there any other areas of law that are common for case study interviews that I might need to brush up on?

I’ve not done a case study at Bakers but my experience of doing one was that it aligns quite closely with the firms core practice areas. The case study I did had lots of different elements (including some M&A) but it was definitely more advisory and just spotting potential commercial problems and where the firm could help.

For example, mine centred on an influencer who ran a coffee business and had a joint venture with a friend who created a new product. You had do deal with all the potential problems involved in the multilayered case so yeah, I’d advise reading up on the firm’s core areas and reading the news and maybe brushing up on things like balance sheets etc as they can be used in case studies! Sorry if I’m rambling, well done and good luck! ⭐
 
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