2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
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Not necessarily - I interviewed in March last year for the summer scheme. They might still come through.
Depends on the firm I think! I know Macfarlanes allowed this last cycle
Adding on to this:
My flatmate had an incredible fast stream internship with the Civil Service - they were supportive like none other company I've seen. My girlfriend also wants to join the Fast Stream - they apparently have incredibly flexible working practices, and once you're in you're able to transfer between departments pretty seamlessly! Needless to say, their pension schemes are top class as well if you get in through the Fast Stream.
Defo give it a good think over, and all the best @Kablahc for making it to the 1.5% (?) of applicants who make it into the FS
* that being said, if one had to join a US law firm for work/life balance, Dechert has the best work-life balances in the city (see chambers and legalcheek) ... apparently because it has a lacking of a social scene lol
**but who joins a US firm for worklife balance? 🤣
Do you mean the difference between strength and competency questions in interviews, or just generally?
If you're asking regarding interviews, the questions usually require a different structure to the answer. A competency will usually be asking you to describe (using STAR) a time when you've displayed X skill. Whereas a strength based question will try to gage your strengths based on how you respond to the question - e.g. "how do you deal with failures?", "how would you handle a situation if your supervisor asked you to lie?".
Just wanted to add my two pence in this, I'm doing the LPC right now and the course really does step away from academic law and focuses more on the application of it in certain scenarios. You also may have an opportunity in choosing electives at the end of the year so you can really tailor the course into what you actually enjoy. I definitely wouldn't worry about the LPC and wouldn't consider it as a deal breaker!
I know this is a forum about applying to law Firms but my honest opinion is that if you don't get a TC this cycle you should take the FS offer. I know loads of people who have been unsuccessful in getting it so you have done super super well to get an offer! Alongside the work/life balance and pensions benefits as mentioned above, you also start work immediately.
If you were sadly unsuccessful in getting a TC this cycle, it could be 2024 before you start a TC and 2026 by the time you qualify, and you will also have LPC debt etc.
The FS you start work immediately and by 2026 you will have 5 years experience which you could then leverage into private practice/business.
Just my thoughts, but imo the FS is a better bet than self-funding the LPC with no guarantee of a TC at the end of it!
Best of luck
Anyone heard from Cooley today like PFO or WG invite.
Yep, I have an offer at an American finance company that I have waiting if law doesn't work out
But it's not about the money, it's about whether the job is for you.
Just hoping Gibson and Cooley have me chilling in a “maybe” pile....
Yeah, those are the right dates and I haven't heard anything either. I'm guessing we should hear by the end of today or tomorrow, latest? But yes, it's driving me insane too lol 🥲
I hope so. I was starting to think I was the only one and that it is a PFO for sure.
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