Baker McKenzie

[Tushar]

Hi Guys! I am Tushar Kumar, a final year undergraduate law student at National Law University, Lucknow. I have applied for the Training Contract, 2022 at Baker McKenzie, the deadline of which is 1st April. The firm reviews application on a rolling basis, am I already late? Anyone who could provide any insight, thanks!

 

[hktr]

Hello As with all rolling firms, the sooner you get your application in, the better. However, I'm quite sure that Bakers do review every application fully. I submitted my application for the vac scheme a few days' before the deadline and still progressed to the next stage.

 

[Aun Abbas]

Do you guys know whether I can apply for a direct TC after a failed Video Interview for the summer VS?

 

[Alice G]

Do you guys know whether I can apply for a direct TC after a failed Video Interview for the summer VS?

I think most firms allow for only one application per recruitment cycle, but it might be worth sending an email to HR to get some clarification on this just to be sure

 

[S87]

Guys,

I cant find a section where to include my overseas education and mitigating circumstances. How did you do?

 

[Alice G]

Guys,

I cant find a section where to include my overseas education and mitigating circumstances. How did you do?

Does it not say anything on the education page about overseas qualifications? Sorry I’m not too familiar with the Bakers app. Have you been able to do and look through each and every section for the parts you are struggling to find? Some forms only let you look at the whole thing holistically right at the end so I am just wondering if perhaps the mitigating circumstance part might come later in the app?

 

[S87]

I checked and I tried to write more than one line and I can't.

 

[Alice G]

I’m so sorry I’m not familiar with the app. Was this the education bit?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Guys,

I cant find a section where to include my overseas education and mitigating circumstances. How did you do?

send it to them in an email if you can’t include it on the application form

 

[Changes]

Could you not address it in the cover letter?

 

[S87]

yes..I just wanted to give more info

 

[S87]

I am going to send them an email with the extra info.

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

I am going to send them an email with the extra info.

I didn't realise there was a cover letter to the application. I would put it as an extra (short) paragraph under/after your signature.

 

[S87]

I didn't realise there was a cover letter to the application. I would put it as an extra (short) paragraph under/after your signature.

Good idea..but I do not have many words left and it cuts off if you exceed the words limit

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Good idea..but I do not have many words left and it cuts off if you exceed the words limit

What is the word count?

There is no guarantee if you email it separately that it will be considered.

 

[S87]

What is the word count?

There is no guarantee if you email it separately that it will be considered.

750 words..I wrote 747..will try to cut words down

 

[Tushar]

Has anyone, who applied for the Training Contract 2022 at Baker McKenzie, heard back from them yet?

 

[Daniel Boden]

Has anyone, who applied for the Training Contract 2022 at Baker McKenzie, heard back from them yet?

Given all that's going on, I wouldn't expect to hear back for a while yet

 

[Changes]

Just got an invite for the Watson Glaser test.

And for info there were several places to mention mitigating circumstances/explain your education outside of the cover letter.

 

[thecorporatelawyer]

Just got an invite for the Watson Glaser test.

And for info there were several places to mention mitigating circumstances/explain your education outside of the cover letter.

Congrats! Can I ask when you sent in your application?