Clifford Chance TC

[JoNo]

Me neither, I have seen that they have handed a lot of TCs to their spark scheme students so are prioritising not only second year but first years too! How many spaces are available? 90 Assuming 20 or 30 can be made to non-priority individuals, so let’s all still hope!

 

[JoNo]

Also I just checked the CC email it did state we will hear “after” the 14th December, so I’m assuming anytime between tomorrow 15th to 18th! It doesn’t necessarily mean we will be hearing today!

 

[HorsesForCoursesNeighNeighNeigh]

Also I just checked the CC email it did state we will hear “after” the 14th December, so I’m assuming anytime between tomorrow 15th to 18th! It doesn’t necessarily mean we will be hearing today!

Are you in the category who have previously sat their WG (applied for previous scheme)? I’m not, and the only email I have is by the 14th for positive news

Good luck for the next few days!

 

[M777]

I passed the WG last year and I was still told I'd hear by the 14th. Confused (although I applied right at the start of August so perhaps they changed the email since then)

 

[AlRJ]

I've never applied to CC before and my email stated: "If your application is considered, you will find out no later than 14th December 2020"

It seems like no one outside of the priority pool has heard back yet

 

[Deleted member 8341]

How many people pass the WG? I just found out I passed but not too sure what that means in real terms

 

[HCY]

How many people pass the WG? I just found out I passed but not too sure what that means in real terms

Quite a few people pass but I’ve heard the Watson Glaser isn’t crucial for CC but I might be wrong. Are you outside the priority group?

 

[Deleted member 8341]

Quite a few people pass but I’ve heard the Watson Glaser isn’t crucial for CC but I might be wrong. Are you outside the priority group?

im a final year non law student

 

[Manifesting]

I completely forgot about CC but I also didn't get any updates on the 14th. I'm hoping that they received far more non-priority applications than they had hoped for and they extend the timeline they gave.

@John Smith — I'm not sure what their pass mark is but CC compares your scores to their "Clifford Chance Trainee Norm", which has five categories from "well below average" to "well above average". I would think that getting 10th percentile and under ("well below average") might not be enough to pass and perhaps "below average" which is between 11th and 30th percentile, might be too low too, but who knows. Hogan Lovells for example, has a 18th percentile pass mark (against their own norm group). It really depends on the firm and the norm group they use.

directly from CC:

• "we do not disclose the pass mark, primarily because it is based on our trainee norm so the mark fluctuates. Just practice and do your very best."
• "This is a very common question but the actual answer won't help you as you are never looking to just 'pass' the Watson Glaser test. It's important that you do your very best as sometimes we use the scores as a differentiator if candidates are performing equally well in other areas of the application process."

 

[Deleted member 8341]

I completely forgot about CC but I also didn't get any updates on the 14th. I'm hoping that they received far more non-priority applications than they had hoped for and they extend the timeline they gave.

@John Smith — I'm not sure what their pass mark is but CC compares your scores to their "Clifford Chance Trainee Norm", which has five categories from "well below average" to "well above average". I would think that getting 10th percentile and under ("well below average") might not be enough to pass and perhaps "below average" which is between 11th and 30th percentile, might be too low too, but who knows. Hogan Lovells for example, has a 18th percentile pass mark (against their own norm group). It really depends on the firm and the norm group they use.

directly from CC:

• "we do not disclose the pass mark, primarily because it is based on our trainee norm so the mark fluctuates. Just practice and do your very best."
• "This is a very common question but the actual answer won't help you as you are never looking to just 'pass' the Watson Glaser test. It's important that you do your very best as sometimes we use the scores as a differentiator if candidates are performing equally well in other areas of the application process."

thanks that's very helpful

 

[Deleted member 8341]

Also what's this priority vs non-priority thing, how do I know which I am, I assume as final year non-law I'm priority?

 

[HorsesForCoursesNeighNeighNeigh]

Also what's this priority vs non-priority thing, how do I know which I am, I assume as final year non-law I'm priority?

Yup you’re in the priority group!

Grads can apply but we don’t automatically get to even do a WG, are screened heavily before that and told little chance of one.

 

[SLKEJRWOI97]

How many people pass the WG? I just found out I passed but not too sure what that means in real terms

I remember Grad Rec saying 70% pass the test although I can't remember where I got this from.

Quite a few people pass but I’ve heard the Watson Glaser isn’t crucial for CC but I might be wrong. Are you outside the priority group?

WG is mandatory for CC to get to application review. If you don't pass the benchmark, your application won't be reviewed by Grad Rec.

 

[bel123456]

went to an open day and cc said the requirement is only to be in the 30th percentile and above, so yup! the above is correct

 

[SLKEJRWOI97]

Also I just checked the CC email it did state we will hear “after” the 14th December, so I’m assuming anytime between tomorrow 15th to 18th! It doesn’t necessarily mean we will be hearing today!

In the second email I got after submitting my app, the email said that "If your application is considered, you will find out no later than 14th December 2020" and later on said that "If your application is not considered, you will receive an email confirming that your application will not be taken forward no later than 18th December 2020".

So from this, I assume that if we didn't hear back yesterday, we aren't being considered because otherwise, we'd have heard back.

But, I see where you're coming from with the second line I quoted of the email so perhaps we have until 18/12? Tbh I'm not even sure at this point haha

 

[Abgaal]

Hey - just to let people know that I am a final year law student - so I fall under the non priority. I did my WG for CC almost 24 Nov and passed on the 26 Nov. So they do look at your app even if you are a final year!

 

[PP27]

Hey - just to let people know that I am a final year law student - so I fall under the non priority. I did my WG for CC almost 24 Nov and passed on the 26 Nov. So they do look at your app even if you are a final year!

Hey so I'm a graduate and I got the WG sent to me before the deadline, but I message grad rec asking whether there had been a mistake because I was non priority and it turns out that my application form accidentally said that I fell within the priority category. They then changed my application and put it on hold, telling me to ignore the WG test as I shouldnt have it yet as someone in non-priorty

 

[Abgaal]

Hey so I'm a graduate and I got the WG sent to me before the deadline, but I message grad rec asking whether there had been a mistake because I was non priority and it turns out that my application form accidentally said that I fell within the priority category. They then changed my application and put it on hold, telling me to ignore the WG test as I shouldnt have it yet as someone in non-priorty

Oh wow didn’t know that - well I mean they said that they are looking at my app .. can’t complain

 

[HCY]

Oh wow didn’t know that - well I mean they said that they are looking at my app .. can’t complain

So they sent you the WGT before the deadline?

 

[Abgaal]

So they sent you the WGT before the deadline?

Yeah!