Firm updates following submission of applications

[Salma]

Hi All,

Due to popular request we have decided to create a separate thread relating to firm updates following submissions of vac scheme/TC applications this cycle. We hope this thread will make it easier for everyone to keep track of which firms are responding and when. Please feel free to post your application update (whether good or bad) here.

Also, check out @yanerlim's (https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....-back-from-firms-ac-interview-tips-share.709/) post re interview tips and uplifting videos.

Remember:



Finally, please keep us all updated with your applications, I love reading success stories ( it really motivates me and I am sure others aswell)

 

[yanerlim]

So far these are the firms I heard back (All rejection, so if you haven't heard back from these firms it may be good news???)
Jones Day
Linklaters (Failed Test)
Hogan Lovells
Herbert Smith Freehills
Allen and Overy
Simmons and Simmons

Thank you for the new thread @Selma95, the above quote was from an old thread and this was the firms I have heard back from.

 

[Salma]

Thank you for the new thread @Selma95, the above quote was from an old thread and this was the firms I have heard back from.

Thanks Yaner.

Did you hear back from Simmons, following the video interview?

 

[Jaysen]

Thanks @Selma95. Yes if you can post here when you hear back from firms it'll be very useful for everyone else waiting to hear back. We should also get an insight into how firms are responding to students.

 

[Hazal]

Herbert Smith Freehills - applied for winter vac scheme on 13th October - waited for test result for about a week and a half - invited to AC on 29th October
Jones Day (Winter/Summer vac scheme) - applied 23rd October (haven't heard back yet)
Simmons & Simmons (Summer) - applied 25th October - completed SJT on 30th October - waiting to hear back. How long did it take everyone else to get their result?

 

[Salma]

Herbert Smith Freehills - applied for winter vac scheme on 13th October - invited to AC on 29th October
Jones Day (Winter/Summer vac scheme) - applied 23rd October (haven't heard back yet)
Simmons & Simmons (Summer) - applied 25th October - completed SJT on 30th October - waiting to hear back. How long did it take everyone else to get their result?

Congrats Hazal and good luck with HSF.

I heard back from Simmons SJT after one week

 

[Hazal]

Congrats Hazal and good luck with HSF.

I heard back from Simmons SJT after one week

Thank you Selma!

 

[Bugsy Malone]

Thank you Selma!

Congratulations! Do you have any tips for Simmons app? Did you mention why Simmons at all in their one question?

 

[Salma]

Congratulations! Do you have any tips for Simmons app? Did you mention why Simmons at all in their one question?

They only have one question on their app which is to highlight any extracurricular activities

 

[Bugsy Malone]

They only have one question on their app which is to highlight any extracurricular activities

At the end of that question it says something like ‘and anything else relevant to app’ - was just wondering if that meant talk about them a bit

 

[Salma]

At the end of that question it says something like ‘and anything else relevant to app’ - was just wondering if that meant talk about them a bit

Oh I seee! I did not think of adding anything to it, but I do not see any harm in doing so

 

[Hazal]

Congratulations! Do you have any tips for Simmons app? Did you mention why Simmons at all in their one question?

I think it's a question to highlight yourself so I interpreted that last bit as: " is there anything else you can sell about yourself to us, that you want to include". It's quite small word count so I also don't think it could hurt but maybe, just maybe, it's not entirely what they're looking for

 

[GGLove]

Haven't heard back from NRF or from Jones Day for Winter Applied in late September. Dunno what to make of this...

 

[Daniel Boden]

Heard back from Macfarlanes today (2/11/18) for a summer vacation scheme and I have been invited to an AC in early January. I applied on 19/10/18 so they were pretty quick getting back to me. Haven't heard back from any of the other firms (that use rolling recruitment) I have applied to just yet.

 

[AJ]

Heard back from Macfarlanes today (2/11/18) for a summer vacation scheme and I have been invited to an AC in early January. I applied on 19/10/18 so they were pretty quick getting back to me. Haven't heard back from any of the other firms (that use rolling recruitment) I have applied to just yet.

congrats and well done.

 

[Daniel Boden]

congrats and well done.

Thanks a lot AJ! Now the preparation begins...

 

[AJ]

And anxiety for others who may have applied !

 

[Daniel Boden]

Just got rejected by Linklaters after passing their Watson Glaser Test (found out I passed the test yesterday). Applied on the Monday 22nd October so they've got back to me fairly quickly despite not operating rolling recruitment which I thought was interesting.

 

[0603]

Has anyone heard back from HSF after passing the online test for the summer vacation scheme?