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First year scheme dilemma!!
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<blockquote data-quote="Aspiringlawyer14" data-source="post: 109420" data-attributes="member: 21690"><p>Hi All, </p><p></p><p>I just had 2 questions that I would love any help with </p><p></p><p>Firstly, let's say you've secured 2 first-year schemes. Firm A is lasting for one whole week (no fast track), whereas Firm B has a one day workshop in the middle of Firm A's scheme dates. If I have secured both would it be silly to accept both and then miss a day of Firm A's scheme due to 'illness'? I know this may seem unethical but I am just asking to see whether this was a viable option. One is a whole week long, whereas the other has a fast track opportunity!</p><p></p><p>Secondly, (completely separate) which first-year scheme is better (let's say my interest in both firms is fully equal and there is no differentiator for me) - CMS First Steps or the DLA Piper insight programme? </p><p></p><p>If anyone has done these, I'd love opinions on which one to pick potentially </p><p></p><p>Some important things for me -</p><p>What was the fast-track process like on these schemes? </p><p>Was the exit interview/ WG test/ fast track opportunity hard to achieve or relatively easy? </p><p>How many people (as a %) actually got fast-tracked to a vac scheme?</p><p>How many people were on the scheme (was one more selective than the other?)</p><p>Which firm offers better career prospects/ which do people prefer?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aspiringlawyer14, post: 109420, member: 21690"] Hi All, I just had 2 questions that I would love any help with Firstly, let's say you've secured 2 first-year schemes. Firm A is lasting for one whole week (no fast track), whereas Firm B has a one day workshop in the middle of Firm A's scheme dates. If I have secured both would it be silly to accept both and then miss a day of Firm A's scheme due to 'illness'? I know this may seem unethical but I am just asking to see whether this was a viable option. One is a whole week long, whereas the other has a fast track opportunity! Secondly, (completely separate) which first-year scheme is better (let's say my interest in both firms is fully equal and there is no differentiator for me) - CMS First Steps or the DLA Piper insight programme? If anyone has done these, I'd love opinions on which one to pick potentially Some important things for me - What was the fast-track process like on these schemes? Was the exit interview/ WG test/ fast track opportunity hard to achieve or relatively easy? How many people (as a %) actually got fast-tracked to a vac scheme? How many people were on the scheme (was one more selective than the other?) Which firm offers better career prospects/ which do people prefer? [/QUOTE]
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