General Discussion Thread 2020-21

[W]

Does anyone know if BCLP are moving virtual when it comes to their assessments for TCs and VS?

 

[FutureCity]

Does anyone know if BCLP are moving virtual when it comes to their assessments for TCs and VS?

Yes. The VS is online. Followed by an online partner interview

 

[Andre]

Yes. The VS is online. Followed by an online partner interview

Was the interview/AC virtual as well?

 

[thecorporatelawyer]

Did anyone hear back from Dentons, Pinsent and Addleshaw post app?

Thank you in advance

VS or Direct TC?

 

[thecorporatelawyer]

Is this for a direct TC?

What date is the virtual assessment day? I thought those would happen in July for Direct TC's

 

[FutureCity]

Was the interview/AC virtual as well?

Not for the vacation schemes. Not sure for direct TC.

 

[S87]

VS or Direct TC?

direct tc

 

[003]

Yeah people have interviewed/received rejections - I got the holding email too but people who applied earlier in the application window have heard back already.

Did the email mention if the interviews are likely to be online?

 

[AH9891]

I just received an invite for an interview with Lee & Thompson for their VS, which is at least some good news after Wiggin deferred to next year. Has anyone experience with interviews with non-city firms?

 

[SLKEJRWOI97]

Has anyone heard back from Latham & Watkins after applying for their direct 2020 TC?

Hey do you mean applying in 2020 or applying for a TC starting in 2020?

I know that L&W don't recruit on a rolling basis so it's likely you won't hear back until after their 31/07 deadline.

 

[edj]

Did the email mention if the interviews are likely to be online?

Nope nothing about interviews being online or not, just that we'll hear back in the "next couple of months".

 

[thecorporatelawyer]

Secured a virtual assessment day with Stephenson Harwood - does anyone have any experience with virtual assessment days?

Can I ask when you applied and how long it took to hear back after the stages?

 

[KayM.]

Can I ask when you applied and how long it took to hear back after the stages?

Applied end of January, was sent an online test end of April, invited to a HR interview two days later. Heard back a week after the interview

 

[thecorporatelawyer]

Applied end of January, was sent an online test end of April, invited to a HR interview two days later. Heard back a week after the interview

Congrats! when is the virtual assessment happening? I'm curious as I just applied recently, now I'm wishing I applied a bit earlier

 

[thecorporatelawyer]

Hi All, I'm working through the Macfarlane's application for a direct TC, and I'm unsure of how long the cover letter needs to be. There is no word limit and all of the other questions are each 500 words so I'm not sure if I should make it necessarily long.

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Hi All, I'm working through the Macfarlane's application for a direct TC, and I'm unsure of how long the cover letter needs to be. There is no word limit and all of the other questions are each 500 words so I'm not sure if I should make it necessarily long.

you should make sure it doesn’t repeat anything provided elsewhere in your application. If that makes it quiet short, so be it

 

[Jen E C]

Hi All, I'm working through the Macfarlane's application for a direct TC, and I'm unsure of how long the cover letter needs to be. There is no word limit and all of the other questions are each 500 words so I'm not sure if I should make it necessarily long.

At an open day HR gave an example of how one of their current trainees didn't even write a cover letter. Instead, they simply stated they had already covered everything in the application. The cover letter is really for anything you ran out of space for in the other sections - they read this last despite it being first on the form. Don't feel the need to make to make it long.

 

[thecorporatelawyer]

On the Macfarlanes app I'm a bit thrown off by this question "Please provide details of any noteworthy achievements e.g. awards, prizes, positions of responsibility, particular exam marks and your position in your cohort. (500 words)" does this only involve academic achievements? And would you only speak on exam marks where you received a first?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

On the Macfarlanes app I'm a bit thrown off by this question "Please provide details of any noteworthy achievements e.g. awards, prizes, positions of responsibility, particular exam marks and your position in your cohort. (500 words)" does this only involve academic achievements? And would you only speak on exam marks where you received a first?

no reason to limit yourself to either.

 

[jan28]

On the Macfarlanes app I'm a bit thrown off by this question "Please provide details of any noteworthy achievements e.g. awards, prizes, positions of responsibility, particular exam marks and your position in your cohort. (500 words)" does this only involve academic achievements? And would you only speak on exam marks where you received a first?

To answer your both questions, no.

Prizes can be won for sports, competitions etc.
You could have an academic achievement whereby you surpassed your target grade in a certain subject or made significant improvements. Key thing is to detail how you did these things.