General Discussion Thread 2020-21

[Deleted member 5185]

AG rejection, finally! They gave some decent feedback though so I suppose that’s the silver lining

 

[SRW]

For anyone who's been rejected post TC interview, what did they state as your main areas for improvement? Just interested to know!

 

[S87]

AG rejection, finally! They gave some decent feedback though so I suppose that’s the silver lining

Same..Now I can move on!!

 

[Deleted member 5185]

Same..Now I can move on!!

I’m sorry to hear how many more have you got left to hear back from ? x

 

[S87]

I’m sorry to hear how many more have you got left to hear back from ? x

Sildey and Latham..but cannot be bothered and already deleted their respective folders. Sending my love to them!

 

[Abgaal]

Anyone heard back from Kirkland?

 

[XARA]

Does anyone know anyone that offers a free cover letter review? Even a 5 minute look over the cover letter would mean the world to me as I am applying to my dream law firm!

 

[Deleted member 5185]

Sildey and Latham..but cannot be bothered and already deleted their respective folders. Sending my love to them!

Haha I love this! I am also sending my love to Latham and Travers Smith.

 

[Matt_96]

Can anyone give me a few tips on how they would approach dealing with a difficult work colleague? I've been extremely fortunate only to work with lovely people (at least so far) and am interested to know what others would do.

 

[S87]

Can anyone give me a few tips on how they would approach dealing with a difficult work colleague? I've been extremely fortunate only to work with lovely people (at least so far) and am interested to know what others would do.

uuu..I can send you a couple of my colleagues..then you can write a book!

 

[LegalNim]

Anyone heard back from TLT (direct)? They told me they’d try to get back to me by 7th September but I still haven’t heard anything and the portal still says ‘in process’

They told me we'd hear back by the end of the month "hopefully". I'm still waiting on Macs and Travers.

 

[frow3n]

AG rejection, finally! They gave some decent feedback though so I suppose that’s the silver lining

I've joined the club! Applied in July

 

[cryingoverTCs]

I've asked this a ridiculous amount now and I'm very sorry but has anybody heard back from Links for direct TC?

 

[Matt_96]

They told me we'd hear back by the end of the month "hopefully". I'm still waiting on Macs and Travers.

I'm still waiting on Travers but when I spoke to recruitment at a virtual law fair recently, they are still considering people, so who knows on that one. Macs is inviting people to virtual ACs and making offers already. No offer for me after mine though, sadly.

 

[Miki3999]

Haha I love this! I am also sending my love to Latham and Travers Smith.

I applied to Travers in October 2019 and still have not heard back

 

[Nikhilrai]

I've asked this a ridiculous amount now and I'm very sorry but has anybody heard back from Links for direct TC?

I’m in same boat - haven’t heard anything

 

[IzzyAn_na]

I was wondering if people think the approach to "Why do you want to be a lawyer?" and "Why do you think you'll be a good lawyer?" should be different?
I am currently trying to answer the first but I'm not sure if I should be spending more time saying why I want a career in law (e.g. variety, fast-paced) or more on selling myself (e.g. I can utilise my problem-solving...)
Thanks for any opinion!

 

[Brandon93]

I applied to Travers in October 2019 and still have not heard back

Wow! Thought I was waiting long.

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

I was wondering if people think the approach to "Why do you want to be a lawyer?" and "Why do you think you'll be a good lawyer?" should be different?
I am currently trying to answer the first but I'm not sure if I should be spending more time saying why I want a career in law (e.g. variety, fast-paced) or more on selling myself (e.g. I can utilise my problem-solving...)
Thanks for any opinion!

First one is about your motivations, second is about your strengths/skill set. These don’t necessarily have to align although there might be cross over.

 

[Deleted member 5185]

I applied to Travers in October 2019 and still have not heard back

This definitely puts things into perspective ! I hope you hear back very soon.