General Discussion Thread 2020-21

[frow3n]

Rejection for direct TC from Slaughters!

 

[Deleted member 2707]

Rejected from HSF for their Winter VS- pretty sure it's due to my weak first-year grades. A bit disheartened as I thought I had a strong application otherwise. Applied on the 1st of October btw!

 

[bel123456]

Rejection for direct TC from Slaughters!

So sorry to hear. Onwards and upwards!!! Can I ask when you applied?

 

[frow3n]

So sorry to hear. Onwards and upwards!!! Can I ask when you applied?

October 4th!

 

[em311]

How do you know this? I literally applied for their Vac Scheme 2 weeks ago as I didn't see any opening for TCs!!:/

It's on the LegalCheek NRF page

 

[WannabeSolicitor24]

October 4th!

ahh sorry to hear that quick response though I thought S and M usually took ages!

 

[DrowninginSQE]

I applied mid-September and still haven't heard a thing

 

[bel123456]

I applied mid-September and still haven't heard a thing

applied start oct too (around the same time as frow3n) and haven't heard back either

 

[frow3n]

applied start oct too (around the same time as frow3n) and haven't heard back either

No news is good news!

 

[bel123456]

No news is good news!

thanks for the encouragement!

 

[DrowninginSQE]

No news is good news!

Or you just get rejected really late but I’m hoping it’s your response!

 

[M1999]

Has anyone heard from jones day winter vac? Especially if you’ve submitted in the past week. Getting kind of worried!

 

[DrowninginSQE]

Has anyone heard from jones day winter vac? Especially if you’ve submitted in the past week. Getting kind of worried!

Hey I had an interview with Jones Day last Friday. Got it two weeks after submitting.

 

[M1999]

Hey I had an interview with Jones Day last Friday. Got it two weeks after submitting.

Okay thankyou! I only submitted it a week ago, but every day that goes by I keep thinking it’s a rejection! How did It go?

 

[DrowninginSQE]

Okay thankyou! I only submitted it a week ago, but every day that goes by I keep thinking it’s a rejection! How did It go?

Unsure, I haven’t heard back yet. Also, law firms don’t send out ACs that quickly so now it’s a waiting game!

 

[bel123456]

Unsure, I haven’t heard back yet. Also, law firms don’t send out ACs that quickly so now it’s a waiting game!

hope it's good news for you!! All the best

 

[DrowninginSQE]

hope it's good news for you!! All the best

Thanks!

 

[Staples]

Has anyone heard from jones day winter vac? Especially if you’ve submitted in the past week. Getting kind of worried!

Ha yes, they rejected me pretty quickly I applied on the 7th and heard on the 16th.

 

[Deleted member 5185]

Employment contracts will have a clause where you have to declare other forms of employment. This is pretty standard for anything that isn’t informal/part time work/ad hoc work.

Most employment contracts will even clearly state you cannot engage in any other forms of employment unless it is approved by your employer. There are a multitude of reasons for this - but mainly it is to ensure there are no conflicts of interest.

Some people do manage to get approval from their employers to attend things like vacation schemes. But many more won’t. Particular issues will be civil service (or are much more highly regulated/audited and have a higher number of risks) and also if you are working in competitor law firms. These are much more likely to cause conflicts of interest and therefore your current employer is less likely to approve, and your vacation scheme employer may also have concerns too.

It’s a bit like being married and then saying to your spouse is it ok if you have a two week relationship with someone else, as you think they may be your future spouse because they are better. You can choose to take the time out to do this, just don’t expect those you have committed to approve of it, and expect some potential consequences if you go behind their back and do it anyway (you would be in breach of your employment contract).

Sorry Jessica I didn’t mean to click the disagree button, I was trying to click the laughter button whilst I was laughing

 

[Deleted member 4851]

Gosh, I had an open day and somehow managed to type "then" instead of "than" in the chatbox. (I corrected it immediately) Do you guys think, I ruined my chances with the firm? Are they going to remember it? Later during the open day, we literally got told that 40% of the candidates get rejected simply because of spelling and grammar mistakes.