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SRW

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Re Dentons..I am reluctant to get in touch with them again. I, am very anxious to hear back but I also know that they are going through a lot (redundancies)
They will reject me at the right time lol

One of my friends just got offered a TC after the vac scheme, literally 2 days ago. They're probably dishing out those first, waiting on acceptances, and then will see how many spaces are left for direct TC apps.

Have faith!
 
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One of my friends just got offered a TC after the vac scheme, literally 2 days ago. They're probably dishing out those first, waiting on acceptances, and then will see how many spaces are left for direct TC apps.

Have faith!
Oh thank you so much!
 

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What is the best procedure if you’ve missed the deadline for a WG?
I think it depends why you missed it. If it's due to poor time management then it's likely to be viewed differently to being hospitalised and in a coma. Just email the firm, explain the situation and ask if you can take the test. The worst that can happen is that they say no.
 

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I think it depends why you missed it. If it's due to poor time management then it's likely to be viewed differently to being hospitalised and in a coma. Just email the firm, explain the situation and ask if you can take the test. The worst that can happen is that they say no.

Honestly I just didn’t see it, which annoys me because I check both my Inbox and Junk several times a day everyday! I don’t think that’s a good enough justification so I’d say I’ve missed my chance. Thanks everyone for your responses.
 

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    What is the best procedure if you’ve missed the deadline for a WG?
    I mean you could just say you've been having technical issues with your email provider and ask if it's possible to have an extension. Firms are normally very amenable when it comes to letting you redo/take a test again or for the first time if there's been some technical problem no matter how small it may be
     

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    Hi guys! I have an AC coming up and in preparation for the interview I am trying to think about situations I may find myself in in a law firm as a trainee. I am trying to prepare for situational questions. So far I have thought about receiving too much work than I have capacity for and how I would handle this, if other trainees aren't completing their work and it was making me look bad, and people being rude to me and how my response would differ based on their level of seniority. Can anyone think of other situations a trainee would find themselves in that I should prep for? Thank you so much! I really appreciate this forum!!
     

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    Honestly I just didn’t see it, which annoys me because I check both my Inbox and Junk several times a day everyday! I don’t think that’s a good enough justification so I’d say I’ve missed my chance. Thanks everyone for your responses.

    I once missed a deadline because I didn’t see a Watson Glaser test sent to my Junk inbox. I know that’s not quite the same situation here - but the firm was happy to extend the deadline. You might just want to think about how you communicate what happened in your email to the firm.
     
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    Jen E C

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    Hi guys! I have an AC coming up and in preparation for the interview I am trying to think about situations I may find myself in in a law firm as a trainee. I am trying to prepare for situational questions. So far I have thought about receiving too much work than I have capacity for and how I would handle this, if other trainees aren't completing their work and it was making me look bad, and people being rude to me and how my response would differ based on their level of seniority. Can anyone think of other situations a trainee would find themselves in that I should prep for? Thank you so much! I really appreciate this forum!!

    A classic one is what you would do if you were given two pieces of work by two partners with the same deadline.
     

    tractor12

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    Hi everyone, I am applying for a paralegal role at a top city law firm in London and really unsure what to write for salary expectations. I don't want to sell myself short but also don't want to write something too high. Does anyone have any ideas?
     

    tractor12

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    Hi guys! I have an AC coming up and in preparation for the interview I am trying to think about situations I may find myself in in a law firm as a trainee. I am trying to prepare for situational questions. So far I have thought about receiving too much work than I have capacity for and how I would handle this, if other trainees aren't completing their work and it was making me look bad, and people being rude to me and how my response would differ based on their level of seniority. Can anyone think of other situations a trainee would find themselves in that I should prep for? Thank you so much! I really appreciate this forum!!
    Definitely a good idea to prepare some of the most common questions like what you would do if you were overwhelmed with too much work etc. But I have found with these types of questions that they want to see your thinking and the way you present it more than anything else. So regardless of the question try to show that you are coming to your conclusion in a logical way that addresses the questions concerns, in a personable way. If its a particularly interesting situation I would sometimes ask the interviewer what they would do in that situation.
     
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