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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

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Ah ha I finished doing the Ashurst online assessments. The maths related ones and the proofreading one are a nightmare. :( I finally understood why you guys said it's for mathematicians! Oh well... onwards and upwards~

The numbubbles and tally-up one were very tricky! I didn’t mind the proofreading one. How did you find the matching faces one? HAHA
 

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Hello :) I've just signed up as a new member and for someone in the midst of vac scheme application madness, it's been reassuring reading about all your experiences! I have a video interview coming up for CMS and am wondering if anyone can share some advice? Thanks.
 
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Samar

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The numbubbles and tally-up one were very tricky! I didn’t mind the proofreading one. How did you find the matching faces one? HAHA

omg you know what, I found the faces one to be harder than I imagined it would be?! There were some where I had to really think about how someone else would react and then I could even make out a few faces like ... is that angry or sad or ??
 
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nymi

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Hi,
I just recieved research questions to complete, post Reed Smith SJT. However, I have exams going on and I really want to perform well in the research questions. Would it harm my prospects if I email them about this and request them if I can submit the answers after my exams ?
 
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