Good news for this week! My Watson Glaser practice clearly paid off as I passed the test for a Paralegal role, and I've been offered a first stage interview! I'm really keen to secure this role, so I'll be spending most of the upcoming week preparing for my interview next Thursday.
My time management was a little off this week due to attending 2 firm events and having to make up the time missed from work after-hours, so I have not yet completed my CMS or Ashurst application, but I will be doing that this weekend.
My aim for the next week will be:
1) Prepare for job interview
2) Complete CMS and Ashurst applications
3) Look for resources to practice other firm tests (SJT and game-based assessments)
4) Type relevant notes from the 6+ A5 notebooks I've written in over the past 3 years, so that I can separate notes by firm (and declutter my room 😂)
It's been a few weeks since my last update but for a good reason!
I spent a lot of time that week preparing for that job interview, I was then offered a 2nd stage interview with a mini task-based assessment which I freaked out about and spent a lot of time preparing. However, after a few days of waiting, I was offered the job last week! It's a really cool Paralegal role at a Magic Circle firm and I cannot believe I succeeded with such an intense recruitment process that kind of mirrored a TC one!
I never would have imagined myself, a non RG graduate would be working at a Magic Circle firm and I truly believe that this role will be a stepping stone for more career progression and hopefully a TC.
I've only received Vac Scheme rejections so far, but this has helped me to end the year on a high note and just goes to show that sometimes Vac Scheme/TC rejections aren't necessarily about you as a candidate. For context, I received a Vac Scheme rejection from this same firm the day I applied for this Paralegal role.
Without writing too much, I am going to spend the rest of this side the month finishing up outstanding applications, and then 2023 will be focussed on increasing my knowledge to prepare me for potential assessment centres and the profession as a whole!