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<blockquote data-quote="LegallyBrown" data-source="post: 147842" data-attributes="member: 29628"><p>Dear Reader, </p><p></p><p>I was hoping to bring you some good news with my next post, more so for me than you, but I fear this is not that time. </p><p></p><p>I was rejected post AC for Macfarlanes, and if I am honest, I have no confidence in my applications to NRF, HL, Weil and L&W. The last two being rare chances I took due to free time. White & Case also hit me with a post-app rejection today at 04.42pm, with the "we look for candidates who have more relevant experience".... around the same time I was making amendments to a sale and purchase agreement for an associate in our New York office. Sound like relevant experience to you? Guess again. (PLEASE NOTE - I AM KIDDING, I APPRECIATE WHITE & CASE LOOK FOR MORE THAN RELEVANT EXPERIENCE BUT HEY I EITHER LAUGH OR CRY). </p><p></p><p>Truth be told, I am not annoyed about Macfarlanes. Rather, I am upset. I did not realise how much I wanted the Training Contract until I met the team. The firm genuinely seem so lovely, I don't think I've ever met a Partner I wanted to be 'besties' with before but they have them. If you slept on Macfarlanes this cycle, do not make the same mistake again. On the outside, they may not appear to have the magic circle prestige, or the bustling London office, but they seem to have the people - and that is something that a multi-million leasehold, or a £1m budget on marketing and award entries cannot buy. For anyone reading this, consider applying there, fulfil my dream <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>Aside from the suffocating feeling of failure, and the small voice in my head telling me I blew my only chance, I honestly feel quite embarrassed. It's going to sound ridiculous, but I found family in my friends, and not only have they have been so invested in my applications, but they took the time off work to stay at my house, prepare me for this assessment centre, and drove me all the way to London. Telling them I was rejected was more painful than the rejection itself. Guess they need to work on their preparation skills (joking). </p><p></p><p>Anyway, back to the drawing board for me. Like I said, it was not the post I wanted to be writing but I felt like I should update this thread anyway. I am not sure when I will be back to write the next post, as I think it's probably time to take a little break, but I will still be here in the background rooting for the rest of you. </p><p></p><p>Regards, </p><p></p><p>LegallyBrown</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LegallyBrown, post: 147842, member: 29628"] Dear Reader, I was hoping to bring you some good news with my next post, more so for me than you, but I fear this is not that time. I was rejected post AC for Macfarlanes, and if I am honest, I have no confidence in my applications to NRF, HL, Weil and L&W. The last two being rare chances I took due to free time. White & Case also hit me with a post-app rejection today at 04.42pm, with the "we look for candidates who have more relevant experience".... around the same time I was making amendments to a sale and purchase agreement for an associate in our New York office. Sound like relevant experience to you? Guess again. (PLEASE NOTE - I AM KIDDING, I APPRECIATE WHITE & CASE LOOK FOR MORE THAN RELEVANT EXPERIENCE BUT HEY I EITHER LAUGH OR CRY). Truth be told, I am not annoyed about Macfarlanes. Rather, I am upset. I did not realise how much I wanted the Training Contract until I met the team. The firm genuinely seem so lovely, I don't think I've ever met a Partner I wanted to be 'besties' with before but they have them. If you slept on Macfarlanes this cycle, do not make the same mistake again. On the outside, they may not appear to have the magic circle prestige, or the bustling London office, but they seem to have the people - and that is something that a multi-million leasehold, or a £1m budget on marketing and award entries cannot buy. For anyone reading this, consider applying there, fulfil my dream :( Aside from the suffocating feeling of failure, and the small voice in my head telling me I blew my only chance, I honestly feel quite embarrassed. It's going to sound ridiculous, but I found family in my friends, and not only have they have been so invested in my applications, but they took the time off work to stay at my house, prepare me for this assessment centre, and drove me all the way to London. Telling them I was rejected was more painful than the rejection itself. Guess they need to work on their preparation skills (joking). Anyway, back to the drawing board for me. Like I said, it was not the post I wanted to be writing but I felt like I should update this thread anyway. I am not sure when I will be back to write the next post, as I think it's probably time to take a little break, but I will still be here in the background rooting for the rest of you. Regards, LegallyBrown [/QUOTE]
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