Eversheds Vac offer! Can’t believe I was once stressing I’d never get an offer and now I have two
Thank you AsilI just wanted to say I really loved @Jaysen Linkedin post this morning and which was also included in the TCLA email subscription.
That post was really accurate on point about the different types of people who get into law. Everything in that post was spot on and 100% true as from a disadvantaged background I can relate so much to it.
I emailed and they said 11th of MarchI got this too so emailed to clarify. Will let you know if they respond
Gemerally no, but there is some variety from firm to firm and some will have different ranges of activities within a finance group, which may or may not be further subdivided. Fintech will very rarely be the special purview of the finance dept., though they will naturally be involved in lots of those matters.(Sorry if this again is another stupid Q from me but I'm really specific and can't make sense of these things sometimes) -
Does everything finance related fall into the remit of a 'finance lawyer' e.g. fintech, restructuring, etc.
Congrats!!! when did you do the AC?Eversheds Vac offer! Can’t believe I was once stressing I’d never get an offer and now I have two
I see where you are coming from but I do agree about the last bit in that post about not choosing your circumstances bit. But the post is about some people have challenges getting into law where others are lucky to have a not so easy journey into law.I'd be a bit cautious as almost all dichotomies are false dichotomies. In general the two groups Jaysen mentions do have very different routes into law, but not everyone will fit in to one of those two groups.
Many people may have grown up in a mix of the two. So they might have had family dinners and supportive parents and still been bullied at school and had to deal with mental health difficulties. The simplified version makes a more compelling story, but in reality there's more nuance in people's individual circumstances.
I did the ac on the 31st of janCongrats!!! when did you do the AC?
Of course, I wasn't commenting on the circumstances of anyone who fits into the groups Jaysen described, or the amount of support that should be provided to them. I was asserting that there are people who don't fit into those groups, and their existence should be acknowledged as well. Personally, I didn't love the post because I don't feel I fit into either category, and pretending those are the only categories at play seems a bit reductionist.I see where you are coming from but I do agree about the last bit in that post about not choosing your circumstances bit. But the post is about some people have challenges getting into law where others are lucky to have a not so easy journey into law.
I mean both groups of people have their challenges but there should be more support provided to the second group of people those who don't know how to have a professional conversation with people.
I think the point is that there are a lot of people who don't neatly fit either category, that differentials of advantage straddle an infinite gradient. I myself have been blessed with certain substantial privileges but also confronted with a number of unusual hardships. It's bizarre having a foot in both worlds but somehow in neither, and that experience is rarely, if ever, spoken to. Ultimately most people probably sit somewhere between the extremes of privation and privilege.I see where you are coming from but I do agree about the last bit in that post about not choosing your circumstances bit. But the post is about some people have challenges getting into law where others are lucky to have a not so easy journey into law.
I mean both groups of people have their challenges but there should be more support provided to the second group of people those who don't know how to have a professional conversation with people.
I will very much appreciate itI got this too so emailed to clarify. Will let you know if they respond
I absolutely agree with this; I was essentially trying to articulate this viewpoint though less eloquently!I think the point is that there are a lot of people who don't neatly fit either category, that differentials of advantage straddle an infinite gradient. I myself have been blessed with certain aubstantial privileges but also confronted with a number of unusual hardships. It's bizarre having a foot in both worlds but somehow in neither, and that experience is rarely, if ever, spoken to. Ultimately most people probably sit somewhere between the extremes of privation and privilege.
That said I quite liked Jaysen's commentary and yours, and it's not really feasible to address every possible circumstance and it's tidy when making a point to gesture towards broad categories. I'd certainly agree that making the point that all disadvantage should be accounted for is as good an argument as any that *any* disadvantage should be accounted for with a view to leveling the playing field.
3 weeksHi, sorry to hear this. How long did they take to get back to you?
Glad to hear it went well! Not too sure on the WG score, but I can't see the harm in asking after you get the outcome!Literally just finished it! A huge benefit of virtual ACs is that I can immediately sit on my couch and pour a large glass of wine to decompress with!
I think it went well, guess now its wait to hear the outcome! I'm not so sure about the WG element - does anyone know if we can request our score?
I think it really differs by firm - on one of the virtual vac schemes I did there were almost no talks and most of my day was spent at home completing work on behalf of an associate! I have hear that some firms like to keep their in-person vac schemes based more on assessments and talks, and less on real work although on the whole I do think that it is more likely you will be doing real work on an in-person VS!Could anyone who has done an in-person VS please shed light on what the days entail? I've done a virtual scheme, which was largely practice area talks, talks on diversity/tech/legal research etc. Is this likely to still be the case in person, or would we be more involved with work?