I am still waiting to hear back from 2 of those law firms.Is anyone still waiting to hear back from the following firms since submitting an app:
Mishcon did say they'll get back to everyone by 9 March but the other two, I have not heard from other than the standard confirmation email.
- Travers Smith
- Mischon De Reya
- Gibson Dunn
Maybe Mayer Brown, another US headquartered firm with expertise in Banking & Finance and Energy.really struggling to work out NRF's competitors with specific reasoning, does anyone have any idea?
NRF's specialities lie in project finance & banking.really struggling to work out NRF's competitors with specific reasoning, does anyone have any idea?
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If it’s like last year, they won’t get back to anyone until a few weeks after all the assessment centres are completed.Really wish PMC would get back to us post AC. It’s been nearly 3 weeks post AC and I still haven’t heard anything and some haven’t heard back and it’s been 4/5 weeks almost
Trowers make a point of being career changer friendly. They were the most explicit about it from the ones I came across in their recruitment info.Hi, everyone. Quick question ahead of the next cycle: are there any firms that are known to be "pro-" or "anti-" career changers?
I'm phrasing it more bluntly than what I expect the reality to be, but I'd love to hear thoughts on whether XYZ firms tend to only welcome non-law grads from certain industries, if there are some known for taking on people in their 30's, etc. - any of this sort of insight would be most appreciated!
Thanks again @George Maxwell . As a non-law student, I am a little worried that I might not understand some terms the partner may use, do you think it's okay to ask them to clarify? Also, do you think the scenario interview is supposed to be a formal or an informal discussion?Hey @Crystal86,
Again this is only my opinion, but yes!
I tried to be curious during my interview and enthusiastic about the issues that we were discussing. This approach indicates that are you engaged and interested, as well as being keen and willing to learn/improve, which bodes well for when you become a trainee. For example, from what I remember, I asked my interviewers (as I had two scenario interviews when I was applying) what their thoughts were about X or Y (even during the interview rather than just at the end) and what they found difficult etc.
I think this worked well for this style of interview partly because it (in some ways) replicates a conversation between two lawyers trying to work through a new legal scenario together and questions would naturally arise during this sort of discussion.
That being said, I would not force it. I tend to be one of those people who naturally asks a lot of questions and am generally enthusiastic, so for me this came relatively naturally. But I do not think that you need to ask lots of questions to be successful.
I hope that helps. Do ask if anything is unclear etc. 💪
In my experience email them to let them know and they will give you your response by email or schedule a call via zoom/ teamsI have an odd question. If you miss a law firm's phone call, do they eventually e-mail you? I'm currently not in the UK and I can't get phone calls from the UK so I'm a bit worried that I missed a call