Hey
@WiseOwl,
Thank you for the question and for reaching out. Given everything that has been said on this by the team already, I do not have much to add. Just wanted to let you know I have seen this!
Feel free to tag me in future though as I would be delighted to help.
Hey
@rb26,
Unfortunately I do not have any experience of GT, so I cannot help directly with your query.
My advice would be to use the forum's search bar functionality if you have not already (
searching "Greenberg" looks promising for example!). By doing this you might be able to identify some users who have posted about their interview process on the forum previously and reach out to them directly via PM.
Very happy to help with some general interview tips if that would be helpful!
Hey
@TCApp2021,
This is a great question. I think there are three ways of doing this:
1. Have you taken a look at Travers' entry in Chambers & Partners? If you take a look at where the firm is strongest in London, consider the firms that are in the same band as them in these areas. For example, under "
Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market in London (Firms)", the other firms listed in Band 1 are DLA Piper and Macfarlanes. TheLegal500's
entry for Travers (and going through the same process with reference to their Tier ranking system) may also be useful for this.
2. Consider recent deals that Travers have publicly spoken about. This method can be hit and miss. I actually took a look through several deals that they recently publicised on their website (e.g.,
The Access Group on its acquisition of Vincere,
Brown & Brown, Inc. on its acquisition of BDB and
InstaVolt on its acquisition by EQT Infrastructure) but had little success in finding the opposing counsel for any of these deals.
This method
can be a little misleading. Some companies will have a go-to counsel who may not work with (in this case) Travers very often, so it would be wrong to call them a key competitor more broadly despite them working with the firm on a particular occasion.
3. Reach out to (future) trainees/associates on LinkedIn who work at/have experience of Travers and ask them about their experience of the firm. this approach is a really great way of learning about a firm in a way that is difficult to do by digesting their GR literature.
@WiseOwl, looking at the deal teams of particular deals and reaching out to members of that team to see if they would be willing to discuss it (albeit most likely in broad strokes) might be a great way of demonstrating your curiosity and enthusiasm for a firm/deal (especially if you wish to discuss this at interview). If you were to do this though, I would make sure that you are
very comfortable speaking about it and the relevant industry/commercial context.
I hope that helps
@TCApp2021 🚀
Hey
@Jellybelly829,
I know others have replied to this, but I think it would be best for you to wait until you hear back now. I think it would be inadvisable to ask to resubmit your CV at this stage personally!
Please do let me know when you do hear back. I interviewed (twice) with Slaughters and would be more than happy to help where I can.
Hey
@Zubin,
Congratulations on the AC!
It might be helpful to take a look at my advice for
@rb26 above about using the search bar functionality on the forum (if you have not already!). I am sure there will be some content on the forum that would be helpful.
Very happy to point you towards some of our resources on interviews more broadly too. Just let me know if you would find that useful
Hey
@gkadh03,
Awesome news on the being invited to Goodwin's WE. I would suggest as above taking a look through the forum using the search bar, just in case others have spoken about their experience previously on the forum.
In terms of more general advice, here is some fantastic evergreen content from the community which I hope might be helpful:
- @James Carrabino's thoughtful and thorough list of issues to consider when completing a WE
- A basic structure to employ when writing a WE
- @Jessica Booker's words of wisdom for WEs
- @SLKEJRWOI97's thoughts on WEs
Let me know if you would like any further help with this!
Hey
@AB,
Congratulations for getting progressed to an AC with Macfarlanes! I empathise with your nervousness. I felt anxious before each of my interviews.
The biggest thing to remember is that the firm has invited you for a reason and that you really can only do your best. So channel that anxiety and make sure that you make the most of this opportunity because you really
can do it.
Do take a look at my advice above about using the search bar functionality and at my reply to
@gkadh03 above regarding WE resources from the forum too.
If it would be helpful I am very happy to point you towards some general AC resources. Just let me know if that would be useful🤙
