DLA Piper AC invite!! Only issue is it's on the same day as WFW's Open Day lol. Does anyone have any experience with requesting a different date for an AC? Are they likely to accommodate or should I just cut my losses? 😂
TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24
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Email WFW and see if they can reserve a space for you at their next Open Day!
Has anyone not yet heard from Taylor Wessing? I got an email (unprompted) saying they would get back to applicants “by w/c 1 Dec” which was a Friday. Would normally leave it but test is only live for 7 days if you get an invite and it’s 5th today… I don’t want to chase too soon but don’t want to miss an opportunity if I wasn’t notified for some reason. Not saying I expect a test invite but I don’t want to risk not checking in with them in case I do
I haven't heard from them and haven't received the email you received either.
For anyone that did the BBC apprenticeship Capp test how did you find it?
I can sense a PFO coming my way by the end of the week!
results:
deducting conclusions: Average
drawing logical inferences: Average
evaluating evidence: lower scoring area
identifying assumptions: above average
judging arguments: average
not hopeful with my evaluating evidence section brining me down lol but I had only remembered after 4 hours on a Ryanair plane in the middle seat. Completed the test on a national express coach with 4 mins to spare before the deadline time, not the most exotic place 🤣🤣
I can sense a PFO coming my way by the end of the week!
results:
deducting conclusions: Average
drawing logical inferences: Average
evaluating evidence: lower scoring area
identifying assumptions: above average
judging arguments: average
not hopeful with my evaluating evidence section brining me down lol but I had only remembered after 4 hours on a Ryanair plane in the middle seat. Completed the test on a national express coach with 4 mins to spare before the deadline time, not the most exotic place 🤣🤣
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I would never say that applying to a firm is a wasted effort especially if applications are still open. You actually never know but the law firm might be waiting until the last minute to see the competition and to confirm whether the people they liked are the best or more qualified candidates are applying just a little bit later, but are still worth giving a chance to. However, I would say that realistically speaking the day of and the day before the deadline (even the week of) are probably to be avoided to have a concrete chance of at least having your application reviewed.
This is my opinion of course but I do think that it is firm specific, and it really depends on the culture of the firm and how they are used to do things in the recruitment process. But generally, the sooner you apply, the better.
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Congratulations for obtaining an assessment centre at DLA Piper, this is huge!
I would email WFW and ask if they can put you in the next Open Day cohort. If that is not the case, in my person opinion, an assessment centre is probably more important than an Open Day, so I would do the assessment centre as that is a concrete chance to get a vacation scheme, and ultimately a training contract, which is the whole point of the hard work you are putting in.
Of course it depends on you and what you think, if WFW is one of your top choices, maybe you can ask DLA Piper to move your assessment centre. However, I would do this for things out of your control that you cannot possibly change or avoid attending.
Good luck with the assessment centre and congratulations again!
How would you go about answering a 'describe a commercial news story' question? What components should I be talking about here? Would appreciate any insight!
Firstly, if it’s an article, I’d name it. So full title, date and name of publication. Summarise it, why it’s interesting to you/your opinion on it, what are the commercial implications of the story on the legal field (for example, AI, firms in general want to start using AI to give advice to clients etc) then finally, how it relates to that firm/the work they do! This is how I approached a similar question 😊
ME TOO, rooting for you!omg ive been reading your posts for so long, IM ROOTING FOR U BEST OF LUCK
Is Sullivan & Cromwell definitely rolling? I'm seeing conflicting evidence, so a little unsure.
I think 4? I done it a few weeks ago tbh
One of them is around them being international firm from what I can remember!
Good luck
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