Meanwhile Linklaters rejected me for an open day I did not even apply for… strange… 😂
Thanks for letting me know this. When did you apply?I got a PFO a few days ago so this might be good news for you!
You are amazing. Thank you so much for taking the time to explain that, it's really appreciated. I am for sure interested in cross-sector expertise and personally I find that the firm's way of training may not be right for me. Now I can't decided whether I should apply for the sake of applying or just focus on other firms. I feel desperate enough to send off an app anyway as I have loads of healthcare-related experience so would be able to sell myself 😭😭Hiya @Miss Chocolate
Yes, you're right! Hill Dickinson’s training contracts are divided into three distinct streams: business services, healthcare, and marine. This basically means that trainees choose a stream when applying and will complete their four seats within that area. So, if you apply for a health sector training contract, your seats will be focused on healthcare-related work, including seats such as clinical negligence, public law, or inquests rather than marine work. Similarly, those in the marine stream will work in areas like shipping litigation and yacht transactions, while the business stream typically covers covers corporate, real estate, and commercial litigation. Having spoken to the firm at a law fair a few cycles ago, they think this structure allows for more specialised training, helping trainees develop expertise in their chosen sector.
If you’re particularly interested in a cross-sector experience, this structure may not be ideal, but if you’re keen to develop deep expertise in a specific area, it can be a great fit. Hope that helps, and best of luck with your application! 😊
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You are amazing. Thank you so much for taking the time to explain that, it's really appreciated. I am for sure interested in cross-sector expertise and personally I find that the firm's way of training may not be right for me. Now I can't decided whether I should apply for the sake of applying or just focus on other firms. I feel desperate enough to send off an app anyway as I have loads of healthcare-related experience so would be able to sell myself 😭😭
It’s crazy because I’m waiting for their response to my application before I can decide on whether I apply for a spring VS scheme for another firm or their summer one.
Do you think they may up their intake for the vacation scheme (not TC) ?Yeah I imagine a lot of people will get it purely because a lot of people may have applied.
If Paul, Weiss received around 2,000 applications, they may have selected 50% of people to get the test which is 1,000 people. 🙂
I don’t think it’s automatic otherwise we all would have received it after submitting our applications! 🥲
I wonder how they will get the numbers down though, given they are only taking on up to 10 trainees.
Speak to the firm and see if they have any recommendations first of all. It maybe that they have given advice on this to other vacation scheme students.Hi everyone,
I can imagine this gets asked every year but I am wondering if anyone has any tips on finding accommodation in London for a spring vac scheme. I am not from London myself and all of the advice I have seen on the forum on the matter is usually relevant for the summer when student residences offer short-term accommodation for the summer only.
So it’s looking unlikely that I will get a vac scheme this year 🙃 Is it worth applying to a few direct TCs? I’m career changer and plan on starting the gdl in the fall. It would be ideal to have an offer before then but I’m just wondering how realistic that is? I graduated from architecture and have worked in practice for about 1.5 years, but it seems like most people who get a direct TC worked as paralegals beforehand.
Working full time and going through the application process has been torturous. I don’t want to put myself through it again unless there’s some hope.
Hi everyone,
I can imagine this gets asked every year but I am wondering if anyone has any tips on finding accommodation in London for a spring vac scheme. I am not from London myself and all of the advice I have seen on the forum on the matter is usually relevant for the summer when student residences offer short-term accommodation for the summer only.
same here - honestly put in so much effort and I have quite a solid background. Was wondering if someone could give my app a read and give me some outside perspective.
Hi,
For this question :
Please tell us about any interests you pursue outside work and/or study, including any achievements you believe are noteworthy.
Would you include positions of responsibilities? I am a bit confused.
Would be grateful for any advice.