I completely agree that perhaps the firm's you had been applying to maybe weren't the right fit for you but also it's important to bear in mind how much of a luck game this whole thing is. I feel like surely they can't rule you out, if anything it shows how committed you are to them ahaha.
has anyone else heard from V&E- just wondering if the Interview/Presentation is staggered at all. otherwise I'll cut my losses haha.
Hi, sorry for the late reply. It took them two weeks to get back to me.Hey, so sorry to hear thathope you will have more luck on other occasions ! Do you mind me asking how much time it took them to get back to you ?
Thanks !!
It wasn’t last year and they seem to have followed the same process as last year with all the VIs being in one batch.
I think Clyde & Co only look at applications from penultimate year law students and final year non-law students for their VS (which is the only way to get a TC). I heard that they don't consider applications from grads, which is pretty questionable imo ...
Thanks! Yes, agreed, there is a huge element of luck to it all! I have learned a lot about the process after how long I have been applying and I know I am only getting better at each of the stages with practice so sometimes it's hard to understand why I get rejected at 1st stage for firms I previously advanced with. I worry sometimes they see me as a stale candidate and question why I failed to convert (this is something some lawyers I work with have warned me about when including some VSs on applications), however I would like to think that recruitment teams today understand how competitive it is and won't view an experienced candidate as a weak one. Fingers crossed all this won't even be a concern anyway and hopefully won't be applying next cycle haha 😅
Yeah, I noticed this. Their loss I suppose!
A friend talked to the grad rec at an event at my uni last week and she said a lot of ppl were rejected already so if you haven’t heard back yet it’s probably a good sign.
Hi, I've heard back from Wedlake Bell!!
Seems like obvious indirect age discrimination.
Hi @KBanana - the academy programme gives you access to our premium content for the period of the programme, so our scholars have access to the same content as our premium subscribers.
careers.clydeco.com
I would be cautious to make any assumptions as to what you may or may not have seen. My notes for interviews mean something to me but not necessarily any indication of scores/performance.
It’s half term - you’d be surprised how quiet things get when it’s the school holidays because a lot of people are off and also because there tends to be more solicitor apprenticeship events/recruitment during half term week.
