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<blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 266" data-attributes="member: 1">Hey Sandrou,I'm sorry to hear about Slaughters but it's good you're getting feedback. I'll answer your questions in order:1. Which other firms have you applied to and why?&nbsp; You can be honest here but try to explain why you applied to other firms. Suppose you're applying to a corporate-heavy US law firm. The recruiters will want to know that you're actually interested in corporate law at a US law firm - and not say IP work at a national firm. So there's nothing wrong with applying to other firms, but you need to be clear about your motivations. Think about why you did a scheme at AG - what did you like or dislike? Why are you applying to a US law firm after that? Why wouldn't you prefer training at a magic circle firm? If a firm gives you an offer, they're investing a lot of time and money into you. They want to know that (a) you'd fit in (b) you're interested in what they do (that's what'll keep you going in the early hours of the morning) and (c) you actually want to be there (so you'll stay). 2.&nbsp; Do you have any offers? Sure, you can tell them.3.&nbsp; What would you did if you get an offer from your magic circle firm?&nbsp; Well, they're not going to want an applicant that would rather be at a magic circle firm.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jaysen, post: 266, member: 1"] Hey Sandrou, I'm sorry to hear about Slaughters but it's good you're getting feedback. I'll answer your questions in order: 1. [B]Which other firms have you applied to and why? [/B]You can be honest here but try to explain why you applied to other firms. Suppose you're applying to a corporate-heavy US law firm. The recruiters will want to know that you're actually interested in corporate law at a US law firm - and not say IP work at a national firm. So there's nothing wrong with applying to other firms, but you need to be clear about your motivations. Think about why you did a scheme at AG - what did you like or dislike? Why are you applying to a US law firm after that? Why wouldn't you prefer training at a magic circle firm? If a firm gives you an offer, they're investing a lot of time and money into you. They want to know that (a) you'd fit in (b) you're interested in what they do (that's what'll keep you going in the early hours of the morning) and (c) you actually want to be there (so you'll stay). 2. [B]Do you have any offers? [/B]Sure, you can tell them. 3. [B]What would you did if you get an offer from your magic circle firm? [/B]Well, they're not going to want an applicant that would rather be at a magic circle firm. [/QUOTE]

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