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summer for both..Is this for spring or summer, I’m still waiting post app/test for spring and don’t know whether they’re still running ACs at this point.
5 weeks since taking the test, surely they could let me know by now?!Lol so PW just ghosted some of us post test if they've given VS offers
Has anyone done an interview with Aspiring Solicitors before? I am slightly confused by the group format of the interview for the Ethnicity Pathway Programme.
Please when did they let you know you’ve progressed? And congratulations!Has anyone done an interview with Aspiring Solicitors before? I am slightly confused by the group format of the interview for the Ethnicity Pathway Programme.
Yeah its so weird the format....Has anyone done an interview with Aspiring Solicitors before? I am slightly confused by the group format of the interview for the Ethnicity Pathway Programme.
Hi Andrei,Hi @zoobla20 just jumping in before @Jessica Booker can come back to you, in my view you should apply for vacation schemes rather than direct TCs unless one of the three following conditions apply:
A final exception is in my opinion for the case of lesser-known/smaller UK-based firms, where I have heard of more "speculative" TC applications succeeding. However, if you want to pursue that track I would still aim to have at least some legal work experience, even if it is just in the form of Forage Virtual Internships.
- You have more extensive experience working in the legal field (paralegal roles, previous vacation schemes etc)
- The specific firm is known to recruit a substantial part/majority of its cohort from the direct TC track
- You have specific visa requirements barring you from VS applications
I did a group interview with them for their Astrazeneca work experience a while back. It was really strange (I also didn't get through 🤣). If it's anything like then, there are about four of you in a zoom call and they go around each person asking the first question, then the next, etc. The questions themselves are pretty standard. They pitch the format as though it's for your sake, to practice speaking with company. Though, I can't see it being for any other reason than to save time lmaoHas anyone done an interview with Aspiring Solicitors before? I am slightly confused by the group format of the interview for the Ethnicity Pathway Programme.
I’m on the same boat as you lool.5 weeks since taking the test, surely they could let me know by now?!
While in general direct TC applications are more competitive than VS applications, I think you should go for it. I know people with similar levels of legal experience who managed to secure TCs in this way - perhaps partly because most people concentrate all of their applications efforts in the VS cycle and ignore summer opportunities, thus making them comparatively less competitive. Just make sure to select firms that are know to recruit substantial numbers from the direct track and ideally ones who do not explicitly state that they expect applicants to have substantial legal work experience.Hi Andrei,
Thanks for your reply - I appreciate it.
I definitely don't have experience within the legal field apart from completing around 3 Forage experiences/informal legal shadowing. I'm only asking this as I've now been rejected from all the VS applications I made (around 8) and thought it might be worth doing some TC apps before concluding the end of my cycle for this year?
What do you think?
Thanks!
Maybe not! They could still be getting aroundI have seen that some people received vacation scheme offers from Debevoise. If other applicants have not heard back, does it mean that they were rejected?![]()