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  1. Nat000

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I have - if you drop me a message I can try to help!
  2. Nat000

    Herbert Smith Freehills App

    It's only the first day they'll be looking at apps, it closed on Friday
  3. Nat000

    Summer Scheme vs Direct TC for Slaughters

    I heard this from my trainee buddy on the vac scheme, who commented that people from the cancelled Easter one were lucky they'd been moved to the summer one since it entitled them to the TC interview, but things may have changed since he applied!
  4. Nat000

    Summer Scheme vs Direct TC for Slaughters

    Also, bear in mind that doing the summer vac scheme guarantees you a TC interview but I don't believe the Easter one does.
  5. Nat000

    Herbert Smith Freehills App

    I think it was more like the full WG, but I did this test last Thursday and sat the Linklaters WG immediately afterwards, so I may be mixing them up. If anyone can correct me please do so!
  6. Nat000

    Herbert Smith Freehills App

    I have. The VR can be practised using elements from the Watson Glaser test, of which there are quite a few examples free online. For the SJT, I really feel like their own website test is good practice - I didn't find it very difficult and I think it's quite intuitive, basically use common sense...
  7. Nat000

    Questions to ask at law fairs

    This is a great thread which may help: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/questions-to-ask-a-law-firm-at-interview.899/
  8. Nat000

    Vacation schemes that run in late Nov?

    The earliest I've seen is HSF, which starts on 30 November, but I really don't think there would be anything earlier.
  9. Nat000

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I think there's a graph somewhere showing that even for rolling deadlines, the vast majority of applications come in like the last week! Even where it's technically rolling, you should be good for at least a few weeks.
  10. Nat000

    A-Level grades

    I don't think so! I've never listed AS-level grades, just what they cumulatively come out to after you've sat your A-levels. I believe they stop being significant once you have your final results anyway.
  11. Nat000

    Summer Scheme vs Direct TC for Slaughters

    If you've previously been unsuccessful, they say they'd like to see 'a significant development which alters [your] application' since the last cycle. If you got to the interview stage before as well, your chances of being re-interviewed are pretty low. If you feel you have that though, I would...
  12. Nat000

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Thank you! I was on the vac scheme, which got pushed to September for non-law students.
  13. Nat000

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I don't post a lot, but I wanted to say that I was offered a TC with Slaughters today! This is a really gruelling process, but one thing I've learnt from it that might help people is that you do only need one place to take a chance on you, out of the hundreds out there. Last year I applied to...
  14. Nat000

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I passed this a couple of days ago and my advice is to be honest, but to project an image of yourself being as positive and work-oriented as possible within that honesty. So e.g. if they ask 'Are you an organised person' your first impulse might be to say 'agree' but you can say 'strongly agree'...
  15. Nat000

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I'm sorry, I don't have any updates on the firms, but happy birthday!!! I totally concur about TCLA being on the most visited website list, all I have to do is type the letter 't' into my search bar and hit enter, then it immediately auto-fills and brings me here...
  16. Nat000

    Slaughter and May Training Contract Application 2022

    Slaughters actually have historically recruited a lot more trainees through direct TC than other firms! I doubt that's changing this year
  17. Nat000

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Last year I remember that people who'd applied for that window were getting TC offers in November, so I think you'll hear back maybe in October?
  18. Nat000

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I think so, I believe you'll only be sent the Watson Glaser in December
  19. Nat000

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Is this for 2022 or 23?
  20. Nat000

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I see, thank you!

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