I think the point about open days is really good and not one I’ve seen many people raise before. When I was applying, I found that if I was successful in getting onto an open day I was almost always successful in getting invited to interview, so it’s a really good method of getting past the...
Here are some questions they asked me last year:
- What would you do if you had too much work on?
- Would you recommend raising tax on online businesses?
- What would your friends say the worst thing about you is?
OK, so a couple of months ago I posted this thread because things weren't looking good with regards to getting a training contract and I really needed a glimmer of hope.
I can't believe I'm writing this, but I now myself have been offered a training contract with a top global law firm!
I'd...
Hi, yes my scheme is finished now! I actually really enjoyed tax, it wasn’t mathematical at all nor were the tasks they gave me impossibly difficult :-) I’d be interested in doing a vac diary. Can you PM me the details?
Hi All,
I’m starting a vacation scheme soon and they’ve sat me in Tax - which has made me nervous since tax is meant to be notoriously hard and mathematical. I was wondering if anyone had done a vacation scheme in Tax (or sat there as part of your training contract) and could give me a rough...
Hey, where did you hear about the document review exercise? I was invited to a Bakers AC too but my email and the website just says case study interview, competency interview and group exercise
The other day I spoke to someone who went through three recruitment rounds before finally being offered a training contract with a great firm. I’m on my second (likely unsuccessful) round and I’m trying not to give up hope, so I find stories like this really inspiring and would love to hear...
Has anyone heard back from BCLP or Macfarlanes for a TC application? Applied all the way back in February and haven’t heard a peep - not sure if it’s a rejection or if they get their vacation schemes out of the way first
For your first question, I wouldn’t *always* mention practice area, type of training and diversity as this depends on the firm - some firms are more all-rounders who don’t tend to specialise in one particular area and some firms aren’t really big on diversity (obviously all firms say they are...
People who interviewed at Slaughter and May, how long did they take to get back to you? My friend got rejected after 10 days at 2am, so I wonder if they send out automatic rejections after 10 days have passed or something!
I’m currently applying for training contracts having failed to secure any spring and summer vacation schemes. I’m a little concerned, though, that it’s too late to apply for TCs - that you need to apply for deadlines in the autumn/winter and unless you are truly exceptional (ie worked in a high...
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