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Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread
Yeah, JD. A couple of people I know also got rejected.- GGLove
- Post #95
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread
Just got rejected from the JD Winter VS!- GGLove
- Post #91
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread
Same here! My academic reference was sent on the day it was requested, about a month ago. Nothing since :(- GGLove
- Post #89
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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HSF open day details?
Hey - the Open Day isn't an assessment, but it's a chance to show interest in the firm, learn about disputes as a practice area, and resolve any miscellaneous questions/uncertainty you have. It's closer to a university presentation or workshop. But you can obviously use the knowledge you gained...- GGLove
- Post #3
- Forum: General Discussion
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Which Law firms do not recruit heavily from Vac Schemes?
From what I've heard and experienced: - Freshfields recruits more than half of its intake direct from TC (source: grad rec at the London presentation + two people I know who accepted TCs with them last summer). Don't forget that its VS is only open to penultimate year students! - Slaughter and...- GGLove
- Post #6
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread
Nothing from NRF/Jones Day for winter VS. The equivalent vacation scheme thread on TheStudentRoom seems to be telling a similar story. The wait is... argh!- GGLove
- Post #79
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Firm updates following submission of applications
Haven't heard back from NRF or from Jones Day for Winter :( Applied in late September. Dunno what to make of this...- GGLove
- Post #13
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Morning or evening person?
You feel terrible the next day, but it's just a general sense of fatigue for me! I guess that I recover quickly because I'm used to being sleepless (even though it's bad for you etc etc). I can't imagine myself getting into the professional rhythm, with 9 am starts... I'm probably suited to the...- GGLove
- Post #6
- Forum: General Discussion
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Morning or evening person?
Evening. Can't work before 10 am. Usually sleep around 2-3 am. Don't mind all-nighters - I do them even if there's nothing super-pressing because I'll probably catch up on sleep through napping / waking up late ;)- GGLove
- Post #3
- Forum: General Discussion
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"Provide details of any careers events you have attended"
Sorry, I didn't express myself clearly. I meant that the purpose of the events was to advertise the firm - there was zero focus on commercial law, or even what the lawyers did! It was 100% "why work at us".- GGLove
- Post #6
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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"Provide details of any careers events you have attended"
Thanks so much for your reply! A lot of my events existed purely to advertise the firm, and others were pure networking (e.g. dinners). How would you present these?- GGLove
- Post #4
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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"Provide details of any careers events you have attended"
Hi everyone, I'm seeing this question in some vac scheme apps this year. I was just wondering whether you think that I should just list the names of the events, or also add a line or two explaining what the events were about. The word limits for the answers are usually very generous (around...- GGLove
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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'Tell us about you' questions
Hi everyone, Sorry for making yet another thread in such a short period of time! I've recently come across several questions that ask the candidate to tell the firm about their achievements, extracurriculars, and so on. However, quite a few of them are phrased in the following way: "In 300...- GGLove
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- Replies: 3
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Mentioning the names of previous firms in your answers?
Hey everyone, I'm back with yet another question! My first round of vac schemes didn't result in me getting a TC offer that I wanted, so I'm reapplying for 2019. However, I'd like to flag up my previous work experience at certain firms in order to show a motivation for wanting to work at a...- GGLove
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- Replies: 2
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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A bit lost after second year vac schemes
Hey, thanksfor the input! I have an explanation for both why I've turned down the regional firm and why I got rejected from the MC firm. I'll need to think about how to explain the fact that I applied to such different firms in the first place! Hi, I felt a bit dead inside because of a number...- GGLove
- Post #4
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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A bit lost after second year vac schemes
Hi everyone, Over the summer, I did two vacation schemes, one at an MC firm, the other at a regional firm's London office. I got rejected from the MC's scheme, and the regional firm is not one that I feel particularly strongly about (the firm was quiet, nice, unexceptional, and left me feeling...- GGLove
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- Replies: 5
- Forum: Applications Discussion