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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I agree with this. My grades range from 42% to 95% - there were some where I got the lowest mark in my cohort and some where I got the highest (including my dissertation). I have more 2:2s than 2:1s, but more 1st than either 2:2s or 2:1s. I've progressed beyond the application stage with MC and...- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I'd tend to (partially) disagree. I went to a non-RG uni and simply did not have time to do all the extracurriculars on offer - and nor would any other human being to be honest. I went to state comprehensive school and couldn't afford things like music lessons etc. In fact, my school only paid...- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Different events/schemes/programmes have different requirements but, in general, you must be one or more of: are Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic; and/or are educated in a state school non-selective comprehensive (whether in the UK or overseas) and first generation to attend university; and/or...- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Who needs £157million?! It's just pocket change really.- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I had a similar experience. I was on AS Aspire and as a result of my disability was hospitalised at short notice. I contacted them to tell them and got a really sharp response telling me that it was my "final warning" (this was the first time I'd ever not attended) and that I must give 48 hours...- LegalNim
- Post #11,481
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Brace yourselves for a stupid question! I usually wait until after I've been rejected before asking for feedback/marks, and I thought that was the norm, but it appears from some posts on this thread that other people don't. I completed the FF WG last month and haven't heard back - should I be...- LegalNim
- Post #11,419
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I was a few years ago. I applied for an Open Day, I contacted them they day before saying I assumed I'd been rejected because it was the next day and they'd not let me know. They eventually responded to me four months after the Open Day to say that I'd not been successfully (well, duh!). I think...- LegalNim
- Post #11,093
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I know people at both Freshfields and A&O who have moved to the US in recent years.- LegalNim
- Post #10,863
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
A 67% increase since they last rejected me - can't imagine that bodes well for my application ahha- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Thank you. Congratulations again! I'll continue refreshing my email and portal like a maniac in case I get some news- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Congratulations!!! Could I be incredibly nosy and ask whether your online portal has updated at all or whether you just got an email?- LegalNim
- Post #10,688
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I always spend the last hour(ish) listening to All Rise by Blue on repeat. There's no way not to feel pumped by it, it's technically law related AND I read an article that people perform better in interviews after listening to upbeat music because it boosts confidence. So, I think it's a good...- LegalNim
- Post #10,674
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Honestly, I think using a personal or professional answer would be fine - but the key is to focus on the positive side, not the negative side. Instead of talking about how awful the problem you overcame was, talk about how amazing the action to overcome it is. I was at an event where the lawyer...- LegalNim
- Post #10,670
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
She did indeed! I'm always cross-posting I swear.- LegalNim
- Post #10,605
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Thank you. I'm honestly having a nightmare with references at the moment for something else so it does make me worried that I'll finally get through it and have to try all over again! Or maybe I'll just be better prepared haha. Seems mad that they wouldn't remember you!- LegalNim
- Post #10,603
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Thank you. I meant that Jessica has previously said that they'll check all our employment history for a certain period of time prior to our application and check it ties in with what we've written in our application. What happens if the employer won't confirm anything? Doesn't that negate the...- LegalNim
- Post #10,597
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Thank you - it's so helpful to have someone with your insight on here. And, for the employer checks (not our provided references), what happens if they won't respond? I'm currently having issues with someone just not responding to a request for a reference and there doesn't seem to be any way to...- LegalNim
- Post #10,588
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Do you know what firms tend to ask referees? Is it checking what we've submitted on the form is correct? or do they have to write about us? If they don't write much or write well then do you think we'll be penalised? My professional referee is an engineer and isn't so much with the words haha.- LegalNim
- Post #10,565
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
He was a brilliant guy to be honest. Still keep in touch with him almost a decade later, after he's retired.- LegalNim
- Post #10,429
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I emailed a local firm in Sixth Form to enquire about getting some work experience/shadowing. They emailed back "I'm very sorry to say that the only solicitor in our team who can accommodate you during that week is David. You're very welcome to join him but he's a bit of a dull arsehole. Yours...- LegalNim
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