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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I applied on January 7th/8th (can't remember), was invited to a WG on January 21st, completed it January 23rd, deadline was January 24th. Haven't heard an update since.- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
A Weil?- LegalNim
- Post #9,995
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
To be explicitly clear, they used the term "shut me down", I used it back in response. I did not initiate the use of that phraseology. And you've conveniently cut the full phrase to a point where it looks substantially ruder than it was. Whisperingrock was complaining that their comment had been...- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
My uni didn't have formatives. We weren't even allowed to get feedback or have anything checked before submission. I was definitely scammed haha.- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I've only applied to FF but got invited to a WG on January 21st, applied on January 7th/8th (can't remember). Completed the WG on January 23rd, deadline was 24th, haven't heard anything since.- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I wouldn't say "brave", just stubborn. I don't take no for an answer to be honest. And, I wasn't unwanted, the other students liked me and we got on well, they elected me to the committee. Quite frankly, the Head of the Faculty was new and no one knew him when he started saying I wasn't allowed...- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Was a law society through the Students' Union? If so, they can't prevent you joining. I'm a non-law student and joined my law society, the faculty kicked off and wouldn't let me, but if it's an SU society then the faculty have no say in it. I ended up on the committee too. I was also a campus...- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Can we make this quote a meme? It's something everyone needs to say more.- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
There were no prizes at my university for my course. I could've got 100% in every single assessment and never would've been awarded a prize. In contrast, I know a course where over half of the students were awarded a prize of some kind.- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
It is worrying, but not uncommon. He has no learning difficulties or EHCP. It's incredibly common in some schools. I've worked across three schools, one is a good school on the cusp of outstanding, one is good but recently out of special measures and the third is in and out of special measures...- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
"The argument being made is [insert something I have no evidence of]" If you think that high grades are directly proportionate to hours worked then you'd be shocked by the concepts of intelligence, prior knowledge, better tuition, fewer conflicting priorities, working more efficiently... I had a...- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Ok, let's shut you down with a comment that does address exactly what you said. Your argument appears to be that you tutor students from RG universities and non-RG universities and, in your experience, those from non-RG universities get higher grades for the same calibre work - is that correct...- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Same rule at my non-RG uni for anything above 80%- LegalNim
- Post #9,672
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I remember this EXACT debate/conversation on here a year ago. I went to a high-ranking but non-RG uni and truthfully, very very few people wanted to go to commercial law. Of the people from my course, I can only count four of us who were applying for TCs and I'm the last one left without one...- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
We once had "Sir Lion steak"- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
From what I remember, a mixture of both. I don't remember the specific questions but there was nothing that I felt was unexpected so I'd prepare your why law, why commercial law, why us and why you questions as well as basic competencies like team work, communication, resilience etc. And know...- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I have - and was successful. For the interview with a partner/associate: honestly, by far the nicest interview I have ever had with any firm. The guy who interviewed me was an absolute angel. Loved him to pieces. For the grad rec interview: it was very standard, no trick questions at all. Just...- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Is it possible to pin a sheet up behind you or something like that? I'd imagine it's unlikely to be an issue but it's far more likely they'd penalise you for a messy background rather than a clean one.- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I'm still waiting to hear back post-WG but a few people including @Alice G have said 2-3 weeks.- LegalNim
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Firms say that they don't but honestly, I think they do a bit. I had one last year where a client was requesting to know whether his overseas assets needed to be disclosed in family court proceedings. My instinct said yes, but I genuinely didn't know. So, that's what I wrote, saying I would...- LegalNim
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