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  1. LegalNim

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    London, you?
  2. LegalNim

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Yeah, this is what I have too - just concerned that I'll miss updates if I'm not getting emails. Guess I'll just have to keep checking the portal.
  3. LegalNim

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    It's not in my junk folder at all.
  4. LegalNim

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Did those who applied to Addleshaw Goddard receive a confirmation email of any kind?
  5. LegalNim

    Farrer & Co 2020 TC Application

    Not yet but I wouldn't necessarily expect to yet. I attended their assessment centre back in February and they said I'd hear again in about August/September.
  6. LegalNim

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    If I don't get a TC this year then I'll be participating again. I've taken part the last two years but I'll be working full time from September so not sure how that will work with getting time off for the live rounds (if they even go ahead like that considering Covid?)
  7. LegalNim

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Just completed my final application for this cycle. When I secured both an Easter and Summer Vacation Scheme I really didn't think I'd be back in this position again - but, due to Covid, neither went ahead. Good luck to everyone. This year will be our year!!
  8. LegalNim

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I haven't applied to Ince but my email provider (outlook) blocked an invitation to WG from a firm for me. It didn't go to junk/spam - just got completely blocked. It does happen so I'd really recommend contacting the firm to check.
  9. LegalNim

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Thanks Jessica 1. Yes, used a different email and checked that I received the confirmation email. 2. I didn't tell them on the day that I was ill but they knew I'd been in hospital because I'd missed a mentoring session. I mentioned on my new application under the section about whether I'd...
  10. LegalNim

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Hi Jessica, I have a number of questions, I hope that's ok? 1. I applied to Freshfields for their Spring Open Day (which I believe was cancelled in the end). I didn't receive a confirmation email so I emailed them to check and they said they had received it - this was back in March. I didn't...
  11. LegalNim

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    @duck When I applied to Freshfields I got invited to the WG but my email provider blocked the email so I didn't get it until it was too late. If you didn't receive the confirmation email when you submitted then that could be a problem? If you did get the confirmation email then I'm afraid I...
  12. LegalNim

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I had two campus ambassador roles at the same time but one was for a firm and one was for a training provider so the same conflict doesn't apply. I'd be honest with them both and see what they say. Worst case scenario, you'll have to pick your favourite. Good luck!
  13. LegalNim

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I was on Aspire for the first year it ran from 2018-19. I didn't have a VI but had a face-to-face interview at a firm. They asked me why law, why commercial law, why me, which firms I was interested in and why, which practice areas I was interested in and why, why I need Aspire to succeed, how I...
  14. LegalNim

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    That's incredible - congratulations! Good luck!
  15. LegalNim

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    My grades aren't much higher than yours to be honest and I've secured vacation scheme and assessment centres (including with a Magic Circle firm). It's tough because it's really hard to ever know why we get rejected when we get rejected. I think you just need to work on everything else as much...
  16. LegalNim

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Has anyone heard back post-app from: Dentons, Freshfields, Boodle Hatfield, DWF, Gibson Dunn or Macfarlanes? All for direct TC. I know the deadlines haven't passed yet for some of these.
  17. LegalNim

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Can anyone tell me if I'm being unreasonable to be really put off a firm because of their graduate recruitment? Is it something that will represent the culture of the whole firm or would it be silly to be put off a firm by it? Basically, I absolutely adored a firm and got a vacation scheme with...
  18. LegalNim

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    @Nad246 I applied to a Magic Circle firm and was reviewing my application after submitting it. I noticed that I'd written "lead" instead of "led" - I still got through to the next round. Some firms won't mind, some recruiters won't notice - try not to worry about it. Also, the Americanised...
  19. LegalNim

    Addleshaw Goddard Application

    @anulciak7 At the end of their application form, it asks if you have a disability. If you do then it asks you to select your disability from a drop-down list. Not everything is on the list but there's no way of saying that - you have to either lie and say you have a condition that you don't have...
  20. LegalNim

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Sorry if this is a stupid question. Should we have received training contracts by the start of September? Some places seem to be only starting assessments in August but then that wouldn't leave much time before starting a GDL if needed...

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