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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I did the Pinsent Masons one over the summer. I found it quite useful and interesting in terms of the actual tasks. I discussed it briefly on my application and in my interview. I got the vac scheme, so it definitely doesn't hurt! 😅
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    That does suck! I think all three of my offers have confirmed that they're running our scheme online now.
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I seem to remember doing a non-selective Inside Sherpia scheme for a firm and it telling me not to put it as "work experience". They gave a certificate so that participants could add it under "licenses and certificates".
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    Hill Dickinson 2020/2021

    I would say that commercial awareness is more than just having some knowledge of events in that sector. Realistically, they aren't going to expect applicants to know a sector inside out. Commercial awareness is ultimately a skill - being able to analyse a trend/development/story/scenario and...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    My advice would be to do as many *high quality* applications as you can. There comes a point where you can repeat chunks of your answers anyway. It's mainly just the "why this firm" and specific commercial awareness questions which require tailored research. I only ended up applying for 7...
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    Hill Dickinson 2020/2021

    Well it sounds like you had reasons for the firms you mentioned, which is good. :)
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Thank you! I had a firm (which I had to reject due to conflicting dates) say that they may be able to offer me a place on their Easter scheme. I do want to do the scheme. But I wouldn't want to then be put into a situation (if I'm successful) where I would have to cancel the two summer schemes I...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Yeah, that is strange! I did the AC for DLA too - I thought I heard them mention that they weren't doing the full three weeks if it's virtual (or maybe that they didn't do three weeks last year?). From what I understood, the first week of their scheme is more of a social/networking week, with...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    A purely hypothetical scenario/question relating to this: if a firm offered a TC following an Easter scheme, and I had vac schemes secured for summer (with firms I preferred), would it be better to ask for some kind of extension? Or to accept and then renege, if successful with one of the...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I think it just shows your resilience. :) Good luck with the interviews!
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    Hill Dickinson 2020/2021

    To some extent it depends on which office you applied to, since I think that the practice areas do vary between the different offices. Which firms did you say, out of curiousity?
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    It's funny because we approached the same situation from opposite approaches! The firm I turned down have more TC places (although it's hard to gage how many they allocate to vac schemers) - I just felt that I might be a better fit for the other firm and that this could serve me better in...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Sounds like horse sh*t to me. 😅
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I was in the same position - two of my three clashed. On the one hand, it was difficult because I really liked the firm I had to turn down, I worked so hard to get that offer, and that firm had more trainee places available. On the other hand, I just slightly preferred the firm which it clashed...
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    Whats up with the lack of Guys and POC in AC's?

    Of the five assessment centres I attended virtually this year, I found that all bar one had a healthy gender mix (in one I was the only "guy" in a group of ten). That one AC had the best ethnic diversity - the others have been disproportionately white applicants.
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Not going to lie, as a politics nerd I would love this as a question! 😅 I do get the sense that applicants often tend to forget about politics when developing their commercial awareness. There's a reason politics is the first letter in "PESTLE". It would definitely benefit to spend some time...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    This might be a silly question but have you mentioned that applied for a direct TC and explained your circumstances? Because I would hope that a firm would at least make an effort to accommodate you, given that they're the ones who effed up here...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I'm more than just RuPaul memes 😉
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Best of luck - I really hope you get it because you absolutely deserve to :)

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