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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Morning Jessica, What is the best way of expressing interest in a particular practice area if you don't have a lot of experience it? I'm applying to a firm that does a lot of financial crime and fraud work (pretty much their only work tbh). My reasons for being interested are: that I am...- Matt_96
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I believe you, but how come you know? Do you work at one of these firms or with ship owners regularly? Just curious. Seems like very niche knowledge lol.- Matt_96
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
ironically, the minute I posted that I just got the email.....they must be sending them in batches- Matt_96
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
When did you get this email?!? I got nada- Matt_96
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Simmons & Simmons Tests , Written Exercise & Video Interview
Mine were all career focused, but I was told to prepare for motivational and scenario based ones too! I don't know if that helps.- Matt_96
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
When asked to describe an interesting fact about yourself in an interview/video interview, what have you guys chosen in the past?- Matt_96
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
What firms can you reapply to directly for a TC after being rejected from their Summer Vac Schemes? Just asking for a friend ;)- Matt_96
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
RPC PFO. Knew it was coming!- Matt_96
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I have made a habit of not applying to any firms that do Watson Glaser tests this cycle for exactly that reason.- Matt_96
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
They only advertise them discreetly on their website AFAIK. I only stumbled upon it by accident while reading an FT article which quoted someone who practices there!- Matt_96
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I also got PFO'd! That makes 11 so far. 18 to go!- Matt_96
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I've never done a vacation scheme before but I have done six open days, legal work experience in house, some more in a law firm in another country, a commercial mini pupillage and worked at a law clinic for the past two years. So although I haven't, I think my background experience has given me...- Matt_96
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
For me, its been a very painful process as I had interviews at a handful of exceedingly good firms last time and it is already my third cycle. I feel like my prospects are shrinking every year! But I'm going to keep on pushing as I think once you've produced the best app you can, the quality of...- Matt_96
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Yes. At least that is how it was for me. Another point you should note, which I think depends on the interviewer, but I know threw me off (and ultimately led me to crash and burn) after my direct TC AC with them over last summer was the fact that the competency questions were asked in a way that...- Matt_96
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
There have been a huge number of applications compared to last year's cycle I believe. I've made 29 apps and only had one interview and 10 rejections (and a few others I'm pretty sure are rejections but I haven't heard back from yet). It's been very hard to stand out at all. But the other...- Matt_96
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Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread
This is true, but they can be separate too. I just mention it separately because it's something that is (admittedly only briefly) dealt with as a separate form of funding arrangement on the DR module I'm currently doing on the LPC!- Matt_96
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
It's the beginning of a new week chaps. Good luck with all the apps and here's to us all getting some kind of positive response from the firms we have left. This has been a very difficult cycle for many of us, but the important thing is to keep your eye on the prize! It will all lead somewhere...- Matt_96
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Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread
Damages-based agreements are also something that can sometimes occur, but typically they are used by firms that do a lot of high-value PI (e.g. spinal injury) or product liability work.- Matt_96
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I think they don't update their recruitment exercises that often and because the AC was online I probably still have copies somewhere.- Matt_96
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I think this cycle has arguably been more competitive for everyone tbh. But it could depend on the firm - some don't like you to reapply after interview. I know that over the summer I was gutted to learn after my (failed) direct TC interview with Macfarlanes that they would not allow me to...- Matt_96
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