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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Sorry to hear that John. Good luck with the rest, it only takes one! :)
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    Answering 'Why Skadden?'

    I think those reasons are perfectly good ones. What would make it specific is including how you’re aligned to those things as that will be different for everyone. So why you think exposure to high quality work in both litigation and corporate will benefit your TC. Or how you’re suited to an...
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Thank you! And I'll say! I thought my answers were too vague and not substantive, on top of all the awkward pauses... would be interested to see their marking grid. Still no email to denounce my invite so hopefully this reassures anyone else with a MB phone interview.
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    I think I now believe in miracles and/or a higher power :eek: After my train wreck of a telephone interview with Mayer Brown on Friday, I’ve been invited to an AC?!? (Praying I don’t later receive an email to say it was a glitch!)
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Are PFOs actually real?? Surely they have to respond at some point. Though I'm still waiting to hear back from a few places so it could be that...
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    To answer your question about where I work, sadly it's not law related as I did a non-law degree. I'm currently working for a wealth management company and they have no idea I want to leave haha! HR aren't the best and my team is pretty small so I need to give quite a bit of notice before taking...
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    Free TCLA memberships

    Thank you very much, it means a lot!
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Thank you so much for all the kind and useful words @AliceG @JohnWu @PMF_II @Felicia @Selina :) Onwards and upwards basically!
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Those of you working full time, how are you juggling the interview process/ACs with work?? I just had a disastrous phone interview with Mayer Brown - partly because I've had so many late nights in the office this week so my preparation probably wasn't good enough, but I can't just not show up...
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Oh sorry! Long day. About a week. I got the invitation for the telephone interview this afternoon.
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    I took the test on 2nd and received the results almost exactly 24 hours later on 3rd. Thanks!
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Agh I applied on 3rd and now I'm worried my app has already been screened out as I haven't heard...
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Not been invited to AC but have a phone interview with Mayer Brown this Friday. If anyone has tips that would be much appreciated. I also have no idea how/where I'm going to do it as the best time I could get was 2pm on Friday and I'll be at work... And I will send you my scores if you like...
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    Summer Vacation Scheme Thread 2019

    One of my friends has been offered and accepted the Mishcon vac scheme. This was a few weeks ago now.
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    Talking about international deals

    Sorry to revisit an old thread, but on the subject of this, would it be possible to mention a deal the firm did last year? Or is that too far back? Thanks.
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    Relevant Work Experience

    Thank you so much for this, it's made me feel a lot better about the situation! I guess I just have to make the best of my circumstances and hope for the best.
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    Relevant Work Experience

    Hello, Something I always struggle with for applications is a lack of relevant work experience. I haven't done any vac schemes and my only legal experience is two months' part time at an immigration law firm. I've had various jobs since sixth form (cleaner, factory worker, bar staff, hostess...
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    Started Applying for Summer Schemes?

    Thank you, this is the last rolling firm I'm applying to so I'll try to get it out asap :)
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    Started Applying for Summer Schemes?

    Is it still worth submitting an application to a firm which recruits on a rolling basis at this point??
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    Productivity tips - how do you balance applications and revision?

    I'll have to try these tips! I have to wake up at 5:30am for work so can't really wake up any earlier and work takes up my day until about 6pm. By the time I've had dinner etc, there isn't much of the evening left. Really struggling and demotivated about the app situation at the moment sadly!

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