Hi guys - I know this is a long shot, but does anyone have any advice for Simmons & Simmons's assessment centres? I'd be massively grateful for any tips!
P.S. as ever, thanks so much to @Jaysen and @Jessica Booker for keeping the Interview Experiences pages updated!
On the A&O application form, there's a question with the title "Please identify an existing market development or future trend that will likely affect A&O clients and describe how this could provide the Firm with new opportunities to support its clients". Do you think that A&O are expecting...
Thanks so much for your reply! Just to follow up, with the question titled "Why do you want to become a commercial lawyer at A&O and what do you think are the key skills and qualities required for success? (250 words)", do you think the bold part is basically asking both "why commercial law" and...
Hi all,
On the "Results" section of the A&O vac scheme application, there's the following message:
For any qualifications you have yet to complete, please enter them here along with your expected result(s) or enter N/A if unknown.
Does this mean that, for instance, candidates who are just...
Hi guys,
On the application form I'm currently filling in, there's four work experience boxes, followed by a single box at the bottom of the page for "Other relevant experience". When writing work experience entries in the "other relevant experience" box, do you think I'd be better off being...
Hi guys,
One of the questions on Shearman's application form asks candidates why they are applying to a "City law firm" - is this generally interchangeable with "why commercial law" (so basically can be responded to with a normal "why commercial law" answer, but with references to "City law"...
Hi guys,
Do firms tend to place much emphasis on whether students attend any events that they've appeared at? I ask because I'm interested in applying to the Shearman & Sterling winter vac scheme, but they haven't appeared at any of the virtual law fairs I've attended, and their nearest...
Hi guys,
With the Linklaters winter vac scheme deadline coming up tomorrow, I just had a couple of quick questions to ask - as ever, any responses would be massively appreciated:
1. Has anyone got any tips for the CAPP assessment (other than doing it at a time when you're in the right frame of...
Hi guys,
On the Linklaters form, underneath the part where students enter their university grades, there's a textbox marked "Should you wish to share any further module-related information, please use the space below to add this information".
Would it be relevant to mention the criteria used...
Hi all - just a quick query: if I'm answering an application question that's asking me to give details of extra-curriculars, positions of responsibility, etc, then do you reckon it's okay for me to list them in reverse chronological order (starting with the most recent at the top, and the least...
Fantastic - so if I'm asked, for instance (as is the case with the Travers Smith application form), to address my cover letter to Germaine VanGeyzel, do you reckon Ms VanGeyzel would suffice? Or do you think it's likelier that candidates would be expected to literally write "Dear Germaine VanGeyzel"
Hi guys - when the application form asks candidates to copy and paste their covering letters, is this an indicator that they want candidates to include their (and the law firm's) address in the textbox? NB: When I copied and pasted my own letter, the formatting of the address was completely...
On the Travers Smith application form, candidates are only allowed to enter four work experiences in full, with the rest only being able to be entered into a textbox marked "Other Work Experience: Outline Details/Responsibilities if required".
1. In the substantive work experience boxes, do...
Hi everyone,
1. When talking about an vac scheme I did in the "Work Experience" section of applications, is it okay to mention, for instance, an assessed negotiation exercise I did during the vacation scheme (even though this didn't directly contribute to the work done by any of the firm's...
Hi all,
With application forms such as Travers Smith's, where candidates are asked to write a cover letter into a text box, should applicants write an introductory sentence before the main body of text, saying where they're studying, what year they're in, and what scheme they're applying for...
Hi guys,
I have a few questions about the Travers Smith application form - as ever, if anyone's got any ideas, I'd be massively grateful:
1. Given that candidates are expected to type a cover letter into a text box on the application form (rather than, for example, attaching it as a...
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