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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Did anyone have their Reed Smith AC yesterday (@ 12pm)? If so, could you pm me :)
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Hey! I applied to a few firms last year and quite frankly, had absolutely no idea what I was doing. I for one didn't know how competitive the industry was, but I also didn't understand the importance of research. Reading back through some of my applications last year is actually quite comical...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    That's just the automated email you receive from RS no matter what you email them in the first place. It won't be talking directly about your questions unfortunately.
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Does anyone have any opinions on answering a question - "if you could choose any country in the world for us to open a new office, where would it be?" Thanks!
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    There's a situational strengths test (basically you're given 8 scenarios, and 5 different ways of dealing with that scenario, then you rank them in order). If you pass the SST, you get sent the research questions (of which you get 5 days to type them up and send them back to RS!)
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Thank you both very much 😅
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    If I'm asked a question in an interview that I'm a little unsure of, is it better to ask for a bit of time to think about the question? Rather than spurt out anything that comes to mind 🤣 I feel as if the first option seems more feasible but at the same time would your interviewers think this...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I think it was post-app rejections rather than post VI :)
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Some people have had invites to VIs and some have had rejections today.
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Yepppp, applied 29 December hbu?
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Not 100% certain as mine is on Thursday, but I'm pretty sure they said all the details will be given on the day of your interview, so you'll receive it tomorrow
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    @Jessica Booker if 2021 is the final year that a firm allows their trainees to do the LPC, and said trainee is due to start the TC in 2023, would they want that trainee to do the LPC 2021-22 and then have a year off before the TC or is it normal practice for firms to want their trainees to do...
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    Reed Smith Post SJT

    Assessment Centre - consists of a strengths interview and a case study interview
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Thanks!!! I completed it 9am Wednesday 10 Feb :)
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    White & Case AC Invite for Spring scheme. Could someone who’s completed it please confirm whether the case study is before or after the interview? Also any tips would be much appreciated. Thanks :)
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Definitely Sunday. For the spring scheme; I received mine on a Monday at 10:30am, sent them back Saturday 12:30am (just under 5 days) and got moved to the next stage :)
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    https://www.legalcheek.com/key-deadlines-calendar/ Everything you need is on there (including other events besides TC's) :)
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Congrats!!! For some reason I was under the impression that BCLP's 2nd stage was a telephone interview with a member of GR, has this changed to a VI? Hope you smash it.
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    Reed Smith Post SJT

    Yes Sunday 2:30

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