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  1. Karin

    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Congrats!!! When did you apply? I still havent heard back and I've got the feeling that maybe I have applied too late!
  2. Karin

    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    They said in an e-mail that we will start hearing back after the deadline, which is on 31st Jan I think :) I applied last year as well and got their Video Interview (Career Conversation) invite on 5/2 so hopefully around then!
  3. Karin

    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    I'm still waiting to hear from them as well
  4. Karin

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Thank you! Do you think it would be fine to but my work at the university's Law Clinic as work experience then? I am confident I could get a reference from there so seems more appropriate? :)
  5. Karin

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Hi, I have a question regarding the Hogan Lovells application form. There are two work experience/voluntary work sections to fill in: 1) 'Work History' - 'Please list your paid work experience in chronological order, most recent first.' (250 words for each entry) 2) 'Open Days and Voluntary...
  6. Karin

    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    To anyone who has applied to Ashurst for Winter VS and got rejected without even doing the tests - apply again! I just resubmitted my app today and received the tests invite few hours after (probably automated), which seems to suggest it's automatic and I was rejected for winter for being too...
  7. Karin

    Deloitte?

    I am sorry - that is really annoying. It is not really a good way to handle this...
  8. Karin

    Deloitte?

    Yes, I applied for a vac scheme. Thank you for letting me know anyway!
  9. Karin

    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Where do you get this information from? I got an email that my app was being reviewed on 2nd December and nothing since...
  10. Karin

    Deloitte?

    Has anyone heard from Deloitte? I was told they would let me know by 13th December but only got asked to fill in my professional qualifications to complete my applications...
  11. Karin

    Linklaters 2019/20 Application

    I was just going through e-mails from Linklaters when I did my winter vac scheme app - 5 days to complete the Linklaters Online Capp Assesment (after submitting my application) - 5 days to complete the Watson Glaser Test (after completing Capp Assesment) I believe both of those have to be...
  12. Karin

    Deloitte?

    This makes sense! I received a different e-mail today (having done not so well in the job simulation) saying "We’re getting in touch to provide you with an update on your Summer Vacation Scheme application. Thank you again for taking the time to complete the Job Simulation, we are currently...
  13. Karin

    Linklaters 2019/20 Application

    I got rejected from Linklaters post-AC on Thursday evening if that helps with anything :)
  14. Karin

    Which office would you open/close?

    Hi, in my preparation for an interview, I have been trying to answer the question "If you were a managing partner of [firm], where would you open an office? Which of our offices would you close?", but I have been really struggling with the second part. I have tried researching where the firm...
  15. Karin

    Commercial awareness resources: collated list of pros and cons

    I can also recommend something that is relatively new - Mogul is an app that gives you access to numerous Financial Times, the Economist, Telegraph etc. articles, provides daily briefings, and also splits some stories into "topics" with a lot of articles on the given topic! It's quite expensive...
  16. Karin

    PwC Online Testing

    Hi, I did it last year and got through to the Video Interview. If you have any questions then drop me a message!
  17. Karin

    Linklaters 2019/20 Application

    Thank you, to you too!
  18. Karin

    Linklaters 2019/20 Application

    Hi guys, just to clarify the Watson Glaser assessment scores - this is what I found on their website: "The test is scored using an algorithm which takes into account if your answer is correct as well as the difficulty of the question. So, there isn’t a specific number out of 40 you must answer...
  19. Karin

    Linklaters 2019/20 Application

    I completely understand! Could not start preparing for it until today. Mine is on Tuesday at 10.30, what about you?

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