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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. This is very useful - especially for someone who usually gets strength based questions wrong! Many thanks again :)
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Hi @Jessica Booker, I would really appreciate your advice on how I should answer this application question: How do you like to work in a team? Please give supporting evidence of this. Should I prepare a STAR answer or give various examples without the whole Task/Action/Result format? The...
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    LPC Help?

    This may help. :)
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    Linklaters 2019/20 Application

    Hey, has anyone else heard back from Linklaters?
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Hey, this was last year for a VS.
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Here is my AC experience at BCLP in case it helps anyone. :) We started with a drafting exercise which was simple - we had to read different materials and write a letter to a colleague explaining key points. If I remember well it was about different airlines and their offerings and we had to...
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    Linklaters 2019/20 Application

    Sorry to hear that guys... Did they give you any feedback?
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    Linklaters 2019/20 Application

    Thank you, Jessica. I have checked both my email and junk folder and there is nothing there. It would be interesting to know if this means that "I have been rejected" or "I am in the no pile" but they haven't updated their portal yet.
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    Linklaters 2019/20 Application

    Hey, I haven't received this either! My application still shows as "On Hold" (66%) on the system.
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    Submitting a last minute application. Will it be considered?

    Hi everyone I wanted to ask your opinion on last minute TC applications (applying now with the deadline being 31 July) - has anyone applied that late and was successful? I have made various applications already and I am waiting to hear back but I am thinking I should be making more as there...
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Has anyone heard back from Linklaters re direct TC applications?
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    BEST RESOURCES FOR BUILDING UP ON OUR COMMERCIAL AWARENESS: FROM SCRATCH

    For a general understanding of how businesses and markets operate, I have found that watching youtube videos is the easiest (and most fun) way to learn! Once you have a better understanding of the basics it is much easier to read current awareness material and drill into subjects. You can see...
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    SQE - general discussion

    Thank you very much, Jessica. It would be interesting to see if firms will adopt a policy similar to CILEX for internal paralegals (eg continue working as a paralegal and do the exams on the side to qualify).
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    SQE - general discussion

    Hi all Does anyone know if we would be able to self fund the SQE and qualify without having to go through any TC like application assessment? For example, I am a law graduate with many years of legal work experience. If I pay myself to have the exams and pass them, could a firm just sign off...
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    Question from a Paralegal: Telling Supervisor about TC Applications?

    I agree - the next natural step for a paralegal is a training contract. I would suggest you check your firm's policy about internal TC applications. Some firms require internal candidates to have been employed by the firm for some time (sometimes six months) before being "eligible" to apply. In...
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    Training Contract Applications

    Their FAQs say "Yes, we screen all our applications on a rolling basis. Please note that our application form has been designed to assess your research and analysis skills, among others, and it gives you the opportunity to really show off your knowledge and abilities. The form will get you...
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    Training Contract Applications

    Hi all Has anyone heard from Reed Smith or Dentons re their training contract app? More than a month has passed since I applied and I haven't heard back. I think both firms recruit on a rolling basis. Many thanks N
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    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Application Questions

    Vacation scheme. :)
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    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Application Questions

    Hi Amanda I kinda did both and I got an invitation to an AC. You can see an example below. To stay profitable, BCLP should aim to improve service delivery by striking for the optimal combination of people, processes and technology to meet client needs. This can be achieved by streamlining...
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    Please give details of any prizes, awards or stipends etc. you have won or been granted, numbering t

    Many thanks, Jaysen.

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