2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

[CharlotteLegal]

Email confirmation that I have secured a place on the Vac Scheme for Gateley (Manchester)!! 🤩

 

[LS12]

Thankyou! How is the phone interview?

I did the TI so I can give some insight,

It was a typical phone interview, they seemed really nice and generally questions were expected considering the nature of the firm.

I really wouldn't over think it. I didn't pass and I genuinely think it's because I wasn't very conversational because I was so overprepped.

 

[s.k.o]

Same. Although I had to do my VI yet again today and the email they sent me today after having reviewed it but my portal still said ‘finished’, I wouldn’t worry too much about that.

Mine says "reviewed", should I be worried as I haven't heard back from BM ?

 

[Jaysen]

Email confirmation that I have secured a place on the Vac Scheme for Gateley (Manchester)!! 🤩

Well done!

 

[E.A]

Mine says "reviewed", should I be worried as I haven't heard back from BM ?

I don't think anyone has heard back yet.. mine says "finished" so guess it differs on our portals

 

[kr253]

After some advice please! I'm doing the training to be a Gateway Assessor with Citizens Advice, but haven't started volunteering properly yet. I'm just finishing up a TC app and want to be able to slip in somewhere the fact that I'm doing this (particularly as I'm a career changer and all my work experience is non-law, so this is the most relevant thing I've got...) but I'm not sure whether it's appropriate and if so where to mention it. Doesn't seem right to talk about it under work experience since I'm not even doing it yet, but there isn't really another relevant section or an 'anything else to add' section.
Any thoughts would be useful!

 

[Jessica Booker]

After some advice please! I'm doing the training to be a Gateway Assessor with Citizens Advice, but haven't started volunteering properly yet. I'm just finishing up a TC app and want to be able to slip in somewhere the fact that I'm doing this (particularly as I'm a career changer and all my work experience is non-law, so this is the most relevant thing I've got...) but I'm not sure whether it's appropriate and if so where to mention it. Doesn't seem right to talk about it under work experience since I'm not even doing it yet, but there isn't really another relevant section or an 'anything else to add' section.
Any thoughts would be useful!

No extra curricular section or cover letter?

 

[kr253]

No extra curricular section or cover letter?

No, nothing like that annoyingly!

 

[Jessica Booker]

No, nothing like that annoyingly!

Maybe a very brief reference in a motivational answer then. Otherwise the firm doesn’t really necessarily value that kind of evidence and so it won’t be that important to include it.

 

[to law or not to law?]

No worries! have you heard back from them at all for a direct TC this cycle?

No not yet unfortunately

 

[kr253]

Maybe a very brief reference in a motivational answer then. Otherwise the firm doesn’t really necessarily value that kind of evidence and so it won’t be that important to include it.

That makes sense, thank you!

 

[John Travoni]

Mine says "reviewed", should I be worried as I haven't heard back from BM ?

Mine says reviewed too, after having some my second VI for BM yesterday due to technical difficulties that I wasn’t even aware that arose the first time.

 

[TCGIRLLL]

Finished my fieldfisher test, it’s just like the regular Capp test SST! Has anyone started hearing back yet?

 

[Jay-Lo]

Mine says "reviewed", should I be worried as I haven't heard back from BM ?

When did you complete it?

I completed mine for their vac scheme, it’s weird as mine still says “finished” until this day 😂

I wouldn’t worry, I’m sure you will hear positive news soon.

 

[M1999]

No extra curricular section or cover letter?

For volunteer work like this should we not put it in the work experience section?

 

[Reyak]

When did you complete it?

I completed mine for their vac scheme, it’s weird as mine still says “finished” until this day 😂

I wouldn’t worry, I’m sure you will hear positive news soon.

May I ask whether you got through to the assessment centre stage?

 

[M777]

Anyone applied to Haynes and Boone and/or know when they start interviews?

 

[s.k.o]

When did you complete it?

I completed mine for their vac scheme, it’s weird as mine still says “finished” until this day 😂

I wouldn’t worry, I’m sure you will hear positive news soon.

Hopefully! I completed mine last week for the Direct TC

 

[dzlee]

Has anyone heard back from Brown Rudnick after the interview?

 

[Vesania]

I wonder if BM will give out ACs today or make us wait till tomorrow evening 😩