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Take notes on the call, or try and speak to the partner beforehand if there's anything he/she would like you to do. Equally, if you know who the client is, try and research their industry/trends in the industry so you have a bit of background of things/issues to be aware of.
Other than that, just use it as a learning experience and try to gain as much from it as you can!
You'll be fine
Thanks for the advice! It was helpful to just listen in and thankfully I had the opportunity to chat to the partner afterwards!Don't try to impress in a client call - this is about the client not you.
Where you can impress is in any conversations with the law firm representatives after the event. Eg can you support then with further work related to the matter; can you demonstrate you understood what happened in the call (Daniel’s comments about taking clear notes will help with that).
Sorry I didn't see this on time but the comments above are great. Definitely worth asking if you could have made notes and then summarised this for the partner's use - this is something I frequently did as a trainee. Even if that's not an option, I'd make notes and ask the partner a couple of genuine questions that crop up if he is able to answer. It'll show you are enthusiastic and keen to learn.
Good initiative and best of luck!
Okay. How long do they take to get back usually? any idea ?? Isn't it on rolling basis ??The deadline was at midnight on Friday night. No one will have attempted to review any of the applications yet.
Great to hear!Thanks for the advice! I managed to do the latter as it was quite an informal call with the client - learnt a lot!
Well you have to appreciate that they’ll have hundreds of applications to read. I can’t say for certain when you’ll hear but it won’t be instantaneous.Okay. How long do they take to get back usually? any idea ?? Isn't it on rolling basis ??
Thanks for that! I received an email yesterday to do the WG test.I applied on the 28th of November and was sent a WG link about 2-3 days after that!
Thanks for the advice! It was helpful to just listen in and thankfully I had the opportunity to chat to the partner afterwards!
For the Travers VS Application, do we need to talk about 'why us' in the cover letter if there is a separate question asking for us to "Please give details of your main extra-curricular activities and leisure interests.*?
I could use some guidance on how to approach answering Simmons & Simmons's question "Please give details of your interests and activities, positions of responsibility, skills and achievements. Please also include any other information relevant to your application. (250 words max)". I feel it's too little space to talk about all the things that they ask in this question. There are a lot of things that I could talk about, but I get sidetracked and miss out on hitting the right things to say. Would you consider structuring this answer in bullet points?
Some insight into how to structure this would be super helpful.
Thanks!
Ask the firm whether they are ok with bullet points.
Pick the most relevant that demonstrate the key transferable skills they want to see and remember to show a range, highlighting that you are a well-rounded individual.
I could use some guidance on how to approach answering Simmons & Simmons's question "Please give details of your interests and activities, positions of responsibility, skills and achievements. Please also include any other information relevant to your application. (250 words max)". I feel it's too little space to talk about all the things that they ask in this question. There are a lot of things that I could talk about but I get sidetracked and miss out on hitting the right things to say. Would you consider structuring this answer in bullet points?
Some insight into how to structure this would be super helpful.
Thanks!
Hello, Anyone starting their GDL this January??? I haven't earned a TC . Most of my applications are under review. I wonder if one gets a TC whilst pursuing GDL, would the Law firms reimburse the GDL course fee that was already paid ???