Allen & Overy Winter Vacation Scheme 2024

[19.mfjones]

Received a PFO Sunday evening. Good luck to yall

 

[Untilwinter]

PFO just now

 

[mfuturetrainee]

pfo :'( guess I now gotta apply to shearman

best of luck everyone!

 

[F12M34L]

PFO just now

same lol

 

[Seven]

Same! RIP

 

[Minitomatosalad]

Me too

 

[Seven]

pfo :'( guess I now gotta apply to shearman

best of luck everyone!

Is there any difference if you apply through them? Like say, you get a training contract with them, you will still be considered as an A&O Sherman lawyer in the end?

 

[kmo20]

PFO just now

Same!

 

[Seven]

Wow A&O surely must have just passed everyone who got to the interview stage through. Because there’s no way they only did 2 interview rounds. Very selective!

 

[F12M34L]

Wow A&O surely must have just passed everyone who got to the interview stage through. Because there’s no way they only did 2 interview rounds. Very selective!

Selective or just lazy? These firms really need to see the application holistically and make decisions.

 

[mfuturetrainee]

Is there any difference if you apply through them? Like say, you get a training contract with them, you will still be considered as an A&O Sherman lawyer in the end?

idt theres any diff
I've always loved a&o so their merger jus means I have a shot w shearman to try and become a lawyer w them ahaha

 

[allwillbewell]

PFO!

 

[Seven]

Selective or just lazy? These firms really need to see the application holistically and make decisions.

Lazy is the right word I guess hahaha. I'm kinda shocked. It is what it is.

 

[axelbeugre]

I got an AC invite today, so don't lose hope yet!

Congratulations!!! Such a huge achievement! Good luck with it!

 

[I’m_Batman]

Rejection...

 

[emilyding]

PFO

 

[Lawstudent3sp]

Wow A&O surely must have just passed everyone who got to the interview stage through. Because there’s no way they only did 2 interview rounds. Very selective!

what do you mean by this - as in u reckon most who made it to the AC got selected after it, regardless of AC performance??

 

[VMS]

what do you mean by this - as in u reckon most who made it to the AC got selected after it, regardless of AC performance??

I highly doubt this - I wouldn't rely on that if I were you.

 

[Seven]

what do you mean by this - as in u reckon most who made it to the AC got selected after it, regardless of AC performance??

It was a passing comment. Take it with a pinch of salt. But it’s very likely that there was a high success rate with the participants of the AC.

 

[The6FigureSuccessfulSolicitor]

My theory is that they see how many people fail at the AC stage and then invite new candidates to the AC from a ranked list. Might be wrong tho

I spoke with GR and they don't do that at A&O and most other firms. Usually, they have a set amount of people they give ACs to, maybe 30, and then they would probably hope that 22 make it through. But, let's say it is only 15 - what they usually do is hope that there will be better people in the following ACs for summer and spring and that they can make up for the low turn out by perhaps taking on 27 from both, or they will just recruit the remaining trainee numbers needed to ensure that there are 80 trainees in the end via the direct training contract route.