DLA Piper Application

[KerC14]

As another week nears its end... hopefully next week we hear from DLA 🤣

I'm losing my mind at this point 😅

 

[KerC14]

I'm wondering how they decide who gets to the AC, like is the commercial question and the WG evenly weighted, cos if it was decided based on WG then they must already know if we've met their bench mark or not :/

 

[Haz]

I'm wondering how they decide who gets to the AC, like is the commercial question and the WG evenly weighted, cos if it was decided based on WG then they must already know if we've met their bench mark or not :/

Yeh I feel like we would have had a rejection by now if we'd failed the WG. A lot of it is probably the CV!

 

[castrooo]

I applied all the way back in October How have they not been able to decide on my application yet

 

[KerC14]

I applied all the way back in October How have they not been able to decide on my application yet

Wow you've been waiting ages! has your portal updated recently?

 

[castrooo]

Wow you've been waiting ages! has your portal updated recently?

It was updated on the 3rd of December and then again this week on the 20th of Jan

 

[KerC14]

It was updated on the 3rd of December and then again this week on the 20th of Jan

They must really be considering your app! I’d say no news is good news after 2 reviews

 

[castrooo]

They must really be considering your app! I’d say no news is good news after 2 reviews

My theory is that I am on the maybe pile

 

[Kubed]

My theory is that I am on the maybe pile

I am thinking the same thing. Hate waiting!

 

[castrooo]

I am thinking the same thing. Hate waiting!

Me too! But I gave up on DLA tbh as it gives me a peace of mind. Also, it is already the end of Jan! I would be surprised if they continue their ACs into Feb

 

[H.N.]

I'm wondering how they decide who gets to the AC, like is the commercial question and the WG evenly weighted, cos if it was decided based on WG then they must already know if we've met their bench mark or not :/

Just from my experience with the firm, they do have a benchmark for the WG but a lot of their decision-making is based on the CV and commercial question. As great a firm they are, for rolling basis they are regretfully slow in updating people as to progress! (Until after AC where they make the decisions same-day and on the scheme itself where they take a week!) Best of luck to all still waiting to hear back!

 

[Ella98]

Me too! But I gave up on DLA tbh as it gives me a peace of mind. Also, it is already the end of Jan! I would be surprised if they continue their ACs into Feb

Don't know if this helps but I know someone who had to postpone their AC and was given a date beginning of feb!

 

[castrooo]

Don't know if this helps but I know someone who had to postpone their AC and was given a date beginning of feb!

That's helpful, thank you!

 

[aspiringcommercialsolicitor]

I'm also still waiting for a reply and I sent in my application on the 15/10 so it's been quite a while! My application was updated on the 30/12...

Edit: I sent in an email this morning and they sent me a copy of an email they sent on the 30/12 with a PFO so its probably worth checking with them! I have been checking my junk regularly so there must have been some other filtering system that has filtered it out...

 

[NikkiT]

I'm also still waiting for a reply and I sent in my application on the 15/10 so it's been quite a while! My application was updated on the 30/12...

Edit: I sent in an email this morning and they sent me a copy of an email they sent on the 30/12 with a PFO so its probably worth checking with them! I have been checking my junk regularly so there must have been some other filtering system that has filtered it out...

Does this mean we should have received a response on the day our applications were updated? I am still waiting to hear back! Thinking about emailing too.

 

[Haz]

I'm also still waiting for a reply and I sent in my application on the 15/10 so it's been quite a while! My application was updated on the 30/12...

Edit: I sent in an email this morning and they sent me a copy of an email they sent on the 30/12 with a PFO so its probably worth checking with them! I have been checking my junk regularly so there must have been some other filtering system that has filtered it out...

Not promising news... But thanks for the info! Sorry about the PFO 😖

 

[Haz]

Does this mean we should have received a response on the day our applications were updated? I am still waiting to hear back! Thinking about emailing too.

My application has updated on the portal more than once so I'm honestly not sure

 

[KerC14]

I'm also still waiting for a reply and I sent in my application on the 15/10 so it's been quite a while! My application was updated on the 30/12...

Edit: I sent in an email this morning and they sent me a copy of an email they sent on the 30/12 with a PFO so its probably worth checking with them! I have been checking my junk regularly so there must have been some other filtering system that has filtered it out...

Sorry to hear that! I assumed the portal would keep a record of emails like Apply4Law, might email them this week as well

 

[aspiringcommercialsolicitor]

I have tried to look for the email everywhere but I haven't been able to find it... so strange.

I'd consider it to be positive though if your portal has been updated twice!

 

[Haz]

I've checked my email and it says I have 0 blocks or filters... so I don't know 🤣 Too scared to email