General Discussion Thread 2020-21

[FutureCity]

Has anyone heard back from Latham & Watkins after applying for their direct 2020 TC?

Hey! In case you wrote a cover letter, to whom did you address it? Thanks.

 

[Natalie Black]

I Got an AC invite with Milbank!!!!

Is your assessment centre going ahead? And what are the plans re: actually having it, are they having it virtually?

 

[thecorporatelawyer]

My apologies if this is a dumb question but I'm not sure which one of these questions I could speak about the e-commerce business I started; would it fall under;

Please provide details of any noteworthy achievements e.g. awards, prizes, positions of responsibility, particular exam marks and your position in your cohort?

or

Use this section to provide details of your non-academic interests.

 

[KayM.]

Congrats! when is the virtual assessment happening? I'm curious as I just applied recently, now I'm wishing I applied a bit earlier

I haven't been given dates yet, but HR said it would be this June

 

[Jessica Booker]

My apologies if this is a dumb question but I'm not sure which one of these questions I could speak about the e-commerce business I started; would it fall under;

Please provide details of any noteworthy achievements e.g. awards, prizes, positions of responsibility, particular exam marks and your position in your cohort?

or

Use this section to provide details of your non-academic interests.

to me, that should be in your work experience.

 

[Daniel Boden]

My apologies if this is a dumb question but I'm not sure which one of these questions I could speak about the e-commerce business I started; would it fall under;

Please provide details of any noteworthy achievements e.g. awards, prizes, positions of responsibility, particular exam marks and your position in your cohort?

or

Use this section to provide details of your non-academic interests.

Yeah I would put that in your work experience. If there's a particular achievement you have associated with your e-commerce business or a particular challenge you faced which you overcame, you could then mention that specific point in the first question I'd say but otherwise put it in your work experience as @Jessica Booker says

 

[AY]

Does anyone know how to best prepare for a virtual assessment centre?

 

[FutureCity]

Does anyone know how to best prepare for a virtual assessment centre?

Bright Network is doing a seminar this Wednesday

 

[Jessica Booker]

Does anyone know how to best prepare for a virtual assessment centre?

will be writing something on this! Sorry for the delay.

 

[AY]

Thank you both, will look into BrightNetwork's seminar for the time being as well as read up on commercial news/negotiation/drafting etc

 

[FutureCity]

will be writing something on this! Sorry for the delay.

I know it is the first time it is being done like this, but it would be great if you could give advice on how to approach an online vacation scheme that will include partner interviews.

 

[thecorporatelawyer]

Yeah I would put that in your work experience. If there's a particular achievement you have associated with your e-commerce business or a particular challenge you faced which you overcame, you could then mention that specific point in the first question I'd say but otherwise put it in your work experience as @Jessica Booker says

Yes I essentially wanted to speak about how it was a huge achievement, and I certainly had challenges to get the success I did, so I felt it would be nice to go into more detail outside of work experience. Hoping talking about this in the first question will be fine, as the question seems very specific.

 

[S87]

My apologies if this is a dumb question but I'm not sure which one of these questions I could speak about the e-commerce business I started; would it fall under;

Please provide details of any noteworthy achievements e.g. awards, prizes, positions of responsibility, particular exam marks and your position in your cohort?

or

Use this section to provide details of your non-academic interests.

So what I would do is to put your interest in e-commerce among your non-academic interest. For example, I said that I am interested in music..I am an avid music collector and this has allowed me to create a group where we exchange material across different countries. Plus, from a simple passion I have transformed it into a "legal passion" and moved to study the wider implication of the music and pop industry with copyright and IPO implications and this has allowed me to set-up a business plan for a company through the use of music platforms and social media. Plus, in the section why this firm I have mentioned my passion and how this pushed me to take a work experience where I compared the National legislation on copyright against the one in the US. Finally, in my work section I explained about my business.

Basically, I created a narrative for the recruiter so it is also easier to understand why that firm.

This is my 2 cent and might be wrong so take it with a pinch of salt!

 

[thecorporatelawyer]

So what I would do is to put your interest in e-commerce among your non-academic interest. For example, I said that I am interested in music..I am an avid music collector and this has allowed me to create a group where we exchange material across different countries. Plus, from a simple passion I have transformed it into a "legal passion" and moved to study the wider implication of the music and pop industry with copyright and IPO implications and this has allowed me to set-up a business plan for a company through the use of music platforms and social media. Plus, in the section why this firm I have mentioned my passion and how this pushed me to take a work experience where I compared the National legislation on copyright against the one in the US. Finally, in my work section I explained about my business.

Basically, I created a narrative for the recruiter so it is also easier to understand why that firm.

This is my 2 cent and might be wrong so take it with a pinch of salt!

This is so great thank you so much!

 

[Daniel Boden]

Yes I essentially wanted to speak about how it was a huge achievement, and I certainly had challenges to get the success I did, so I felt it would be nice to go into more detail outside of work experience. Hoping talking about this in the first question will be fine, as the question seems very specific.

In that case, I would mention one of those challenges you overcame and talk about that in the question using the STAR/CAR method

 

[FutureCity]

In that case, I would mention one of those challenges you overcame and talk about that in the question using the STAR/CAR method

In regards to CAR, there is a CARL method my advisor told me about which adds “Learning”. I think it’s an interesting addition.

 

[Jessica Booker]

Your interests in no way have to be connected to law. In fact, there’s probably a lot more demand for them to be completely unconnected

 

[Jessica Booker]

I’d personally avoid using STAR/CAR/CARL I’m this type of question - you won’t have the word count for it. If you are going to add in your e commerce business to this section, it can literally be as short as: For the last 2 years, I have run an e-commerce business selling fashion goods. The business turns over £1,000 profit per annum.

 

[thecorporatelawyer]

In that case, I would mention one of those challenges you overcame and talk about that in the question using the STAR/CAR method

Great thanks! Do you think it would hinder my application not having any huge academic achievements or academic prizes?

 

[Daniel Boden]

Great thanks! Do you think it would hinder my application not having any huge academic achievements or academic prizes?

No because they are only included in the question as suggestions or potential options that you could choose