General Discussion Thread 2020-21

[RS Sinatra]

Oh how strange. I emailed them and was told it was only open to penultimate years. Are you a non-law grad?

I completed my law graduation course outside of the UK, so I still have to do the GDL since it is not considered as a qualifying law degree in the UK. At the beginning of the application, when i was asked to confirm if I'm a penultimate year student, I chose 'NO'. Hope that helps!

 

[Angiee]

A mark-up exercise will literally be you needing to scrutinise every little detail of a document. You'll need to look out for anything out of the following:

• Typos
• Mispelling
• Inconsistencies in spelling (e.g. names like Thompson/Thomson)
• Grammatical errors
• Transposed numbers
• Incorrect dates
• Incorrect headings/titles/subject lines
• Incorrect identification of parties/people (e.g. referencing the client as the other party in a deal or vice versa)
• Language - where sentences or bullet points are ambiguous, unclear, or over-written
• Structure - where things could be reordered to make a more logical/clearer layout (might be particularly relevant in this instance if there is a timeline aspect)

I haven't seen a "timeline" exercise before, but I would expect this to be based on what needs to happen first and then deciding the order of actions to ensure success. This will just need some common sense to work out what will have to happen before a particular outcome, or where matters/parts of the puzzle are dependent on others.

Thank you very much!

 

[Jessica Booker]

I completed my law graduation course outside of the UK, so I still have to do the GDL since it is not considered as a qualifying law degree in the UK. At the beginning of the application, when i was asked to confirm if I'm a penultimate year student, I chose 'NO'. Hope that helps!

you aren’t a penultimate year student though - the GDL doesn’t count as an extra year. You may find this is picked up at a later stage.

 

[O]

That's great - congrats!! Can I ask when you applied?

I applied on the 25th. What about you?

 

[futuretraineecity]

I applied on the 25th. What about you?

I applied on the 15th hopefully will hear soon

 

[O]

I applied on the 15th hopefully will hear soon

Best of luck! Looking at this thread it seems to also be open to graduates, so they might be sending the invite in batches maybe?

 

[futuretraineecity]

Best of luck! Looking at this thread it seems to also be open to graduates, so they might be sending the invite in batches maybe?

Thank you!! Yeah maybe

 

[JoNo]

Has anyone heard back from Linklaters yet?

 

[Anthony Abloh]

Has anyone heard back from Linklaters yet?

I doubt they have got back to anyone yet as it has barely been two weeks since the deadline. Ideally, they'll start offering interviews this week coming, realistically, it will probably be the week after.

 

[futuretraineecity]

After reading that a couple of people have heard back from Bakers after I applied, I went to check if the application requires references. I put my Uni tutor down as a referee but realised that it's technically the summer holidays so she would not be checking emails. Does anyone know what to do in this situation?

 

[Nat000]

After reading that a couple of people have heard back from Bakers after I applied, I went to check if the application requires references. I put my Uni tutor down as a referee but realised that it's technically the summer holidays so she would not be checking emails. Does anyone know what to do in this situation?

I don't think tutors actually stop checking emails in holidays, do they? Mine has still emailed me, and it's a long break so they must still be in communication with lots of people!

 

[futuretraineecity]

I don't think tutors actually stop checking emails in holidays, do they? Mine has still emailed me, and it's a long break so they must still be in communication with lots of people!

Ah okay, good to know - thanks! Will email her to ask if she's heard anything

 

[Caitlin]

I don't think tutors actually stop checking emails in holidays, do they? Mine has still emailed me, and it's a long break so they must still be in communication with lots of people!

No they’ll still be working - they don’t work to the undergraduate calendar! Teaching is only a tiny part of their jobs

 

[Jessica Booker]

I doubt they have got back to anyone yet as it has barely been two weeks since the deadline. Ideally, they'll start offering interviews this week coming, realistically, it will probably be the week after.

I doubt a firm would apply a blanket process of needing a reference before inviting you to the next stage. If they did, you’d have to provide the reference up front.

 

[SLKEJRWOI97]

After reading that a couple of people have heard back from Bakers after I applied, I went to check if the application requires references. I put my Uni tutor down as a referee but realised that it's technically the summer holidays so she would not be checking emails. Does anyone know what to do in this situation?

Firms are usually understanding about this type of thing. Having worked in Higher Education, if your tutor/academic referee is off then you can contact your departments' office (the place where you'd let them know about mitigating circumstances, changing seminars, etc) and ask them to provide a reference or find an academic who could.

That being said, typically references will only be contacted during the final stages of the recruitment process or when they send an offer so I don't think you need to worry about anything right now. Cross that bridge when you come to it.

Alternatively, you can let the firm know and they'll accommodate where they can. But again, they probably won't need a reference so early in your application.

Good luck!

 

[futuretraineecity]

Firms are usually understanding about this type of thing. Having worked in Higher Education, if your tutor/academic referee is off then you can contact your departments' office (the place where you'd let them know about mitigating circumstances, changing seminars, etc) and ask them to provide a reference or find an academic who could.

That being said, typically references will only be contacted during the final stages of the recruitment process or when they send an offer so I don't think you need to worry about anything right now. Cross that bridge when you come to it.

Alternatively, you can let the firm know and they'll accommodate where they can. But again, they probably won't need a reference so early in your application.

Good luck!

Hi, thanks so much for your response!! This is v reassuring

 

[AH9891]

Has anyone heard back from Linklaters yet?

The dates for their vac scheme are

29.06.-10.07.
20.07.-31.07.
10.08.-21.08.

grad rec is quite involved in this and it’s a bit of a logistical challenge to say the least, so I’d probably expect them to come back to people somewhere in between the schemes... I hope this helps

 

[Jessica Booker]

Hi everyone - I have posted in the "Ask a Graduate Recruiter" forum all my thoughts on virtual internships. Apologies for the delay - it was quite tricky trying to keep it concise, I could have talked about it for days...

Jaysen has also created a specific thread on advice on virtual internships - https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/virtual-vacation-schemes-top-tips.2459/

Feel free to tag me in posts or PM me if you have any particular questions if you are on an internship now or in the coming weeks and want some further advice...

 

[Matt_96]

Has anyone who applied direct for a TC heard anything from Macfarlanes or Travers Smith? I applied sometime late last year for both and other than an email from TS saying 'we are still considering your application' I haven't heard anything.

 

[fk1235]

Fried frank watson glaser invite - looks like the first round is in online format too