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Someone messaged me (who applied to London) saying their friend heard back for the Manchester office. I still haven't heard back yet either (applied for Birmingham).
yes of course but beware that articles usually published by law firms aren’t really for dummies and sometimes are incredibly boring. Judge me. I’ve always tried having common knowledge about various subjects because you have your own opinions which help you understand the topics better; this helped me further, including in securing VS interviews, getting a VS, and in daily interactions with professionals.
I’ve always said that being able to speak with someone who’s doing economics (and knows what it is) is helpful. They have a broader perspective than social sciences students as they have to understand the mechanisms driving our society in order to do well-researched assessments. Literally reach out to a student and talk about stuff or to a friend who’s abreast of recent developments. This corona drama is incredibly useful as a case study. If you comprehend what’s going on, you’ll do great, not good.
People use sexy terms to sound smart. Commercial awareness is basically how commercial events impact businesses and how law firms will advise their clients asking for help; in that process, people gotta know why & how law firms reach their decisions. I was stupidly trying to memorise posh terms, but it proved out that I lost so much time. Had you asked me what the core issue was, I couldn’t describe it in simple terms. Don’t make this mistake like I did or others are doing without realising. I can send you some resources if you wish which will make your life easier. Pm and happy to help
I’ve always said that being able to speak with someone who’s doing economics (and knows what it is) is helpful. They have a broader perspective than social sciences students as they have to understand the mechanisms driving our society in order to do well-researched assessments. Literally reach out to a student and talk about stuff or to a friend who’s abreast of recent developments. This corona drama is incredibly useful as a case study. If you comprehend what’s going on, you’ll do great, not good.
People use sexy terms to sound smart. Commercial awareness is basically how commercial events impact businesses and how law firms will advise their clients asking for help; in that process, people gotta know why & how law firms reach their decisions. I was stupidly trying to memorise posh terms, but it proved out that I lost so much time. Had you asked me what the core issue was, I couldn’t describe it in simple terms. Don’t make this mistake like I did or others are doing without realising. I can send you some resources if you wish which will make your life easier. Pm and happy to help
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yeah idk anyone who has heard back from london - i did my virtual assessment like a month ago
If it helps it took roughly 8 weeks post AC for Manchester to hear back. It'll differ by office but that may give some indication - hope this helps
thanks friendIf it helps it took roughly 8 weeks post AC for Manchester to hear back. It'll differ by office but that may give some indication - hope this helps
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Sorry. I also didn't get an AC invite for Baker.
I don't know about Norton, what about other US firms?
I’m looking into US firms too, but I was more so curious of the general stance on this. Are finalists only allowed to apply for the finalists deadline or can they still apply to meet the deadline for penultimate students? A lot of the firms I’m interested in I’ve already missed the deadline for finalists
There's no harm in contacting these firms directly (the situation may be slightly different due to coronavirus perhaps?) BUT these deadlines are for a reason and when it comes to Norton specifically, my friend was rejected straightaway because she applied during the application window for penultimate students when she was already a postgrad - they encouraged her to apply in the next cycle, though.
Compared to other US firms (that hire exclusively from VSs) I would say they do. But compared to non US firms they have more of a tendency to recruit from vac schemes.
Interestingly, Latham had recently advertised a TC for 2020 start.
Sidley is another firm I’ve seen currently recruiting for a 2020 TC so maybe they also take direct TC applicants (not sure if open atm though).
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if it says there’s a deadline for a certain year group, there’s a reason and you need to keep to it
Hey where did you see those advertisements? On those firms' careers websites or somewhere else?
wow this made me feel a lot better, I’m assuming you would have had to done your LPC already though to apply for a 2020 training contract?
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you’d need to be completing your LPC this summer or have already completed it
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