I did my WG for freshfields last Tuesday but have heard nothing since so not holding out too much hope...
Nothing from Travers. Got an invite from Pinsents to do the online test.
What kind of test you have been invited to do for Pinsents?
Did Pinsent Masons recruit on a rolling basis this year for their TC? - I can't seem to find much information regarding it and i know on TCLA relevant page it says they 'may not' - not sure if you have any knowledge of this - but if you do that'd be great, cheers! (Also, good luck with the test!)
@Jessica Booker and @Jaysen do you think it’s a good idea to send an email to the recruitment partner/HR contact after an AC to thank them for their time etc? If yes, how do you advise I include in the email?
I had my assessment centre yesterday and it consisted of 3 things: proofreading exercise, legal analysis, group discussion followed by a negotiation exercise. I think I did pretty good on the first and last one but not so well on the legal analysis because I Didn’t get to finish my answer. In your experience is the same weight assigned to all exercises or some are more valued than others?
@Jessica Booker and @Jaysen do you think it’s a good idea to send an email to the recruitment partner/HR contact after an AC to thank them for their time etc? If yes, how do you advise I include in the email?
I had my assessment centre yesterday and it consisted of 3 things: proofreading exercise, legal analysis, group discussion followed by a negotiation exercise. I think I did pretty good on the first and last one but not so well on the legal analysis because I Didn’t get to finish my answer. In your experience is the same weight assigned to all exercises or some are more valued than others?
@Jessica Booker and @Jaysen do you think it’s a good idea to send an email to the recruitment partner/HR contact after an AC to thank them for their time etc? If yes, how do you advise I include in the email?
I had my assessment centre yesterday and it consisted of 3 things: proofreading exercise, legal analysis, group discussion followed by a negotiation exercise. I think I did pretty good on the first and last one but not so well on the legal analysis because I Didn’t get to finish my answer. In your experience is the same weight assigned to all exercises or some are more valued than others?
Hey! Has anyone heard back from Reed Smith about ac? They said they will get back to all candidates but I’m yet to hear back from them despite the ac being scheduled for this or next week :/
Nothing wrong with doing it - I just don’t think it is a necessity to do it. Most people don’t and it has no implications on how they are reviewed.
Just keep it short - if it’s anything more than a paragraph it’s too long. Both the recruiters and partners will want to be able to read it on their phone between meetings. Quite frankly they will read it, think “that’s nice” and then delete it - they may drop you a quick email back saying thanks and you’ll hear back by x time. It’s not going to contribute to any decision making or influence them in anyway.
No set answer on the above - it isn’t quite as simple as one exercise though. Typically firms will be looking for competencies or strengths across exercises and they are reviewed holistically because of that. Wouldn’t worry too much about not finishing the exercise - exercises are designed in a way that a significantly proportion of people are likely not to finish them. Doesn’t mean you haven’t done well in it either.
For proofreading we were given a 3 page order that was to be published. The document had spelling mistakes, grammatical errors, repetitions and some omissions too. We had 30mins for this task.Can I ask what the proofreading exercise entailed? What was the legal analysis exercise?
Thanks!
Thanks @Jessica Booker and @Jaysen for your replies and advice. I note your point Jaysen that it is passive aggressive to email not having heard back so I will not send the email. Plus like Jessica said, they will probably read it then delete it and it wont make any difference to the outcome anyways. Thanks again
I'm still waiting to hear back too..Hey! Has anyone heard back from Reed Smith about ac? They said they will get back to all candidates but I’m yet to hear back from them despite the ac being scheduled for this or next week :/
Hello,
Thank you for all the advice. I was thinking of applying to Slaughter and May and I had a question regarding the cv, so how exactly are we to give the breakdown because at undergrad level as an international student I had several subjects so I dont really know how should I approach this part
Hi I just received a Mayer Brown Test invite. Does anyone have any advice/tips for their VRT? As I’m not the best at verbal reasoning tests.