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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
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Yes, the deadline is until 11.59pm on the 31st. I would submit a bit earlier though as apply4law is a bit unreliable on deadline day!
Sorry about this, always sucks! I am waiting to hear post AC for summer - do you mind saying when your AC was?Rejection from Clyde & Co post AC for spring vac scheme. Sucksssss
But doesn’t that already fall under “premium legal services”?
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I submitted this app ages ago but I remember saying about their culture/personal approach to clients. Practice area strengths would make sense but make sure you’re not talking about their ‘premium legal services’ because it says other than that!!
I second that! I missed the deadline for Shearman and Sterling because Apply4Law crashed at 11:30pm and lost all my saved changes.
only did the VI. havent heard since then
Yes, but I’d definitely draft your answers elsewhere and then paste then into the form as apply4law is notoriously unreliable close to deadlines.
Same!Just got an email from Bakers that I’ve progressed to the WG stage. Link to test will be sent out on Monday. I’ve been waiting for about a month now, so just hang tight if you’re still expecting to hear from them
Most of their AC's are in March with the earliest being last week of Feb so hold tight folks
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but I've heard that a very common question at interviews is 'What is the business of a law firm?'. I was wondering if anyone had any effective answers they've used in their interviews.
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If this is your first cycle I would really encourage you not to get too down about it - I know that's way easier said than done, but this is coming from someone who has literally done four application cycles before even getting a VS(!). In both the partner interviews for my ACs so far this year the topic came up and I actually think it gave me a really good opportunity to show my resilience/dedication to getting the job etc. In fact in my feedback I was praised for my 'dedication to the law' (lol). If you can build a compelling narrative around experiencing rejection and how this pushed you to find ways to improve then I actually think it makes you come across very relatable and mature, but determined at the same time. Honestly if I think what has changed between my last cycle and this one where I've started to see some success it's building that narrative. Ultimately they're looking for someone who is going to stick with the job because they make such a massive investment in training you up, so actually I think experiencing rejection can sort of be a blessing in disguise - even though I absolutely know how hard it is to see it that way right now.
Sorry for essay but I'm feeling v reflective after getting my first ever post-AC acceptance yesterday! Hope this is somewhat helpful
That really is motivational advice, thank you. I have slightly more hope after finally hearing back from Baker McKenzie who will invite me to do the WG on Monday. A little step forward, but better than another rejection.
Huge congratulations on your post-AC acceptance! And thank you again for the lovely advice
Sorry to hear, was the White & Case application for their spring or summer scheme?
Could someone please tell me what they think are advantages of a firm growing through acquisition as opposed to merging is? A bit confused in my research and don’t want to say the wrong thing
so I’m not 100% and haven’t researched this but I think it can depend on the sizes of the businesses involved. If two companies are a similar size they may prefer to merge whereas if a firm is looking to buy just a few offices in one or two jurisdictions and they’re huge and international then an acquisition would be appropriate. You could discuss culture in mergers in the sense that the two entities or more which are fusing are all joining one new whole as opposed to one business feeling like it has to assimilate into another one through an acquisition. Does that final point make sense? Sorry my brain is fried today!!
Could someone please tell me what they think are advantages of a firm growing through acquisition as opposed to merging is? A bit confused in my research and don’t want to say the wrong thing
I think one disadvantage of a merger is that it has the potential to create conflict if the firms cannot agree who will run the business? And in terms of staff I guess it could lead to potential redundancies of staff with tenure?
Or creating a new brand identity that reflects the culture of the new firm
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