Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

[juswantavacscheme]

Anyone have any knowledge of what the TC conversion rate is like on the Freshfields VS?

 

[MVE49]

Anyone have any knowledge of what the TC conversion rate is like on the Freshfields VS?

Anecdotally I heard last year was very high.

 

[M1999]

Just finished my AC. Very positive but very very challenging experience. I feel like I accomplished something just by getting through it and I genuinely learned a lot. Not too hopeful aha but I did the best I could and managed to make a few partners laugh - something I can tell at parties

 

[Jessica Booker]

Anyone have any knowledge of what the TC conversion rate is like on the Freshfields VS?

Used to be about 60-75% but that included people turning down offers to go to other firms (6 years ago now though).

 

[SaulGoodman]

Rejection email from CRS for vac scheme.

 

[bethbristol]

If I wrote in my cover letter that I was applying for a summer vacation scheme but ticked the spring vacation scheme option on my form, they are considering me for spring right? Do I need to email grad rec to confirm and point out my mistake? The interview is tomorrow. I realise this is such a stupid mistake but I cannot attend the summer vacation scheme and I really want this firm!

 

[Penelope]

Rejections from Forsters and Charles Russell Speechlys

 

[Helena]

Just got rejected from Sidley aha

And me

 

[Jessica Booker]

If I wrote in my cover letter that I was applying for a summer vacation scheme but ticked the spring vacation scheme option on my form, they are considering me for spring right? Do I need to email grad rec to confirm and point out my mistake? The interview is tomorrow. I realise this is such a stupid mistake but I cannot attend the summer vacation scheme and I really want this firm!

I’d call them to discuss.

 

[Alice G]

Congrats!!! and all the best - don't think I can describe to you my YAYY reaction and smile when I read this

thank you so so much!!

 

[juswantavacscheme]

Used to be about 60-75% but that included people turning down offers to go to other firms (6 years ago now though).

interesting, is it likely to have risen since?

 

[Jessica Booker]

interesting, is it likely to have risen since?

doubt it will be a significant rise. It could have also dropped though!

that isn’t offer rate, that’s acceptance rate. Freshfields will always lose vac schemers they want to offer to other firms (like most other city firms).

when I was there, offer rates were about 80-85% but it always dropped depending on the decline rate.

There’s so many variables in why those figures end up being what they are, I wouldn’t try to second guess it nor think about how that might impact your application/your decisions.

 

[thirdtimelucky]

Rejection email from CRS for vac scheme.

Just got my rejection too! Solidarity

 

[juswantavacscheme]

doubt it will be a significant rise. It could have also dropped though!

that isn’t offer rate, that’s acceptance rate. Freshfields will always lose vac schemers they want to offer to other firms (like most other city firms).

when I was there, offer rates were about 80-85% but it always dropped depending on the decline rate.

There’s so many variables in why those figures end up being what they are, I wouldn’t try to second guess it nor think about how that might impact your application/your decisions.

Ah I get you, read it as 60-75 being the offer rate. As someone with a VS there this summer, 80%+ is a nice number to hear.

While on the subject, do you have any advice on how to make I get the offer on the VS? Is it primarily based on general feedback, or tasks set, or interviews etc and is there anything non-obvious which is actually an important factor? I appreciate you left the firm a while ago, but this is probably the best advice for this specific VS I can get, so I really appreciate it.

 

[EEE]

I've realised on one of my applications which I've completed a VI for (still waiting to hear back), that I put fluent in Spanish for writing, but on speaking it says Basic. This was a mistake - I meant to put fluent. Should I just leave this and hope they don't notice or should I let them know? And if so, by telephone or by email?

 

[M777]

Has anyone else not received any news from Vinson & Elkins post application? People have already received AC invites so I am guessing it's a PFO

Still waiting post-VI

 

[6Demetris]

Still waiting post-VI

I am still waiting, but I think its a rejection.

 

[D95]

Has DAC Beachcroft got back to anyone post-VI yet? Or Winston & Strawn post-application?

 

[LaraBeth]

Has DAC Beachcroft got back to anyone post-VI yet? Or Winston & Strawn post-application?

I haven’t heard back from DAC Beachcroft yet either

 

[Jessica Booker]

Ah I get you, read it as 60-75 being the offer rate. As someone with a VS there this summer, 80%+ is a nice number to hear.

While on the subject, do you have any advice on how to make I get the offer on the VS? Is it primarily based on general feedback, or tasks set, or interviews etc and is there anything non-obvious which is actually an important factor? I appreciate you left the firm a while ago, but this is probably the best advice for this specific VS I can get, so I really appreciate it.

They don’t think “we’ll offer 80% of our interns each summer”. It really doesn’t work like that...

Ultimately, if no one met the grade they wouldn’t offer anyone. If everyone met the grade, they would offer everyone.

The only general number that influences YOUR individual chances of converting to a TC is whether the firm offers more TC than VS places.

Some useful articles on how to best to approach vacation schemes:

https://www.brightnetwork.co.uk/car.../turn-vacation-scheme-into-training-contract/

https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/convert-your-vacation-scheme-into-a-training-contract/

https://www.chambersstudent.co.uk/w...r/eight-ways-to-make-the-most-of-a-vac-scheme

I'll see if I can drag out any of my old posts about this though