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

[Charles]

Secured a phone interview with NRF post-WG! Any tips?

Hey have your application in front of you - they will ask you something about it. Also very important study their practice areas and study any news in the world that may affect their practice areas [they will most likely ask you to say an event/news and how it affects them]. If I remember correctly they also asked to give them an example of a time you were under pressure and what you did. They will ask you the standard question: Is there a question that you have for them. I think they will also ask you of a time you had to achieve a result [or something like that, sorry its been awhile cant remember all they asked]. Enjoy

 

[M&ALawyer]

Rejection post interview for Squires Patton Boggs.

Had some feedback regarding my performance, and left feeling a bit frustrated. Honestly thought that the AC couldn’t have gone better, and my feedback was all positive which is confusing as I was rejected.

The one negative was that I didnt do well on a strengths based competency question - but I was not asked any competency questions in my interview.

Perhaps the implied feedback was that the firm isn’t for me - but I was strongly advised to apply for the Winter scheme which has sent me a mixed message.

 

[Legal_rawn]

How important is it to get more than one vac scheme? I’m worried that by not doing multiple I’m not likely to get a TC

 

[Charles]

Rejection post interview for Squires Patton Boggs.

Had some feedback regarding my performance, and left feeling a bit frustrated. Honestly thought that the AC couldn’t have gone better, and my feedback was all positive which is confusing as I was rejected.

The one negative was that I didnt do well on a strengths based competency question - but I was not asked any competency questions in my interview.

Perhaps the implied feedback was that the firm isn’t for me - but I was strongly advised to apply for the Winter scheme which has sent me a mixed message.

Sorry my friend - you know what you have to do right? Just pick yourself up and apply again perhaps to their winter scheme or to another firm

 

[tractor12]

Rejection post interview for Squires Patton Boggs.

Had some feedback regarding my performance, and left feeling a bit frustrated. Honestly thought that the AC couldn’t have gone better, and my feedback was all positive which is confusing as I was rejected.

The one negative was that I didnt do well on a strengths based competency question - but I was not asked any competency questions in my interview.

Perhaps the implied feedback was that the firm isn’t for me - but I was strongly advised to apply for the Winter scheme which has sent me a mixed message.

That's strange you got no negative feedback - I would have asked why you didn't get it. Sounds like you were almost there though, so definitely keep on trying!

 

[Aquareed]

Has anyone done the VI for Charles Russell Speechlys??

 

[M&ALawyer]

Sorry my friend - you know what you have to do right? Just pick yourself up and apply again perhaps to their winter scheme or to another firm

Thanks mate - it’s certainly a case of making more applications and waiting to get there. I try not let rejections get to me, and usually I completely understand the feedback/rationale for a decision as it can be competitive.

In this case though I am really lost onto what I did wrong and what I can do to improve in the future - which is just incredibly frustrating!

 

[PhoebeL]

anyone heard from RPC post AC?

 

[Frank]

JD VS offer! Best of luck to the others

hugs

 

[Jessica Booker]

How important is it to get more than one vac scheme? I’m worried that by not doing multiple I’m not likely to get a TC

Plenty of people secure TCs with 0 vacation schemes....

 

[Lisa Lowe]

Has anyone heard from Links, post an AC last week?

 

[MJ90]

Links rejection post-tests finally- I'm free!

 

[Jaysen]

JD VS offer! Best of luck to the others

hugs

Amazing, well done!

 

[M1999]

Links rejection finally!!

 

[Lisa Lowe]

Links rejection finally!!

Sorry to hear - did you do an AC?

 

[MarkLaw]

Links rejection post-tests finally- I'm free!

Sorry to hear that did you apply for TC or VS?

 

[GM]

Hey have your application in front of you - they will ask you something about it. Also very important study their practice areas and study any news in the world that may affect their practice areas [they will most likely ask you to say an event/news and how it affects them]. If I remember correctly they also asked to give them an example of a time you were under pressure and what you did. They will ask you the standard question: Is there a question that you have for them. I think they will also ask you of a time you had to achieve a result [or something like that, sorry its been awhile cant remember all they asked]. Enjoy

Thank you so much!

 

[MJ90]

Sorry to hear that did you apply for TC or VS?

Thank you! I really wasn't a fan of their new 'Tests'. And it was the Summer VS.

 

[Irene0712]

Thank you! I really wasn't a fan of their new 'Tests'. And it was the Summer VS.

Really sorry to hear that. I guess my rejection for direct TC will come tomorrow then.

 

[TM]

Rejections from Linklaters and Mayer Brown in one hour, haha. Crazy. This amounts to my 12 and 13 rejections this cycle.