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

[Roland]

I've just been invited to the next stage for Pwc. This is a massive shock as I thought that game went awful. Anyone have any tips? It says the duration is 50 minutes!!

Hi there, I also did their Career Conversation last year. So feel free to PM me! It was quite an intense and long video interview/exercise.

 

[EvaK]

I suspect that isn’t truthful and was just a quick/not thought through response

Hi Jessica, what would you advise those of us who haven't heard back to do? Take the lack of communication as a rejection, call them and ask, or wait and not give up hope?

 

[E.A]

Night before deadline x

When did you do the online test and how long did it take to hear back for AC invitation?

 

[Camilla]

emailed first, heard nothing and then followed up with a phone call and was told I should have already received the rejection. I spent more time on this one than any other application and content wise the people that have proof read it for me have commented how impressive it is, so I pressed for reasons for rejection and she said content was good but grades were insufficient. What a joke. Definitely makes you wonder if they even look at all applications.

You should have asked what grades they were looking for!

 

[bethbristol]

When did you do the online test and how long did it take to hear back for AC invitation?

Did the test 10/01 and I heard back yesterday

 

[DavidJC]

Wait what? You called them to ask about the status of your application and they then sent you a rejection?

I called them since they never responded to my emails and I said I hadn't heard back at all since I applied and I had heard they were doing ACs already then an hour later I got a rejection email. I didn't even get to speak with graduate recruitment, it was someone else who had answered the phone

 

[Jean]

I applied to Linklaters in October and still nothing! Also not a word from Freshfields... Took Mayer Brown's tests in Jan and still waiting to hear back, despite having also applied in October for a direct TC. (Did hear of someone who was rejected from Freshfields last month though, so they have definitely started getting back to people already).

I just got the test invites for Mayer Brown, Hogan Lovells and Simmons & Simmons! Haven't heard back from the rest though. Getting kinda nervous seeing that people have been invited to ACs.

 

[JayB]

You should have asked what grades they were looking for!

Probably wanted A*A*A* haha! I know trainees at Taylor Wessing some didn’t even get AAA so weird how they said that?

 

[bethbristol]

Just been invited to White & Case AC! I don’t know what’s going on 2 invites in 24 hours

 

[Miki3999]

Probably wanted A*A*A* haha! I know trainees at Taylor Wessing some didn’t even get AAA so weird how they said that?

or A* A* A*, a 100% from Oxford, the BCL with distinction, and 30 years of legal experience.....

 

[DavidJC]

Probably wanted A*A*A* haha! I know trainees at Taylor Wessing some didn’t even get AAA so weird how they said that?

Based on what Jessica's previously said about first-stage screening, TW's website, and the lack of even a test invite suggests that I failed on academics. I've had mitigating circumstances at uni in 1st and 2nd year but my uni only classifies degrees based on 3rd and 4th years so I'm still on track for a 2:1. I had really good A Levels equivalent (definitely better than the ABB they claim to require) too. I have a feeling they didn't even read my application form and I'm sure anyone else who's done the application knows they had one of the longest forms with about 9 questions which honestly feels insulting.

 

[JoNo]

Just been invited to White & Case AC! I don’t know what’s going on 2 invites in 24 hours

Well done! May I ask what scheme and when you applied? huge congratulations!

 

[Andre]

Night before deadline x

So they gave you an AC a month after you did the tests?

 

[JayB]

So they gave you an AC a month after you did the tests?

Yeah - she said that above! She took the test on the 10/1 and received an invite today!

 

[bethbristol]

Well done! May I ask what scheme and when you applied? huge congratulations!

I applied on the 6th Jan and the spring scheme!

 

[Andre]

Did the test 10/01 and I heard back yesterday

Was this for direct TC 2022?

 

[EvaK]

Based on what Jessica's previously said about first-stage screening, TW's website, and the lack of even a test invite suggests that I failed on academics. I've had mitigating circumstances at uni in 1st and 2nd year but my uni only classifies degrees based on 3rd and 4th years so I'm still on track for a 2:1. I had really good A Levels equivalent (definitely better than the ABB they claim to require) too. I have a feeling they didn't even read my application form and I'm sure anyone else who's done the application knows they had one of the longest forms with about 9 questions which honestly feels insulting.

I was invited to and completed the game based assessment 3 weeks ago and haven't heard anything since, so their lack of information/correspondence doesn't seem to be limited to the initial screening stage

 

[Harvey]

I know it's such a given but guys do get a gooood night sleep before your interviews! So dumb but my uni student mindset kicked in and made me think I could do a whole day of assessment on max 3-4 hours of sleep - no wonder why I felt like I wasn't switched on and forgot everything I wanted to talk about only to remember once it was too late. Just a lil PSA!!

Same thing happened to me - partner interview at the end of the day - couldn't even remember the name of the place I used to work! Nightmare!

 

[AH9891]

Based on what Jessica's previously said about first-stage screening, TW's website, and the lack of even a test invite suggests that I failed on academics. I've had mitigating circumstances at uni in 1st and 2nd year but my uni only classifies degrees based on 3rd and 4th years so I'm still on track for a 2:1. I had really good A Levels equivalent (definitely better than the ABB they claim to require) too. I have a feeling they didn't even read my application form and I'm sure anyone else who's done the application knows they had one of the longest forms with about 9 questions which honestly feels insulting.

preaching to the choir. I’ve always been ok about rejections, but this one had me absolutely fuming. Oh well, good to know and won’t be applying to them again!

 

[bethbristol]

Was this for direct TC 2022?

No for summer vac scheme