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

[am787]

Hey congrats! I was wondering how long it took for you to hear back from them? I've only done their first stage interview early Feb and not heard back yet!

Hey thank you! I was invited to a first round interview in December and attended it a couple weeks back. I heard back the day after. It is only one interview for the vac scheme. Did you apply for a direct TC?

 

[Legal_rawn]

Anyone else not heard from Sidley?

 

[thelegalsieve]

Anyone else not heard from Sidley?

I’ve not heard from Sidley either post-app. Can anyone shed any light on the upcoming assessment centre dates for Linklaters? Is this week the last?

 

[Joshua Koby]

Does anyone have any advice for Mills & Reeve AC?

 

[LegalQ]

Please PM me if you have any advice for the Paul Hastings video interview

 

[cowmoomoo88]

Tips on Paul Hastings video interview for Open Day much appreciated, please and thank you!!!!!

 

[S87]

Please PM me if you have any advice for the Paul Hastings video interview

Are you applying for their insight evening?

 

[VSH]

Has anyone had a Taylor Wessing AC recently and heard back rejection or offer for VS?

 

[S87]

Tips on Paul Hastings video interview for Open Day much appreciated, please and thank you!!!!!

I received the VI invite..we basically have 3 minutes

 

[Dheepa]

Post AC rejection from HSF today. Not surprised as I found it to be one of the hardest ACs I’ve done and I’m not even rlly sure how keen I was on the firm anyway.

But a rejection is a rejection and still stings quite a bit haha. Hopefully feedback is helpful

 

[FC]

Has anyone had a Taylor Wessing AC recently and heard back rejection or offer for VS?

Hi, my friend was offered a VS but I think ACs are still ongoing!

 

[acceleratedlaw]

Hi all, i have received two offers from two firms for the summer but they unfortunately overlap with each other. i emailed one of the firms about changing my scheme to an earlier one, and it appears the lady in charge is right now away on holiday till next week and i wont know till shes back (and I need to respond to the second offer by thurs of this week). what do u think my next course of action should be? pls help guys i really dont wanna choose one or the other

 

[Jessica Booker]

Hi all, i have received two offers from two firms for the summer but they unfortunately overlap with each other. i emailed one of the firms about changing my scheme to an earlier one, and it appears the lady in charge is right now away on holiday till next week and i wont know till shes back (and I need to respond to the second offer by thurs of this week). what do u think my next course of action should be? pls help guys i really dont wanna choose one or the other

Have you spoken to the other firm to see if they have any flexibility?

Unfortunately a lot of people have to make this decision to turn vacation schemes down. Law is pretty unique in the sense it allow people to do multiple short internships. Most other industries you'd be committed for the whole summer and wouldn't be able to do multiple internships so would have to turn someone down.

 

[acceleratedlaw]

Have you spoken to the other firm to see if they have any flexibility?

they only have one scheme option, so i cant change their dates. i have yet to tell either firms that i have two offers as of now

 

[VSH]

Hi, my friend was offered a VS but I think ACs are still ongoing!

Do you know how long after she heard back? I know of some who heard back immediately after, but I've been waiting over two weeks now...

 

[Helena]

they only have one scheme option, so i cant change their dates. i have yet to tell either firms that i have two offers as of now

Maybe you should say that you have another offer to the firm that offers other dates even though the woman in charge is away. If you don't say you will have to refuse one, so you have nothing to lose by seeing if someone else can make the decision in her absence.

 

[Jessica Booker]

they only have one scheme option, so i cant change their dates. i have yet to tell either firms that i have two offers as of now

Three options then:

1) Ask for an extension from the second firm and say it is because you need to hear back from another offer to see if there is any flexibility with dates
2) Accept the offer and then risk reneging (if it is not your priority)
3) Decline the offer outright if it is not your priority

Obviously 2 or 3 could still happen if the answer to 1 is no

Obviously depends on which firm you would pick if you had to choose though. Be ready to make that decision sometime soon...

 

[bel123456]

Anyone else not heard from Sidley?

me

 

[acceleratedlaw]

Three options then:

1) Ask for an extension from the second firm and say it is because you need to hear back from another offer to see if there is any flexibility with dates
2) Accept the offer and then risk reneging (if it is not your priority)
3) Decline the offer outright if it is not your priority

Obviously 2 or 3 could still happen if the answer to 1 is no

Obviously depends on which firm you would pick if you had to choose though. Be ready to make that decision sometime soon...

thank youu. i think im going to go for option A and maybe tell the other firm too - might be that honesty is the best policy!

 

[Jessica Booker]

thank youu. i think im going to go for option A and maybe tell the other firm too - might be that honesty is the best policy!

no point telling them if you are not asking anything from them.