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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aspiringsolicitor42" data-source="post: 211450" data-attributes="member: 40578">I feel obligated to warn future applicants about my experience with Kennedys’ SQE Graduate Apprenticeship recruitment process for the London PEC programme — an experience which has been, frankly, appalling from start to finish.The process dragged on for nearly six months, involving an application form, online assessments, a video interview, an assessment centre, a senior associate interview, and finally a partner interview. Each stage demanded substantial preparation, commitment, and emotional investment. Candidates were repeatedly reassured that timelines would be communicated clearly and outcomes provided promptly.The reality could not have been further from the truth.Following the final partner interview, which was presented as the “final stage” after being told I had “excelled in all aspects” of the process up to that point, communications completely collapsed. Weeks passed without any updates, despite repeated assurances that “decisions would be made soon.”Candidates were kept in the dark for over two months, with constantly shifting goalposts (“end of this week,” then “end of next week,” then “end of next week” again — repeated endlessly). No transparency. No accountability. No respect for the time and careers of the individuals who had invested so much in the process.When an outcome finally came, it was a cold, generic rejection email offering no meaningful feedback whatsoever. No acknowledgment of the ridiculous delays. No apology for the emotional strain caused. No demonstration of the “values” Kennedys claims to promote.After six months of effort, candidates — many of whom had adjusted their lives around the possibility of this opportunity — were discarded like afterthoughts.This entire process reflects an astonishing level of incompetence, disorganisation, and disdain for candidates. It raises serious questions about how Kennedys values its people — if this is how they treat future lawyers, how can current employees and clients expect to be treated?Given the experience, it is clear that Kennedys’ polished marketing is nothing more than a facade. Behind the branding lies a firm that does not respect time, commitment, or basic professional standards. Candidates deserve far better.If you are considering applying to Kennedys, think twice. There are plenty of firms that not only offer excellent training but also treat candidates — and people generally — with basic human decency.</blockquote>

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