Kennedys Training Contract 2023

[babylawyer2023]

Any news from Leeds TC?

 

[FT_82]

I was going through last years posts on this forum and people who heard back later on had rejections. I really hope that is not the case this time
However there was one person who commented and said they got their invite to AC a few days after everyone else’s invites…

 

[lils]

Has anyone heard from London SQE ?

That’s what I’m waiting on too

 

[Uniknownx]

For those of you who have applied for the Birmingham Healthcare SQE, the applications for that is still available on the Early Careers website. Deadline is 31 March 2023!

 

[Lydia]

Those who haven't heard back yet keep your head up! no news does not mean bad news.

For those progressing to AC - I have just received my timetable for the day / interview details with SA for the following day. I just wanted to ask whether anyone has done the Kennedy's AC before and knows what sort of things we should be expecting for the 3 micro assessments?

Having a look back on the forum I can see that previous years there have been no group tasks which I found strange?

Any advice / tips would be much appreciated

 

[TC_2024]

Those who haven't heard back yet keep your head up! no news does not mean bad news.

For those progressing to AC - I have just received my timetable for the day / interview details with SA for the following day. I just wanted to ask whether anyone has done the Kennedy's AC before and knows what sort of things we should be expecting for the 3 micro assessments?

Having a look back on the forum I can see that previous years there have been no group tasks which I found strange?

Any advice / tips would be much appreciated

Hi Lydia!

I was at the AC last year and there were no group exercises. The tasks were individual based and included picking through a document and to spot this errors and what it means for the ‘client’. The other ones were prioritizing tasks and explaining why you did so. The last one was to do with a board meeting and how to set out the agenda inc the format!

 

[TC_2024]

Thank you so much for responding - this is so helpful!

Were all the tasks written based? or were there some that required you to record a video of yourself explaining your answer for example?

Thanks again

From what I remember they were written based. But they are definitely timed. I don’t remember anything about the video based

 

[Uniknownx]

From what I remember they were written based. But they are definitely timed. I don’t remember anything about the video based

Thank you so much for the insight!
I also received my timetable too!

 

[Farhan65756]

That’s what I’m waiting on too

Yeah me too. Still haven't heard anything yet either. Hopefully we get invites soon

 

[SB1210]

From what I remember they were written based. But they are definitely timed. I don’t remember anything about the video based

Hi Lydia, thank you so much for providing your response, it is honestly so helpful! Was this the last stage for you or did you have to do a Partner interview next? Did you also apply for the TC or SQE programme?

 

[Lydia]

Hi Lydia, thank you so much for providing your response, it is honestly so helpful! Was this the last stage for you or did you have to do a Partner interview next? Did you also apply for the TC or SQE programme?

Hello,

Sorry I don't think this was meant to be directed to me as it was @TC_2024 that provided the helpful information and has been to a previous AC

From my limited knowledge (aka reading of the forum) - the direct London TC did not have a Partner Interview last year, but SQE's did.

I am doing the direct TC for London.

Thanks

 

[TC_2024]

Hi Lydia, thank you so much for providing your response, it is honestly so helpful! Was this the last stage for you or did you have to do a Partner interview next? Did you also apply for the TC or SQE programme?

Hiya!

they told us that there were gonna be partner interviews but that ended up not happening!

 

[TC_2024]

Anyone else waiting for a response? 😂

 

[Farhan65756]

Anyone else waiting for a response? 😂

Yeah still waiting…

 

[lils]

Yeah still waiting…

I’m waiting for a PFO at this point tbh. Lost all hope lol

 

[Farhan65756]

I’m waiting for a PFO at this point tbh. Lost all hope lol

Same lol

 

[FT_82]

Kennedys PFO

 

[TC_2024]

Also got my PFO 😂😂

 

[SB1210]

Hiya!

they told us that there were gonna be partner interviews but that ended up not happening!

Hi, thank you for your response! I am quite nervous for the interview, did you receive any commercial awareness questions or were they merely about why you have chosen Kennedys, what areas of the firm you like and your strengths and what you enjoy doing in your spare time? Thank you again!

 

[TC_2024]

Hi, thank you for your response! I am quite nervous for the interview, did you receive any commercial awareness questions or were they merely about why you have chosen Kennedys, what areas of the firm you like and your strengths and what you enjoy doing in your spare time? Thank you again!

The questions I got were a mix so I essentially got:
1) tell us a time you used initiative
2) tell us a time you took accountability
3) how you explain complex information
4) how you do multiple tasks
5) tell us a time you offered fantastic service
6) time you proactively took responsibility
7) how you critically analyse information