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[ohnoselim]

Regarding your fieldfisher app, did you meet the firm in advance? I'm struggling to articulate the 1 experience that led me to apply to the firm...

hey i did meet the firm beforehand in my first year (im now a graduate) but really glossed over it
i spoke more about a legal experience i did that drove me to want to become a lawyer in the first place and then linked it to how the firm could support me

 

[ohnoselim]

completed the fieldfisher test and it was fun
lets just say my feedback tho was unexpected i always get different things when doing these tests

oh well lets hope i get some news inshallah

 

[Wannabe_Lawyer]

hey i did meet the firm beforehand in my first year (im now a graduate) but really glossed over it
i spoke more about a legal experience i did that drove me to want to become a lawyer in the first place and then linked it to how the firm could support me

Thanks so much!

 

[ohnoselim]

update

current stats:
- bird (applied)
- mishcon (applied)
- fieldfisher (applied), completed test
-withers(applied)

 

[ohnoselim]

withers test invite !!
any tips would be great
i always rush these because im scared it will take time into consideration even though it says they dont yet i think its a trap

anyone else like this ?

 

[ohnoselim]

withers test done lets hope the results are not too bad

time for another app

 

[ohnoselim]

still waiting to hear back from the firms ive applied to

i hope this is not a bad sign

 

[yasmars]

I wouldn’t worry. A lot of people have been away for Christmas break/NY. You’ll probably hear back next week.

 

[sapphireoreos]

Absolutely don’t worry about it! I applied for a bunch of things right before and around Christmas and New Year’s (oops), and firms started to get back to me from the 2nd onwards, so don’t stress!

 

[ohnoselim]

fieldfisher pfo after test
bird pfo after app (sad about this i attended their open day really liked the firm, im guessing i applied too late i guess mid nov is bad)

 

[Martsssss]

withers test done lets hope the results are not too bad

time for another app

hi! I just got my invite for withers' test.... do you have any tips you could share?

 

[ohnoselim]

hi! I just got my invite for withers' test.... do you have any tips you could share?

hey completely forgot what the test was like i did it a while ago

i think it was a mix of everything, id say practice practice practice !

 

[ohnoselim]

honestly need advice

im still waiting on hearing back from those firms :

withers- not looking good, ive done the app not heard anything back
mishcon- i feel like i had a strong app, just have to wait
CRS- again hit and miss im not sure
browne jacobson- i hope so

i did way less apps this year to prioritise quality but i need more options, does anyone know of any firms that have non-rolling deadlines?

ive learnt my mistake from applying to rolling cough cough bird and bird which i was so sad about because i really liked that firm and their open day

would people say that its worth a shot to apply to direct TC's instead now? or maybe even direct paralegal roles in those big firms?

 

[ohnoselim]

withers PFO after test

sigh its hard to stay motivated with set backs like this as a graduate

 

[ohnoselim]

I’m sorry to hear about your pfo

Hi, I am sorry to hear about your PFO, could I ask how long it took for you to receive your test after your application.

two days

 

[cjwx]

Omds I did not mean to send that so many times my phone glitched, thank you for letting me know.

 

[cjwx]

Can I also ask for you apply for direct tc or vs

 

[ohnoselim]

Can I also ask for you apply for direct tc or vs

hey i applied for the vs

 

[ohnoselim]

update

VS apps:

- bird VS(applied) PFO after a late app
- mishcon VS(applied) completed VI
- fieldfisher VS(applied), completed test, PFO
-withers VS(applied) completed test PFO
- Browne Jacobson VS (applied) completed test
-CRS VS(applied) completed VI PFO

DTC apps:
- Shoosmiths

waiting to hear from:
- browne
-mishcon
-Shoosmiths