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Nope, mine was last Wednesday and nothing. which office did you apply for?
Ah thank you for this, at least I can stop worrying tomorrow! Mine was for Reading, how about you?
I get it the waiting is awful. I’m almost glad to be in the middle of exam hell so I don’t have time to worry about the waiting!
Current HCR future Trainee - please DM. General advice re any TC interview (I've had a few haha) would be, be yourself. Be professional and be prepared. Make sure you have researched and understood the firm, their practise areas, strengths and strategy (recent hires in particular offices or mergers and why the firm might've made those moves). Don't stress too much if you don't perform strongly in one area of a multi-level assessment as you could redeem yourself in another area. I'd say the face-to-face interview is really key as this is a chance to be memorable (make it conversational if you can, if you're asked how your day was - return the question and be interested in all interviewers). Thing about a TC is its a bigger investment for the firm than a VC, essentially all the firm wants to see is that you are a good fit for the firm, capable of learning and that they could sit next to you for 6 months so roll with that in mind. Best of luck.
I got my first role with no experience through Flex Legal, they count pro bono work as work experience so that helps with them. Once I got to six months paralegal experience, it started to get a lot easier to interviews for paralegal jobs (I haven’t done the LPC). I also think law firm offices outside London are easier to get paralegal jobs at if you don’t have experience/LPC
Hiya, I completely understand how frustrating this can be. Have you tried signing up to Rare Recruitment or Aspiring Solicitors? In my first cycle of apps, I didn't make it to an interview for any firm but looking back I can see how much needed to change on my application forms. I really recommend Rare - they marked all my drafts for law firm applications and showed me where exactly I was going wrong.
Hello, thanks for the feedback. Both of these services seem to apply to BAME individuals, of which I am not.
I can second this on paralegal roles outside London. I was in a very similar position to you @TChopeful but managed to secure multiple paralegal offers over the summer for firms outside London. Currently paralegalling and can feel the difference it's making to my apps this cycle!
AS isn't just for BAME, it also includes state school, first to go to university, disability and LGBTQ+ individuals so definitely sign up if you fall into any of these categories too!
