Hey how did you find it? What did they askHas anyone done the Howard Kennedy VI before? Any tips would be really really great - I am not sure what to expect!
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Hey how did you find it? What did they askHas anyone done the Howard Kennedy VI before? Any tips would be really really great - I am not sure what to expect!
I found it a bit tricky, to be honest. It was mainly competence-based questions, and I prepared more for motivation-type questions. Good luck, I hope yours goes better than mine did!Hey how did you find it? What did they ask
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Thank you so much. So sorry you felt it didn’t go as planned, fingers crossed! Did it give you set time to prepare or was it the usual 30 seconds and starts recording?I found it a bit tricky, to be honest. It was mainly competence-based questions, and I prepared more for motivation-type questions. Good luck, I hope yours goes better than mine did!
That makes sense! Thank you so much!Yes - you can do this. You are obviously in breach of contract, but a firm isn't going to seek some form of compensation for you doing so, because there is little to no value in them doing so. They will just back fill your role.
Just be mindful that the moment you even start onboarding processes for the LPC/GDL/SQE, you maybe making a financial commitment to the firm (even if you haven't started the course). So that will typically be the point in which I recommend people make a decision to either commit or renege on a firm.
Someone said last year that they didn’t let them know until the deadline given.Anyone heard back from Shoosmiths? Even though the email gives a date of 10 June, I thought they would have started the PFO's and AC offers this week.
Thank you, very helpful!Someone said last year that they didn’t let them know until the deadline given.
I’m a paralegal at Shoosmiths, and last week they had the solicitor apprenticeship assessment centre so Emerging Talent will be busy with that right now.
Have people been getting video interviews already? I thought there had only been rejectionsDoes anyone that has been contacted by them for a VI / passed test know when BCLP plans to have ACs? Or does anyone know how they went about it last year
I would always ask your supervisor first - going off and working for another department without asking is rarely a good idea, as for all you know your department may have something to give you. I think it also risks you not showing an interest in the team you are allocated to.@Jessica Booker Hi Jessica, I’m struggling on what approach to take when asking for work in other departments on a vac scheme. Do I just reach out to the individuals I’m interested in doing work for if I have nothing on my plate (without asking for approval) or do I first ask my supervisor/ trainee buddy if there’s any work and if there isn’t, if it would be okay for me to reach out to the individual in the other department?
Assuming you mean the bar course in England & Wales, then there are no exemptions for the course alone.@Jessica Booker
If I had already completed the bar course would I still need to do SQE 1 & 2 or just SQE 2?
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There is no harm in asking. I suspect if you applied for a 2025 opportunity but have been given 2026, they have already taken this into consideration, but there is absolutely no issue with asking if there are any opportunities to start earlier. The worst that is going to happen is that they say no, but that puts you in no different a position than you are in now.Hi all. I applied for a September 2025 TC role and have been offered a TC commencing September 2026. Although I'm really pleased by this, the wait is longer than I would like (I have completed my LPC and am currently a paralegal). Do you think it’s worth it to ask if I can start earlier or is there no point? I don't want to come across as ungrateful. Thank you!
Congrats btw, that's amazing!I was invited to the proofreading test
are they non-rolling firms? if they are, you are unlikely to hear until after the deadlineI applied to a few firms in Jan/Feb for their direct TC and haven’t heard anything back. Not sure whether to email or wait until after the vac schemes have finished :/
Edit: waiting to hear from HFW and WFW btw. Has anyone heard from them?