Me too! The morning slot can I ask how you’re preparing?Yeah, 13th
Me too! The morning slot can I ask how you’re preparing?Yeah, 13th
For the Freshfields work experience section, do they only have the option to include 4 experiences? Should I prioritise the most recent first and then group together legal work experience to save space (i.e. insight events/open days)?
3 questionsHi can I ask how many questions there were?
Interesting. Applied 20th, heard nothing since so will be expecting a PFOI applied 20th Dec, WG invite next day, did WG the 25th, VI invite the 29th, VI 2nd Jan, now waiting to hear back.
I have always said that at school I wasn't sure what I wanted to do so I decided to do something which I really enjoyed and realised that my enthusiasm for the subject would mean that I performed my best then because I did a degree linked to law, I explain that it is whilst I did my degree i realised I liked commercial law!! This has always been viewed very positively in interviews because (as feedback has said multiple times) that my enjoyment for my undergraduate subject shows my passion and drive !Hi all. For those that have done/ are doing a non-law degree - what would be your response for why didn't you do a law degree?
You can avoid it quite a bit - I found a lot of American firms don't seem to use it. Also, firms use their online testing differently - to choose candidates or to reduce the paper pile. So it's a complete game of chance!This is very helpful! Unfortunately can’t avoid testing completely as most firms use it but I do think it’s one of the most unfair criteria to judge people in this process
What firm have u got a TC with?I remember around this time last year I got really stressed with apps and uni. Please feel free to drop me a dm if you would like any help!
Hi @Al1793!Hi George, can I ask what made the AC so enjoyable? Currently preparing for this now, any suggested preparation also very much appreciated!
Yeah. Even though I did not email as I submitted over a week ago, they said they’ve extended the deadline to tomorrow 9am so that anyone who needs to submit has enough time.any word from Macfarlanes about the technical issues?
So I did my first VI last month and it was atrocious. I stuttered, I blanked - everything you can imagine to go wrong went wrong. However, I have done 3 since then and they just get better every time. Honestly the more you do, the more confident you'll get, and I'm not someone who is necessarily naturally confident in those scenarios so it shows that practice makes perfect. Also you can't have been as bad as me! Good luck for the futureJust finished Baker McKenzie's video interview.. the first video interview I've ever had, completely tripped up on my words although I got 70%-90% of the information across. With the last question I spoke too fast and stared at the camera like a deer in headlights:/ holding out some hope because I don't think the substance/information of my answers were too bad, it was just more of my nerves in the way. Any advice for someone who feels horrible after their first video interview?
I've done 3 non-law degrees and I found that if I had a compelling answer to 'why commercial law?' no one questioned my commitment to law/asked me why I didn't do a law degree. I basically said: 'I planned to do X career and did degrees which supported that career plan. During my last degree I realised I wanted a career in law for ABC reasons' and scored very highly. Non-law degrees will give you transferable skills which will serve you well as a solicitor so if you can highlight these you can strengthen your answer to this question.Hi all. For those that have done/ are doing a non-law degree - what would be your response for why didn't you do a law degree?
Agree with this. I would expect most interviewers to be more interested in why you studied what you *did* study, what you got out of that and why you are now pursuing law than why you didn't study law in the first place.I've done 3 non-law degrees and I found that if I had a compelling answer to 'why commercial law?' no one questioned my commitment to law/asked me why I didn't do a law degree. I basically said: 'I planned to do X career and did degrees which supported that career plan. During my last degree I realised I wanted a career in law for ABC reasons' and scored very highly. Non-law degrees will give you transferable skills which will serve you well as a solicitor so if you can highlight these you can strengthen your answer to this question.