Hey @AS24 , I completely understand the feeling of reaching out and never getting a response back. It’s totally understandable that lawyers are busy. One thing I did was to reach out to future trainees instead. They will likely have more time to get back to you and will be relatively newer in the firms application process.
Hey @tarty23, @Jessica Booker would have more thoughts on this, but generally I recommend mentioning the skills gained with demonstrated interest - however, this will be dependent on the firms policy as some firms set strict limits of about 50 words per experience. This means you’ll need to focus on responsibilities at the expense of skills and other extra points. You would otherwise cover them in the cover letter/application questions anyway, so nothing to worry about.
Hey @Apple !
It is ultimately never too late all the time applications are open.
Wow thank you, I never thought about it. I will make sure to follow your suggestion.
Hi, I didn't and they gave me an interview. The word count is so short so I just jumped straight into my answer.
Thank you so much, this is so helpful! I'm always worried about asking something dumb at the end haha.
On the WG invite they wrote: “Your results will remain strictly confidential and will only be seen by our recruitment team. All results will be stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act. We will not be able to inform you of your score following your completion of the test. All candidates will be provided with an update on the status of their application through the course of October-November.”
Hey @yeezyee , yes you are right! Definitely change a few elements to show how much you’ve grown in the past year. It is unlikely that firms will check back to your old application to check for growth, but it is still a possibility at interview/AC stage. I believe it is fine if certain elements remain the same, such as your initial drivers to the firm (core practice areas, for example), but generally always switch things up a bit
Always update and refine your application. You cannot assume because an application was successful last time, it will be again. It does not mean you have to change everything - things like your work experience descriptions are likely to be the same. But you need to demonstrate growth and development since your last application and updating and refining your application to demonstrate that is necessary to demonstrate that.
Although mitigating circumstances can be considered, I would personally suggest waiting until you have your final year grades before applying. Getting your grades back up to first year level will verify there were mitigating circumstances as it can be seen there was a blip in performance.
Congratulations well deserved and know open days are really competitive to get into so think of this as an achievement.
