YesThat sucks. Keep your head up. Was this Post app? If so I assume more people will get them as I’ve not seen any yet
YesThat sucks. Keep your head up. Was this Post app? If so I assume more people will get them as I’ve not seen any yet
Your week can only get better from here! Keep pushing.
Thank you so much for this response, I feel way better going into the AC nowHi @Apple
This isn't a dumb question at all. Written exercises can be tricky (I struggled with these often in my own applications), and getting the structure right is key! When approaching a memo, I think it's best to use headings and subheadings to clearly separate the different issues or topics you’re addressing. This helps ensure your memo is well-organised and easy to follow.
If it makes sense, I'd also recommend including an executive summary right at the outset. It’s perfectly fine to use numbered bullet points to summarise the key topics under this heading. This can make your memo more reader-friendly, and give your reader a signpost of where you'll be taking them in the rest of the document/memo (especially when there are multiple issues to address). Just make sure each point is concise and clearly highlights the key takeaways if you do include an executive summary. When you dive into each topic in more detail, you can then provide a more in-depth, cohesive analysis, using sub-headings that correspond to the numbered points under the executive summary. Hope that makes sense!
As always, make sure you leave time to read through it before submitting
Good luck with your assessment!
On the most basic levels of analysis, a “standout” percentile ranking would generally be anything 80th or above.Just to clarify and wrap up, I'm interested in what is considered a stand-out score. As you mentioned, my application is considered holistically so even if I do get full marks, I can still have an average written app which pulls me down, especially if the application has a greater weighting on progression. Nonetheless, I'm interested in what is considered a stand-out score (beyond full marks).
With the emphasis on percentiles for some firms, I'm worried that getting say an 83% (roughly 33 marks) could be the 50th percentile, downplaying the strength of my performance. This is an outcome you might see regularly from applicants for firms like Linklaters, just to use as an example.
The firms I'm applying to that use this test/test style are Addleshaw, Hogan Lovells, Bates Wells and CMS. From what I have read, Hogan uses a benchmark, but I'm not sure about the others.
No worries! Happy to continue here.Hi Hamzah, it's great to meet you too! TCLA's policy is to try to keep all discussions on the forum unless it is concerns very personal issues and circumstances. Firstly, this is so everyone else can get the benefit of reading our posts. Secondly, it is so that other people can get involved in the conversation as well, as a lot of useful insights and perspectives are shared as a result of that. Thus, I would encourage you to just write a response here to continue the discussion - I will be happy to respond to any questions.
If the application form has “why me” and —a “extra curricular” section it is important of not just use this question as an opportunity to carry over details that could have been included elsewhere. Generally, I would only recommend adding any details in this section that you feel are important context to your application but that you don’t have the ability to provide elsewhere (eg you have not been asked the question/given the opportunity to explain).After one purely motivational question, Addleshaw Goddard has the additional question: "Use this space to tell us about any mitigating circumstances that you might have or any other information about you that might be relevant to your application.". Besides mitigating circumstances, is it common/does it make sense to use this section as a "Why me?" section, for example detailing skills and positions of responsibility? Or should I simply leave it blank if I don't have any mitigating circumstances? (If I had to guess, I would assume that it was intended to be only about information akin to mitigating circumstances, but I can't be sure.)
I would take that as encouragement to reapply. I doubt they send that to all applicants.Guys is this true or is this what they usually say as a PFO?
I’d stress there is not a consistent approach to this.For writing a memo, if I'm trying to address multiple separate topics is it appropriate to use numbered bullet points in the executive summary to summarise each key topic. Also, when addressing each topic in depth is it appropriate to use numbered points again, or should I be writing in full prose?
Sorry for what is probably a dumb question, but I've looked online and I'm struggling to see a consistent approach that I can be confident in going into my AC.
Focus on key responsibilities (you rarely have to list everything you have done) and any specific outcomes/success generated from those responsibilities.How should I be writing the work experience bit in applications. Should I just be writing what I did?
I got White & Case VI and AC without any Open Day - they're not essential, but they are nice to do, and some of them are still open for applications such as Cooley and W&C. Chin up and keep plugging away at it. Something will come up.Guys is this true or is this what they usually say as a PFO?
Hey, was this after AC?HSF rejection :/ so far only rejections losing hope again
No, passing the SJT and application onlyHey, was this after AC?