I am also still waiting and maybe starting to think PFO. I applied for the in- house position but not sure if that makes any difference! A bit disappointing as they’re one of my top choices.
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Aah that's so unfortunate as they were my top choice for this round. Thought I had a strong app, but may have tripped up at the CTA stage. Would have been great if they could send the PFOs at the same time as the London office, instead of delaying lol. Fingers crossed we hear good news this week, choosing to try to stay positive!
Has anyone heard from Weil? Or has anyone emailed grad rec?
Yeh, I haven't heard from HL since completing the WG around the start of december and haven't received freshfields WG and I applied on the 8th
Is it ok to bring a water bottle with another firm's name on it to an AC at a different firm? Sorry for the stupid question but I can't help thinking about this🥹
This isn’t a stupid question and I personally would not.
Considering how cheap and easy it is to get another bottle, even a plastic one for 70p, I'd probably avoid it.
Actually don't agree, don't think the Belgian legal market compares to London (even if it is A&O Shearman, Linklaters and Freshfields).
Also how substantial where this internships in the first place? Seems unlikely to already have 3 big internships like that tbh...
I wouldn’t. Maybe stick a label over the firm name if that’s the only water bottle you have?
Same here I haven’t heard from HL or W&C.
I Applied to HL mid Dec did WGT Xmas eve. I Applied to W&C 5th Jan and no response yet.
They both receive a lot of applications and are rolling recruitment. It’s a waiting game at this point. 🥲🥲
I Applied to HL mid Dec did WGT Xmas eve. I Applied to W&C 5th Jan and no response yet.
They both receive a lot of applications and are rolling recruitment. It’s a waiting game at this point. 🥲🥲
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Okay that has reassured me!
I did the Freshfields first year scheme and checked to see when they sent the WG for that. They sent it 2-4 weeks after the initial application which is promising
Yeah very true I’ll be lucky to get a VI invite from W&C lmao
Fingers crossed it’s good news!
give it till the end of this week. grad rec will most certainly email by Friday.
What a weird thing to say…
Possibly same for me. I practiced a lot and have passed similar tests for other firms but maybe they have a high benchmark. Who knows! It’s frustrating but there are always other opportunities and staying positive is always helpful!
The 3 of them were all 1 month programmes over the course of summer.
If you have good grades and are top of your class it is quite easily accessible in Belgium... (At least compared to London from what I see here 😅)
I think I have to disagree, a lot of firms have offices in Brussels purely for competition work etc, so even if the individual had worked in a boutique firm etc I think that would have been extremely valuable as well!
I agree with @yasmars that it is an excellent way to demonstrate dedicated to international work especially at such notable firms
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