Just received a TLT PFO… 😂😂 tbh I thought I’d at least get through the first stage, since I attended their first-year insight scheme…
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Register HereI can’t really talk on the employment side of taking a break between SQE & your TC, however, I have been on a gap year for the past 2 years travelling and something I will say is if you have enough money to even spend a small amount of time travelling do it.
The experiences I have gained whilst being away honestly cannot compare to what I would have in an office - not just fun travel stuff but also cultural awareness which if you’re going into an international firm or have international clients would be so important.
From a financial perspective, we have worked at the same time so we don’t really have savings per se that we are dipping into, however, I’ve been back in the UK for a fortnight so far and the prices are insane. We were literally booking beachfront accommodation in Sri Lanka for £15 per night.
So basically, from a career perspective I don’t think it’s hindered me in anyway, if anything I think it has gave me invaluable insights into different cultures & working life around the world that you can bring to your new role.
I have seen this many 100s of times over. Sometimes people with the strongest preferences can be those to change their mind to something they really thought they would hate.I have seen so many former classmates/friends go from having strong preferences for transactional/litigation work and completely flipping their preferences on qualification. I'm also anticipating it in myself (if I ever get a TC that is). 😆
congrats, when did you hear from them?Hi everyone,
I have an AC coming up with Fladgate, and this will be my first ever AC.
If anyone previously did the AC with Fladgate, I would be grateful for any and every advice!
You're right, that is on the expensive side! Generally speaking, most Logitech USB webcams and mics should be miles better than integrated laptop parts. Things like the C920 or Yeti Orb. I'd definitely check raw footage on youtube to make sure you'd be happy with the product, though. Either way, I'm pretty sure law firms are used to questionable hardware.Thanks. Not too pricey! I looked at a video yesterday and they were saying entry-level webcam is Insta360 2C (£130!)
Honestly I'm partly wondering about doing it on my phone; only problem is my phone also sucks, so maybe I need to buy a new phone (had it for almost 3 years now, Redmi)!!!
No literally, Sri Lanka was so cheap that we ended up staying for a month. Now we’re in the UK we are literally counting pennies it’s mad!!!£15 a night for beachfront accommodation in Sri Lanka is crazy good! In the UK, £15 would barely get someone a Nando’s these days lmao. 😂
Is this post-AC?Just received a TLT PFO… 😂😂 tbh I thought I’d at least get through the first stage, since I attended their first-year insight scheme…
There wouldn't be 100 trainees at Freshfields wanting to qualify into IA - the firm wouldn't recruit that way.I guess I was looking at it from the perspective of international arbitration specifically. If there were 100 Freshfields trainees who were all seeking to qualify into international arbitration only, it would be more competitive than 5-10 trainees at Debevoise & Plimpton looking to qualify into the same practice area in their firm (since there is less people to begin with). I think it could also depend on business needs as well. If a firm like Freshfields only needed 1-2 international arbitration NQ’s from a pool of almost 100 that expressed interest, then I imagine it would be tougher competition.
I think it also depends on whether a firm is full service or specialist. Freshfields offers almost every practice area imaginable, so I think it’s likely they’d want an even spread of NQ’s across their transactional and contentious practices (I don’t know this for sure I’ve never been to or worked at Freshfields). To my understanding, I think Debevoise & Plimpton is more focused on certain practice areas, one of them being their international arbitration practice. I imagine they have a few NQ positions for this area as it’s one of their main practices (alongside public international law). To be fair though, I don’t know an awful amount about Debevoise & Plimpton. 🥲🥲
Massive congrats! Did you apply to spring or summer?PW interview this morning!
Yes got PFOanyone heard back from RPC for their summer VS after test?
sorry to hear that!! do you mind me asking when you heard back? do you know if they have any upcoming ACs?Yes got PFO
I havent' heard back either, on their website they say that ac invites should go out in jan and offers made in Feb, but I havent heard of any1 being progressedanyone heard back from RPC for their summer VS after test?