No, as stated this hasn’t been confirmed. But I remember GR saying it will most likely be something that will test the skills required for the role of a trainee
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considering the deadline is 19/01 and they're not rolling, did they mention any kind of rough timeline? considering the spring vac scheme starts end of march, surely they'll have to respond with test invites by mid-feb at least?
for a question like this "Describe your proudest achievement and what challenges you have had to overcome?" is it okay to discuss a period of time more than a literal achievement? I've really not 'achieved' anything as such. other than the typical getting into uni, getting this job or that job, getting a committee position. Could I talk about a few months of time where I had a lot of challenges and had to step up, overcome obstacles etc?
@Jessica Booker or anyone else i'd really appreciate any insight! thank you xxx
@Jessica Booker or anyone else i'd really appreciate any insight! thank you xxx
I've done this in applications successfully - as with most things, the question is what it says on the tin. What is *your* proudest achievement? If that's coming through a particular stage in your life that was difficult, then of course it's fine.
I applied around the same time and have not received it yet - I thought it was automatic?
I approached it by looking at their sectors and picking one and did some research to see if there has been any recent developments in my chosen sector. In my answer, I mentioned the sector I chose, what the developments were, how this can affect clients in that sector and how NRF can position themselves to I.e help clients mitigate risks arising from the developments etc. I only spoke about one specific development btw.
That’s how I did it but I’m yet to know whether that approach has been successful or nah 😭
Hope this helps.
I don't think there is anything unambiguous in this question which needs explaining. You are being asked where you think they should open their next office and why? Have a look at where they already have offices and use those locations to determine where might be appropriate based on current locations and recent openings.
Past few years they have cancelled their vac schemes and just invivted those who would have done a vac scheme to a final stage partner interview.
Do national firms that have a home base located outside of London, such as, Burges Salmon in Bristol, place greater emphasis on finding candidates who have connections to the firm's home base?
I'm a Midlands candidate and there are very few firms I can apply to close to me. As a non-law grad, I'm finding it hard to get taken on by local, and regional firms because they lack the support system for non-law w/o PGDL. The nearest city is Nottingham (just 1 hour away by train), with very few firms. Resultingly, I have focused mostly on the London firms as it is still only 1hr 10 away by train from where I live.
This massively affected me with the 10k Black interns' scheme because their algorithm assigns companies based on your proximity to partner companies' locations. They haven't been able to find me a place for one of the streams I applied to because there are none nearby. Moreover, the companies they have assigned are all located 1hr 30 mins away by car drive, well over 2 hours by train in a one-way commute from where I live!
I want to be able to use all the firms available but I fear the options I have are incredibly limited to the city, especially since they place less emphasis on why candidates want to work in London.
Is it best that I accept that London is my best bet at a TC or is it worth shooting my shot at regional offices if I like their work? Many national firms like Burges do work nationally, as aforementioned, and internationally. So it is clear the job is not Bristol-centric.
I'm finding very few options because the cost of a PGDL is too much for me as a recent grad who has heavy student loan debt. After all, my loan was above the maximum as I'm low-income. This means I can't apply directly for many in-house and governmental positions that also don't provide PGDL/accept non-PGDL grads.
I'm a Midlands candidate and there are very few firms I can apply to close to me. As a non-law grad, I'm finding it hard to get taken on by local, and regional firms because they lack the support system for non-law w/o PGDL. The nearest city is Nottingham (just 1 hour away by train), with very few firms. Resultingly, I have focused mostly on the London firms as it is still only 1hr 10 away by train from where I live.
This massively affected me with the 10k Black interns' scheme because their algorithm assigns companies based on your proximity to partner companies' locations. They haven't been able to find me a place for one of the streams I applied to because there are none nearby. Moreover, the companies they have assigned are all located 1hr 30 mins away by car drive, well over 2 hours by train in a one-way commute from where I live!
I want to be able to use all the firms available but I fear the options I have are incredibly limited to the city, especially since they place less emphasis on why candidates want to work in London.
Is it best that I accept that London is my best bet at a TC or is it worth shooting my shot at regional offices if I like their work? Many national firms like Burges do work nationally, as aforementioned, and internationally. So it is clear the job is not Bristol-centric.
I'm finding very few options because the cost of a PGDL is too much for me as a recent grad who has heavy student loan debt. After all, my loan was above the maximum as I'm low-income. This means I can't apply directly for many in-house and governmental positions that also don't provide PGDL/accept non-PGDL grads.
I completed the form as soon as I received the email and have been checking my spam mail, so not too sure why I haven't yet received it but thank you
if you applied to a firm previously and got to ac, and are re-applying do I directly address this in the cover letter?
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You don’t have to - but depending on your feedback from the AC, you may want to try and demonstrate how you have worked on that development area since your AC.
Best thing I watched before ACs. I can’t praise this video enough. It’s extremely useful in all honesty. Watched it daily during a VS.
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