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Register HereThank you.Hi, I completely understand how you feel. I have broken down in tears over all of these applications, stayed in bed for a day and a half, and just felt very isolated. I was so worried, as while I got a Vac Scheme in 2023 but didn't convert it, I didn't receive anything in 2024, just a failed AC. A week after that staying in bed incident, I got an interview with BCLP. I didn't get the scheme, but I persevered. I am now waiting to hear back from an interview and have two ACs coming up.
So, you CAN do this. I've always thought of life as a wheel of fortune - someone is always at the top, someone is always getting crushed underneath, but the wheel never stops moving. If you hang on, you WILL get to the top - I hope we all will.
My DMs are open if you want any support.
I don’t think there is an expectation for you to memorise everything and regurgitate it all in an interview. That would seem robotic. 🫡Do people have advice for commercial awareness? I've been trying to stay updated with podcasts recently, and have been trying to read some articles but I'm just feeling SO overwhelmed with the amount of information. I don't know how to remember information well, like I'm writing some of it down but I'm scared it's just gonna poof out my brain in an interview. I also have no idea what to prioritise, and that's the main thing I'm struggling with now, as I have some ACs coming up next week. I was absolutely not consistent with it last year, and feel like I'm just playing catch up but there's too much to catch up and I'm stressed 😂. Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Thank you so much for this, as always you are so helpful 🙏🙏🙏 I did think it wouldn't hurt to show them that a competitor firm is considering me as an applicant.I think it is not only fine to mention vacation schemes or other work experiences at other firms, but that it is desirable to do so. You should name them and you should elaborate on the experience in a way that does it justice - do not seek to minimize it. Any potential disadvantage in terms of a weakening of your perceived motivation to join the firm will be more than made up for by the value add of having this type of experience in your application, as these roles will distinguish you from the vast majority of other candidates and are the best proof for your commitment to commercial law.
Furthermore, I think it is quite unlikely that this will be a disadvantage to you at all. Recruiters are well aware how competitive applications are and thus know that candidates will have to apply to a lot of firms. An interviewing partner once told me that he did not like it when applicants would tell him they only applied to his firm, as it meant that they were extremely overconfident, insufficiently committed to commercial law, or just plain dishonest. As such, the fact that you have previously applied for and were successful with other firms will likely not be held against you.
Finally, a well-written 'Why the firm' answer should indirectly address the question as to why you prefer it to the other firms you had work experiences with. Thus, I think you should not worry too much about this.
Ahh okay! Maybe I should be expecting a pfoThanks! It was just a couple of days. I applied mid October.
Hopefully we hear back soon!! & cyber and data risk!!It went well, just hoping for the best now tbh lol, I applied for professional liability wbu
Nope on the vac scheme for HL, and I completed the application and WG.Has anyone heard back for hogan Lovells and Freshfields vac scheme ?
Just got a PFO 😭 sad because I thought I did quite well with the assessment, but you win some and lose someAnyone heard back from Mills and reeve yet? I thought they were telling us this week?
just got a PFO from themAnyone heard back from Mills and reeve yet? I thought they were telling us this week?
hi i’m still waiting for the assessment for VS. do you mind telling me when you submitted your app?Nope on the vac scheme for HL, and I completed the application and WG.
Ideally, put all this law-related experience (open days, events etc) in the work experience section.If an application does not have a separate section for career events but has one for extracurriculars, is it alright to include career events (open days, etc) in work experience or should they go in extracurriculars?
I was planning on having uni society work in the EC section, but unsure where to put other, more law related stuff
If this helps, I also submitted the WG. I submitted my application on the 2nd of Jan and received WG invitation on the 6th.hi i’m still waiting for the assessment for VS. do you mind telling me when you submitted your app?