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Register HereYeah you should go for it.If I have an AC for a Manchester office of a law firm, can i ask to transfer my application to the London office. Personal circumstances have changed and therefore, applying to London makes more sense now for me. The AC is online. Do you think if i explained to grad rec this is something that would be possible as im doing it before even attending the AC? Also, i sent the application a while back
I think most of us haven't heard back on anything for the Summer Vacation Scheme HAHAAny more Latham offers / rejections post AC today?
Hi, does anyone know at what point its worth emailing BCLP regarding an application update, it has been since November when I received the feedback report.
@Ram Sabaratnam @Jessica Booker or anyone!! Thank you
If this is for Travers SVS, I haven’t heard back yet but tbh the deadline was only a week ago.Anything from Travers, MoFo, Sidley, Orrick, OC or SH?
Last year I only got invited to interview on the 20th of February so don't worry!If this is for Travers SVS, I haven’t heard back yet but tbh the deadline was only a week ago.
They mentioned in the automated email thing that they read all applications first, then shortlist candidates for the interview. It may take several weeks before we hear back. 🥲🥲
You can always ask but be prepared for them to say no. Some people apply to regional offices thinking it’ll be less competitive then try to switch to London and firms are aware of this. But if your circumstances have genuinely changed I don’t think there’s harm in asking (someone else might have better advice on whether to do this before or after the AC)If I have an AC for a Manchester office of a law firm, can i ask to transfer my application to the London office. Personal circumstances have changed and therefore, applying to London makes more sense now for me. The AC is online. Do you think if i explained to grad rec this is something that would be possible as im doing it before even attending the AC? Also, i sent the application a while back
genuine question here - are regional offices really less competitive by a significant amount? Or is it just an assumption? Sorry guys for butting into your convo lolYou can always ask but be prepared for them to say no. Some people apply to regional offices thinking it’ll be less competitive then try to switch to London and firms are aware of this. But if your circumstances have genuinely changed I don’t think there’s harm in asking (someone else might have better advice on whether to do this before or after the AC)
In my experience, yes 🙁 and I think it is largely down to numbers. There are just so many more candidates with similar grades and experience to compete with in London. I have a TC offer in a regional office (in Scotland) and have never been outright rejected for any firm in this city. I’ve made it to AC / interview stage in every application I’ve ever done until now. This is my first cycle applying to London firms and I’m getting rejected at first stage fairly often!genuine question here - are regional offices really less competitive by a significant amount? Or is it just an assumption? Sorry guys for butting into your convo lol
Thanks, I remember indicating I was interested in bothCongratulations 🎉 is this for summer or spring if I may ask please.
Grad Rec are more than aware that people apply to regional offices with absolutely no intention of working there, and with the full aim of transferring to their London office. Personally, if I was Grad rec I would just reject you immediately.If I have an AC for a Manchester office of a law firm, can i ask to transfer my application to the London office. Personal circumstances have changed and therefore, applying to London makes more sense now for me. The AC is online. Do you think if i explained to grad rec this is something that would be possible as im doing it before even attending the AC? Also, i sent the application a while back
I think it’s an assumption. There are less people applying to regional offices but they also have less spaces, so proportionally the competition could be similar. But I’m not 100% sure!genuine question here - are regional offices really less competitive by a significant amount? Or is it just an assumption? Sorry guys for butting into your convo lol
I think they are somewhat less competitive but not by a significant amount. Regional offices tend to receive less applications than London offices but they also offer less TC’s, so it works out to be roughly the same % wise.genuine question here - are regional offices really less competitive by a significant amount? Or is it just an assumption? Sorry guys for butting into your convo lol
is this also for DACB? I was planning on doing it now, could give you insights if it's thati know this is probably a very obvious question but just want to check so im covering all bases but have a 'critical thinking test' coming up and not sure if it will just be WG based or further than this? there are zero details in the email