look into NRF for projects and finance, HSF for disputesHas anyone got any good information on who HL‘s competitors are?
look into NRF for projects and finance, HSF for disputesHas anyone got any good information on who HL‘s competitors are?
Especially the Amberjack squad😭Massive request to firms to get rid of maths questions on SJTs and other forms of assessments - we are law students for a reason, if we could do maths, we would just do maths 😵💫
Especially the Amberjack squad😭
We studied law to avoid maths💀
Don't forget the devil (reed smith) 🤣Aiming this post at Paul, Weiss and Stephenson Harwood. 👀
I’d just do it now tbh. My anxiety would not allow me to leave it for the last day😭. But if you’d want to give it after waking up fresh in the morning go for it especially if you don’t have a busy day tomorrow! Do what works best for you as 5pm is not early and I’m sure you’d be able to complete it before thatIs it worth doing the vid interview part now at 1am (deadline 5pm sunday) or leave it to the morning 🤔 either way it'll be chaotic
Would you be able to share if the VI prep time is timed/untimed?I’d just do it now tbh. My anxiety would not allow me to leave it for the last day😭. But if you’d want to give it after waking up fresh in the morning go for it especially if you don’t have a busy day tomorrow! Do what works best for you as 5pm is not early and I’m sure you’d be able to complete it before that![]()
When I went to their open day they reimbursed travel costs, so I would be surprised if they didn't do so for ACsAsk and let us know the answer - because it's a joke if they don't.
Does anyone have any insight into Haynes and Boone - in terms of what to expect if you were a trainee at the firm? I can offer insight into other firms.
Hi @Ram Sabaratnam, thank you so much! This is incredibly useful to include in the application.Hiya @👩🎓
It was a bit tricky to find detailed, recent information about Haynes Boone’s London office, even on resources like The Lawyer. Based on what I could see, they seem to be doing quite well in growing out their presence in the City. I'd highly recommend this profile in Chambers Student which sets out views/experiences of current trainees.
The firm is relatively new to the London market, having set up shop here in 2016. This was mainly to provide English law advice on international matters, and they've since grown significantly (with around 55 lawyers). The London office is now their fourth-largest office globally, after just a few years in the market. In fact, the firm had to move to bigger premises at 1 New Fetter Lane in 2019 due to this growth. The firm's merger with London-based shipping boutique Curtis Davis Garrard in 2016 was also a big strategic move, giving them deeper expertise particularly in shipping and energy matters (for which they're currently ranked Band 3 in the UK by Chambers UK).
According to their Chambers UK profile, the firm has developed quite a strong reputation in banking and finance, often acting on the lender side. Chambers currently ranks them highly (Band 2) for both their fund finance work, and their work in the lower/mid-market with lenders. More recently, they've expanded their capital markets practice by acquiring a large team from Memery Crystal. This shows a quite strong commitment to strengthening their transactional capability in London.
For applicants/trainees, you may want to keep their seat options in mind. The London office currently offers seats across contentious, finance & corporate, energy & shipping, and investment management practices. Overall (based on the few articles I've just skimmed through - they're all paywalled unfortunately), I think it's pretty clear that the London office looks like an increasingly important part of the firm's international strategy, and their recent moves suggest they're focused on continued growth and diversification in the City. Hope that helps!
Hello,
I wanted to ask - in case I don’t meet the 2:1 criteria and have mitigating circumstances to support the same but do well in Capp test and WGT, do I have chance getting shortlisted at firm? How focused are they on grades?
Thanks!
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