Vac Schemes 2012: The early bird catches the firm!

Repetitive tasks maybe, but hardly anything like filling out a job application surely?

Good training schemes will ensure the trainee is learning something new all the time as well. Doing repetitive tasks is just a small price that is paid when you are a junior member of the team.

A lot of law firms from what I understand are now trying hard to make sure secretaries and support staff are doing the more mundane work anyway, in an attempt ensure trainees are actually taking part in legal work/training.

I hope I'm not wrong about this

still waiting for S&M's reply!

forcing myself to tackle pinsent masons' application form, have put it off for far too long the questions are tricky!

Hey guys, Any idea when Slaughter & May will get back to us regarding the winter vac scheme applications? Thank you x

The Slaughter and May winter scheme has already been and gone?

I think, confusingly, he might mean winter applications for the summer vac scheme. He's a penultimate year lawyer like me, so that seems the most plausible from his post.

Sorry man, lack of sleep mixed with trying to write Jessup submissions is killing my brain! I meant the applications for the easter vac scheme, though an english easter might as well be just classed as winter...

Sorry man, lack of sleep mixed with trying to write Jessup submissions is killing my brain! I meant the applications for the easter vac scheme, though an english easter might as well be just classed as winter...

They sent me an email saying they will come back to us mid-January

forcing myself to tackle pinsent masons' application form, have put it off for far too long the questions are tricky!

I can't remember the questions specifically but I remember considering it a beast of an application - although the Grad Rec chappy reaffirmed my interest by reminding me that with Pinsent Masons it's just application - interview - vac scheme... obv none of these stages are easy but it's less drawn out after the initial jibber jabber! I'm def going to have a go at it come a few spare days!

I can't remember the questions specifically but I remember considering it a beast of an application - although the Grad Rec chappy reaffirmed my interest by reminding me that with Pinsent Masons it's just application - interview - vac scheme... obv none of these stages are easy but it's less drawn out after the initial jibber jabber! I'm def going to have a go at it come a few spare days!

Has anyone heard from Pannone or Mishcon de Reya?

Ahh, I haven't got this email When did you receive it?

Don't really remember but at least 3-4 weeks ago - approximately two weeks after I submitted the application

Hi, when a firm asks a question like - 'Please mention anything further which you think is relevant to your application', what are they looking for? I mean I have already discussed my interests/ activities above and they had another section for why you wanna join the firm...so what are we meant to write here?