Training contracts 2017

Has anybody heard from Freshfields?

i'm waiting for them too, i applied mid december but they haven't gotten back to me since...

Had an interview with Hogan Lovells on Wednesday and they offered me a TC starting in 2017! Just sent the paperwork off today, ecstatic! Only my third interview as well, the first two weren't so good but luckily Freshfields/Slaughter and May provided me with some great feedback that meant I pulled it off third time lucky!

TC interviews at Allen and Overy and Freshfields coming up, just waiting to hear back from Slaughters now...

Good luck everyone!

Would be interested to know if anyone has got a TC/knows someone who has gotten one without attending any vac schemes? I'm struggling to get one and not sure if this is because I'm not their target audience exactly (not a current student - did law as a postgrad and am currently in full time work) - I don't know whether it's worth my while applying straight for TC rather than worrying about vac schemes? I have a lot of work experience including some legal. Any advice would be appreciated.

Expecting to be rejected by AO after interview, 4 weeks wait so far on a Slaughters response...

I am having my A&O ac next Tues.... any tips?

Had my freshfields interview last Fri but still no response... is it always the case that offer comes via a call next day and after that its only gonna be rejection by emails... i felt I did alright and got on well with the interviewers .. but the fact that interviewers are super nice may easily give the wrong impression....

Competency is relatively straight forward so just have good examples ready. I screwed up the case study - it's designed to stress you out because you're given so much information to get through. If you don't know something, just read through it carefully and make sure you answer all the questions really. I'm still waiting to hear but am pretty sure it won't have gone in my favour, but the key thing is really to relax and think logically - none of the prep I did really made the difference. The grad rec team are lovely too

Similarly any advice for Freshfields' AC? I've got an interview in a few weeks

I also had A&O - was your competency interview with grad rec/partner? Also have freshfields later in the week eek..

My competency was with someone from grad rec, case study with partner

Same. When did you have it? Had mine last Tuesday and still haven't heard!

Competency is relatively straight forward so just have good examples ready. I screwed up the case study - it's designed to stress you out because you're given so much information to get through. If you don't know something, just read through it carefully and make sure you answer all the questions really. I'm still waiting to hear but am pretty sure it won't have gone in my favour, but the key thing is really to relax and think logically - none of the prep I did really made the difference. The grad rec team are lovely too

Similarly any advice for Freshfields' AC? I've got an interview in a few weeks

Just got rejected from A&O - fair enough really!