Vac Schemes 2011: Because when you're a lawyer it's never too early!

A&O is an odd firm, as far as I can tell - they've rejected pretty much everyone I know, including a guy who got vac scheme and subsequently TC offers with 3 MC firms. I don't know what they are looking for in the applicants; although I don't want to work for them, it'd still be nice to find out!

Nice one Eve, congrats!

good lad. Thought you'd do well!

Hogan Lovells rejection without interview



contests to eve_22 xx

Sorry lol meant to say earlier contests to eve22 dam the predictive text on this ipad

I met two Allen and ovary trainees at my ac last week

I was immediately and hate to say this disappointed with following a 20 min chat their lack of good personal skills confidence and intellect. They seemed more to be the "rugger lads" and classic "ditsy" blondes than I would have expected from a mc firm

Sorry if this sounds offensive but someone asked what they may be looking for and I stated my judgement on the 2 trainees I met

OFFER FROM HOGAN LOVELLS!!!!! So happy!!!!!!

OFFER FROM HOGAN LOVELLS!!!!! So happy!!!!!!

Got a phone call at around 9 from Linklaters offering me a place on their summer vacation scheme. I had the interview earlier today. Please feel free to contact me if you have an interview coming up with them and i'll do my best to help you prepare for it.

Finally got an email from Clifford Chance that I passed their SJT and am through to the verbal reasoning. Pleased as it had been a while and I was wondering. Fingers crossed I get to the stage where they actually read my application

Bet they can spell Overy though :P

I went to an A&O open day and didn't see any rahs...but I guess each person there is different. The trainees did all seem very down to earth and chilled though (well, as chilled as you can be working for a MC firm!), so maybe they look for genuinely 'normal' people as opposed to the constantly in the library types. Who knows

Hi Carlaaaa, I saw somewhere that you had a slaughter and may vs offer. I have my interview next week and I'm incredibly nervous, i mean it's slaughter and may . Would you be able to give me any tips about how the interview goes or anything I should look out for? I'd be incredibly grateful. Congratz on your offer, that's pretty incredible. x

Hey Smith101 - Firstly - a huge congratulation for gaining an interview with Slaughters!!! May I ask - (even though its highly trivial) did you first learn of your interview from an email or the track facility on their website? I have been refreshing both every hour - on the hour for a while now.

Thanks!!

Both but you'd receive an email for sure.

Thank you!

OFFER FROM HOGAN LOVELLS!!!!! So happy!!!!!!

Do you mean the situational judgement? Not sure if you can practice them anywhere but I found it okay - it probably helps if you have worked in a stressful office before as some of the scenarios seem very familiar!

You can practice the SHL verbal reasoning on the website and I think it is useful to do so. They aren't bad though. For Herbert Smith I think the one to watch out for is shapes test, which I found difficult. I would definitely recommend practicing that if possible.

Has anyone applied to Mayer Brown? They seem to require at least 4 subjects for undergrad which is problematic in that in Oxford you only do three proper exams before Finals.