Training Contracts 2014

I just completed a verbal reasoning test and it seems like cvmail website crashed shortly after.

What usually happens in these situations? Was I supposed to see the result?

No, it just submits it to the firm and they eventually get back to you saying whether they will progress your application to the next stage or not. I would just send a quick polite email asking if they received the results ok or if they need you to take it again etc.

I have a question I need some advice with please:

"Assurance and innovation are important to Cobbetts and our clients. Provide examples of how you have displayed these characteristics in the past. (150 words)"

Innovation is fairly easy to understand, what do they mean by 'assurance' though?

No, it just submits it to the firm and they eventually get back to you saying whether they will progress your application to the next stage or not. I would just send a quick polite email asking if they received the results ok or if they need you to take it again etc.

I have a question I need some advice with please:

"Assurance and innovation are important to Cobbetts and our clients. Provide examples of how you have displayed these characteristics in the past. (150 words)"

Innovation is fairly easy to understand, what do they mean by 'assurance' though?

If they seriously cared about what it is you have to say, they'd be making the answers shorter - not longer. It would be "Why us? (50 words)" or "Why do you want to be a solicitor? (25 words)" You'd have to be able to get your message across in two sentences without any fluff.

Yeah, I wouldn't leave any boxes blank even if they are just 200 words. Just doesn't look good in my opinion.

What I do with these now is copy and paste any skills/achievements/activities I've done, which I haven't had chance to talk about elsewhere on the application. Wouldn't have thought you could lose points for banging everything in.

Does anyone know how many applications Farrer tends to receive? One of my top choice firms, and I'm finishing up my application now, so just curious

900.

To play it safe, I would answer about both "assurance" and "self-assurance". They're probably expecting more on the latter, but "assurance" by itself refers to when your 'self-confidence' has inspired confidence in others, which opens up the chance to discuss leadership experience, etc.

Thanks! Do you, by chance, also happen to know how many they interview?

After getting to a final interview at my favourite firm, making number 5 out of 15 final candidates, and they only take 4 trainees, I feel like I should shore up my chances a bit.

I just failed the Eversheds numerical test.

Just realised that I sent my SNR Denton and Latham & Watkins applications over a month ago. Has anyone heard anything from either firm?

How do you know? Did they send you an email saying so?

Has anyone heard from A&O, Linklaters, Clifford Chance or Norton Rose?

Interview with A & O, nothing from Links yet, very nicely worded PFO from CC immediately post the verbal reasoning test.

Interview with A & O, nothing from Links yet, very nicely worded PFO from CC immediately post the verbal reasoning test.