Training Contracts 2016

Yesterday, around midday

I was just wondering whether anyone has reviewed their TLT application post submission? It appears that all paragraphs, bullet points etc. have been deleted on the preview of the submitted application. Which means that all my answers to questions and work experience are just blocks of text, which I think will be very difficult for the graduate recruitment team to read and makes my answers less impressive. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, the grad-rec team must be used to it and know that it is a system error rather than my failure to use paragraphs. Please let me know, thanks and good luck to all and congrats to those who are already receiving offers/invites to assessment days.

Hello. On some of the application forms I filled out on CVmail/apply4law, the question does state something to the effect of, "we are aware that editing/formatting such as bold text and bullet points will not appear. Please use plain text only." As such, I've always written out my work experience in a short-essay paragraph style, ie:

Between my undergraduate and postgraduate studies, I joined the public sector as a clerk for the Treasury Department’s Internal Revenue Service. As an IRS tax clerk, I meticulously organised mass amounts of confidential documents, processed remittance, and verified federal regulation compliance for private and corporate accounts.

It's very different from the normal CV write-up (especially as I'm in my mid-20s, originally from the USA, and have had quite a few jobs!) In future, just make sure you click "preview" before submitting to make sure all of the formatting is nice and tidy. I don't know what the grad recruitment team will think/do/say, but I'm sure they'll know it was a formatting issue. I hope this helps.

Don't let it get you down. These tests are a pain but sooner or later you'll come good! Stick with it!

Has anyone heard back from Addleshaws or DWF after phone/video interview yet?

Sorry to hear that! I wouldn't get yourself down about tests though, apparently some firms use a percentile system comparing to others who have sat that test, rather than having a cut off for how many you need to get correct. So someone who gets two wrong but has 3 minutes to spare may score higher than someone who runs out of time with one unanswered question but 29 correct answers, so it doesn't necessarily mean you don't perform well in VRT's!

Also Wragge's VRT was definitely one of the hardest I have ever seen!

O wow!!! Congratulations any idea when you will hear back???

Hello everyone. I have been following this thread for the past month but only decided to join now. A quick update on my experiences so far. I am a law graduate (just) from a (very) lesser represented university. I have applied for 33 training contracts with 11 rejections so far - some post telephone interviews and online tests but most straight from the application form. I have 22 to hear from and an assessment day with Clifford Chance at the end of month. I was just wondering whether anyone has reviewed their TLT application post submission? It appears that all paragraphs, bullet points etc. have been deleted on the preview of the submitted application. Which means that all my answers to questions and work experience are just blocks of text, which I think will be very difficult for the graduate recruitment team to read and makes my answers less impressive. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, the grad-rec team must be used to it and know that it is a system error rather than my failure to use paragraphs. Please let me know, thanks and good luck to all and congrats to those who are already receiving offers/invites to assessment days.

Hello everyone. I have been following this thread for the past month but only decided to join now. A quick update on my experiences so far. I am a law graduate (just) from a (very) lesser represented university. I have applied for 33 training contracts with 11 rejections so far - some post telephone interviews and online tests but most straight from the application form. I have 22 to hear from and an assessment day with Clifford Chance at the end of month. I was just wondering whether anyone has reviewed their TLT application post submission? It appears that all paragraphs, bullet points etc. have been deleted on the preview of the submitted application. Which means that all my answers to questions and work experience are just blocks of text, which I think will be very difficult for the graduate recruitment team to read and makes my answers less impressive. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, the grad-rec team must be used to it and know that it is a system error rather than my failure to use paragraphs. Please let me know, thanks and good luck to all and congrats to those who are already receiving offers/invites to assessment days.

Anyone heard from DWF post video interview yet?


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Next Monday in Liverpool.. How about yours??

Anyone heard from DWF post video interview yet?


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Noooo… Expect we should hear soon though as DWF wrap up their whole recruitment process on the last Friday of August (29th), and in between now and then they need to squeeze in face to face interviews and assessment days!

If I haven't heard back post online interview from HD, is it safe to say that's a PFO?

I wouldn't say so. My video interview was early on in the process and only got the AC invite yesterday.

Yes, by email earlier today.

Assessment centres will be held in September.