Official Vacation Scheme Thread 2015!!!

Reply 2120

LawStudent30

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So it sounds like nobody felt their IM interview went well!!

Reply 2121

TrainingChopeful

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Original post by LawStudent30

So it sounds like nobody felt their IM interview went well!!

I'm doing mine tomorrow - but it definitely sounds like the video interviews are trickier than the telephone interviews were last year!

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Reply 2122

zenstars

Original post by mcrlawstudent

Well that's it, I'm officially done. I received offers from Jones Day, Allen & Overy, Freshfields, Slaughter and May and Clifford Chance.

I will be on the Slaughter and May Easter scheme and I have opted to accept A&O and Freshfields for summer.

I will be at A&O on the 22 June - 10 July scheme and Freshfields on the 13 July - 31 July scheme.

That's a very impressive list of offers! Congratulations :smile:

may I ask when did you interview at Slaughters and hear back from them though? Thanks :smile:

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Reply 2123

DonnieCA

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Original post by HoneyBee67

Just done my IM video interview - pretty tough!

tell me about it! i hate them. they feel so artificial. I wonder if we got the same set of questions. mind if I pm you?

Reply 2124

zenstars

Original post by qazwer

Hey, I have an interview later this week. Have you got any tips on how to prepare? Thank you!

Heya sure. There's nothing much to prepare for the written case study (it's the least challenging one out of all the ACs I have been to) - no specific requirement of knowledge, very fun to do. But keep track of time though because you've only got 1 hr to read everything and write.

Followed by an interview with HR - they're very nice and ask the usual why law, why their firm, what are your traits kind of questions.

It is very manageable and the Ashurst people are all very nice :smile:

so don't worry at all. All the best!

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Reply 2125

ChoccyWoccy

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Original post by givemegoodnews

Was it linklaters? I had that today :smile:

No it wasn't! Hope yours went well :smile:

Reply 2126

crazyangelg

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Original post by pasdesdeux

Reed Smith interview invite

Can I ask when you applied?

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Reply 2127

qazwer

Original post by school_freak

congrats! i have my interview tomorrow, do you have any advice/tips? thanks :smile:

Thank you

my experience was that it was very personal, like they want to get to know you as a person. I had no tricky questions, however another candidate who was interviewed at the same time was quizzed on economics/politics because I think that was their degree subject!

Reply 2128

qazwer

Original post by zenstars

Heya sure. There's nothing much to prepare for the written case study (it's the least challenging one out of all the ACs I have been to) - no specific requirement of knowledge, very fun to do. But keep track of time though because you've only got 1 hr to read everything and write.

Followed by an interview with HR - they're very nice and ask the usual why law, why their firm, what are your traits kind of questions.

It is very manageable and the Ashurst people are all very nice :smile:

so don't worry at all. All the best!

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That's really reassuring, thank you! Good luck!!

Reply 2129

pasdesdeux

Original post by crazyangelg

Can I ask when you applied?

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On deadline day :smile:

Reply 2130

crazyangelg

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Original post by pasdesdeux

On deadline day :smile:

Oh okay when did you did do the test?

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Reply 2131

mcrlawstudent

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Original post by de jure

Wow, that's amazing, congratulations! Couldn't you do another scheme during August?

Thank you! Unfortunately not, I applied to the Freshfields August scheme but it filled up before I received an offer (as they recruit rolling). If I did make it onto that scheme I would have done CC too, but because it was full I could only fit in 2 of my offers in the summer.

Original post by zenstars

That's a very impressive list of offers! Congratulations :smile:

may I ask when did you interview at Slaughters and hear back from them though? Thanks :smile:

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Thank you zenstars, the Slaughter Easter scheme wasn't actually interviewed, it was based solely on the online application form!

Reply 2132

pasdesdeux

Original post by crazyangelg

Oh okay when did you did do the test?

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Yesterday I believe

Reply 2133

Cp778

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Finally completed IM interview - definitely felt the pressure!

Reply 2134

DonnieCA

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Original post by Cp778

Finally completed IM interview - definitely felt the pressure!

Mind if I pm you to see if we got the same questions? I'm sure you did well. Bit of pressure normally makes people perform better I find

Reply 2135

Cp778

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Original post by DonnieCA

Mind if I pm you to see if we got the same questions? I'm sure you did well. Bit of pressure normally makes people perform better I find

Hey - of course pm me :smile:

thanks haha but I don't know - I felt I paused quite a bit (sometimes when pressure is on it's like all of the words disappear out of my head)

Reply 2136

pp93

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Has anyone heard back from Pinsent Masons?

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Reply 2137

Chrisjones123

Original post by DonnieCA

Mind if I pm you to see if we got the same questions? I'm sure you did well. Bit of pressure normally makes people perform better I find

Can pm me too if you like :smile:

Reply 2138

qazwer

Original post by zenstars

Heya sure. There's nothing much to prepare for the written case study (it's the least challenging one out of all the ACs I have been to) - no specific requirement of knowledge, very fun to do. But keep track of time though because you've only got 1 hr to read everything and write.

Followed by an interview with HR - they're very nice and ask the usual why law, why their firm, what are your traits kind of questions.

It is very manageable and the Ashurst people are all very nice :smile: