The Pupillage Interview/Acceptance/Rejection Thread 2016

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Reply 1920

Does anyone who has interviewed at Cloisters Chambers have any advice or insight into the first round interview? Thank you.

Reply 1921

alybar

Goldsmith received 283 applications. Seems like a lot

Reply 1922

legaleagle2

Does anyone have experience of the one-day selection process at Lamb Building? Three interviews and a written exercise sounds intense

Reply 1923

QualityStreet

Just to let people know who are calling to arrange Goldsmith interviews they need your application number, which is found by opening up your applications on the gateway and looking at the numbers that appear the the end of the address bar.

Reply 1924

wannabeebar

Original post by Glaister

Does anyone who has interviewed at Cloisters Chambers have any advice or insight into the first round interview? Thank you.

Following on from this, can anyone remember what the woman said the structure would be? I have written down to arrive 10 mins early and that there will be a 30 min problem Q and 15 min interview... So does that mean we'll be questioned for 45 mins or we'll have 30 mins to consider the question and then 15 mins to respond...? Anyone have any further info?

Reply 1925

Happygolucky2

Does anyone else rush to pick their phone up when they here an email alert and then want to launch it out the window when its just a junk email, this is driving me insane slowly

Reply 1926

Not Not Amused

Original post by alybar

Goldsmith received 283 applications. Seems like a lot

Is that a lot? I thought that was about average.

I'm starting to feel a bit despondent now - without wanting to put them down, Goldsmiths were my fallback plan and now I'm thinking if I can't even get shortlisted for them, what are my chances on some of the other heavyweight chambers on which I'm still waiting responses??? :frown:

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Reply 1927

wannabeebar

Farrar's second round rejections out - wamp wamp

Reply 1928

Treaties4U

Does anyone have a slot at the "pre-interview selection evening" at St Philips, Birmingham, on Tuesday 21st June that they are willing to swap for 5:30 on Wednesday 22nd? Unfortunately I simply can't do the Wednesday as I won't be in the country.

Thanks!

Reply 1929

pupilpleaser

Rejections post first round from 2HC and Farrar's.... Joyous day!

Reply 1930

901dL

Am I the only one who still hasen't heard anything from St Philips? Awkward...

Reply 1931

PupillageSeeker7

Original post by 901dL

Am I the only one who still hasen't heard anything from St Philips? Awkward...

Nope, I also haven't heard anything at all. Strange when people have been hearing both ways

Reply 1932

fire_fairy91

Original post by PupillageSeeker7

Nope, I also haven't heard anything at all. Strange when people have been hearing both ways

Same here!

Reply 1933

BarStudent

Original post by PupillageSeeker7

Nope, I also haven't heard anything at all. Strange when people have been hearing both ways

I literally just got an invite to the pre-interview. Seems like they're just taking their time.

Reply 1934

LegalLab

Original post by Not Amused

I would try not to let it get to you which is so much easier said than done I know. But there have been a number of sets I thought I completely fitted the profile for, particularly a number of regional sets where I have shown a clear commitment to the region, and iv been rejected but then I have received interviews from sets which I thought were completely out of my league. It's such an arbitrary process.

On a separate note, I have currently had (or have coming up) 6 first round interviews from non-gateway sets but 0 from gateway sets has anyone else had this problem?

With regards to the number of applications to goldsmiths I would say that is quite low in comparison with other sets as I know a number of places that receive in excess of 500 applications.

On a final note, has anyone heard from Nexus yet?

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Reply 1935

Bob boblaw

Did anybody ask when we are likely to hear from 1COR Brighton following interview?

Reply 1936

pupilpleaser

Second round out for Serjeants' :smile:

Reply 1937

Barr23

Original post by Not Amused

You shouldn't be. Goldsmiths is the only PG set that have rejected me so far and i've had final rounds at top sets like 42BR in the past. So don't let this or any other rejections get you down….we are all on the same boat! :smile:

Reply 1938

Barr23

I was very concerned with a post here about 15nbs pulling their pupillage vacancy, as I spent a lot of time on the application. So I called then and I'm glad to find out that this is not the case. I was advised that they are still going through the applications and would contact candidates soon.

Although she refused to specify any timescale when we should expect to hear back, but at least the process is still ongoing.