The Pupillage Interview/Acceptance/Rejection Thread 2016

Has anyone heard from Charter for the 2016 (outside GW) or 2017 (on the GW) pupillage? They are the only place I have not heard from and my GW still says 'applied'.

Apparently last year they didn't announce first round interviews until 9th July.

Massive congratulations on getting interviews for 7/8 of your applications (fingers crossed on the 8th one for you), especially on your first go! You must have an amazing application form, what's your secret?!

Incest or the ability to levitate. I'm absolutely gobsmacked at that hit rate. I've got a London degree (2:1), VC BPTC and am working in a quite high profile litigation firm - not one interview. I'm convinced that the Oxbridge mafia hold the keys - prove me wrong.

Farringdon should be sending invites out this afternoon, latest tomorrow morning (just called them up)


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Incest or the ability to levitate. I'm absolutely gobsmacked at that hit rate. I've got a London degree (2:1), VC BPTC and am working in a quite high profile litigation firm - not one interview. I'm convinced that the Oxbridge mafia hold the keys - prove me wrong.

I thought I had a pretty good application this year but only got 1 interview! I think my application form writing ability is to blame so I'm going to work on that for next year.

Also I have a holiday booked in July and so I put those dates in my dates to avoid (like the honest person I am) but one Chambers told me that the fact I'm not available for a week in July may be a factor in not getting a first interview, despite the fact they were not doing second interviews until July. I accept that for them its probably a fruitless exercise to invite someone for a first interview who wont be in the country for when they are thinking of holding second interviews but it still doesn't help with my confidence! Next year I'm leaving my dates to avoid blank, even if I know I will have some, in hopes of improving my hit rate. Just a tip!

I have got 5 first interviews out of 18 (waiting to hear back from 19th still) and I put on my form that I was only available via Skype before 4th July as I lived in New Zealand. I did wonder if that would have an impact on my success rate. Have to say all chambers who have offered me interviews so far have been very helpful and willing to accommodate my annoying requests for change of interview times/date/Skype.

From searching, I can't see anyone mentioning 4SB interviews on here.

Did anyone ask when we would hear from 25BR about the third round?