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Irwin Mitchell Assessment Centre

Hi there, has anyone been invited to an assessment centre with Irwin Mitchell? If so, are you doing anything in particular to prepare? Thanks!

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Reply 1

SmaugTheTerrible

Original post by rb1234

Hi there, has anyone been invited to an assessment centre with Irwin Mitchell? If so, are you doing anything in particular to prepare? Thanks!

As someone who will be applying to law firms soon can I ask you a few questions please?

What were your A-level results?
Which University and degree?
any tips?

:smile:

(sorry to hijack your thread)

Reply 2

appletree111

Original post by rb1234

Hi there, has anyone been invited to an assessment centre with Irwin Mitchell? If so, are you doing anything in particular to prepare? Thanks!

Hey, Im still waiting to hear after the telephone interview. Have you been invited to the AC?

Reply 3

rb1234

Original post by jenkinsear

Just to check you're aware of what a truly shocking firm they are and their reputation for treating their staff like absolute scum right?

Would you mind me asking whether you are speaking from experience or whether you know anyone who has worked there? And what sort of things have they got a bad reputation for? I haven't actually come across much bad press on them so any insight would be greatly appreciated!

Reply 4

rb1234

Original post by appletree111

Hey, Im still waiting to hear after the telephone interview. Have you been invited to the AC?

Hey, yes I heard back on Friday afternoon, but I think they get back to people at different times depending on which office and stream you have applied for. I applied to London and I hear that is one of the first as it is also one of the earliest - so I wouldn't worry about not having heard yet!

Reply 5

appletree111

Original post by rb1234

Oh dear I applied to London bls too so it's not looking good

Reply 6

rb1234

I applied to PLS so don't give up hope yet!

Reply 7

appletree111

Original post by rb1234

I applied to PLS so don't give up hope yet!

Ok well thanks :smile:

and hey nearly forgot; well done for securing an interview :smile:

very happy for you and thanks for replying :smile:

Reply 8

rb1234

Thank you, good luck to you receiving an invite too! :smile:

Reply 9

MrSupernova

Original post by jenkinsear

Just to check you're aware of what a truly shocking firm they are and their reputation for treating their staff like absolute scum right?

Speaking as someone with a relative who worked there happily for almost two decades and only left because their department was closed down, I wouldn't say that's really true. Irwin Mitchell has a lot of offices, in a lot of different places, run by a lot of different people, so there's inevitably going to be some variation in the way their staff are treated.

Reply 10

hiyamynameissoph

I just found out I've been invited to the Assessment day after my phone interview - I applied on the deadline day, had the phone interview on Saturday and have the assessment day next Tuesday. I applied to PLS in the Bristol offices (woooo)

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Reply 11

IsabellaJ

Original post by hiyamynameissoph

Hi! Weldone on getting through to the next stage - you must be over the moon/ relieved!
i have my telephone interview tomorrow for PLS in London and was wondering if you could insight your wisdom on me. - mainly about what kind of questions they asked you

Reply 12

MrSupernova

Original post by jenkinsear

Were they a partner by any chance? I imagine it's quite enjoyable working somewhere knowing the minions below you earn bugger all, have no promotion hopes and are treated like dirt and you know that by doing this you become even richer...

No, they weren't. As I said, I imagine some offices are a lot worse than others.

Reply 13

ambermax

Hi everyone.

By the sounds of it they have changed things this year compared to last year.
They must be having AC's starting down South then leading to the North towards the end of March.

Whereas last year the North was first.

Also I think this year Irwin Mitchell Grad team conducted the interviews whereas last year it was another agency...Maybe...

Anyways, they are a fantastic law firm to be involved with! Good luck everyone!

Reply 14

ambermax

Original post by jenkinsear

How are they 'fantastic'? They are consistently voted one of the worst law firms to work for, their pay figures are absolutely woeful and they think nothing of making hoards of people redundant. Add to that the woeful promotion prospects and the ridiculously high PEP figures which are completely prioritised over pay rises and bonuses for associates make them far from 'fantastic'. That is of course assuming your idea of fantastic isn't being totally unappreciated and earning virtually nothing in the process.

Do you work for Irwin Mitchell's HR/PR department by any chance?

It's a secret :wink:

Reply 15

ambermax

Original post by jenkinsear

NQ salary of £27k outside of London = you might as well have become a milkman.

I love milk how'd you know that?

Also, who says I have a TC...hmmm..the suspense!

Or it is a clear illustration of you 'assuming' you know everything from 'reading' what other people say. Like you 'read' my above comment and presumed I had a TC when in actual fact I don't!

See everyone, don't trust a word this guy says! He/she is a proved assumption maker with no core evidence in reality, shown by his assumption of myself having a TC and of the firm.

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 16

MrSupernova

Original post by jenkinsear

The pay is piss poor at all the offices though- that cannot be disputed. You'd earn more as a milkman or a postie than a 3PQE lawyer at Irwin Mitchell.

Isn't that the case for a lot of NQ posts though, especially in the North? I remember my relative's pay not being great initially, but increased to a decent level after a few promotions. Call-out rates were pretty generous too (this was the criminal dept)

Original post by jenkinsear

hey think nothing of making hoards of people redundant.

Cant argue with that tbh. Then again, with the employment situation as it is for law grads, only the outstanding candidates can afford to be too picky about TC's

Reply 17

miriam.doukhan

Original post by appletree111

Oh dear I applied to London bls too so it's not looking good

what about now? I also applied to bls - my interview was ages ago (about 4 weeks) and I haven't heard from them... I'm thinking this is rejection?

Reply 18

QMCH1234

My interview was over a month ago and I still haven't heard back yet! I'm not sure what to think but I assume we would have got a rejection sooner than now?

Reply 19

miriam.doukhan

well - fingers crossed there is still a chance! despite the above"argument", it is not easy to get TC - even with IM and often there are some "lucky" factors to decide... please drop a line here if you hear from them - it will be good to know!