Law Firm Milk Rounds 2011

crystalmice

Pretty sure interviews and hiring are done for the LK Shields april-july internship, apply in early june for the july-september slot would be my advice as everyone at interview seemed to have applied within a few weeks of the of the interviews (there was one on this week, but apparently some of the april interns were already hired, and some people there were interviewing for september internships too)

Lockstep

birdie89 wrote: »

Has anyone heard anything positive from LK shields? I have still only received confirmation of my application...

One of my friends got in alright.

DeSourire

Hi all,

I have never heard of internships with LK Shields I have only heard of their traineeships and as far as I am aware need to have your FE1s done to apply for that. Is there an internship in addition to this? Would someone fill me in, I'd appreciate it.

birdie89

DeSourire wrote: »

Hi all,

I have never heard of internships with LK Shields I have only heard of their traineeships and as far as I am aware need to have your FE1s done to apply for that. Is there an internship in addition to this? Would someone fill me in, I'd appreciate it.

they run a number of internships throughout the year in addition to their training contract. however, to be able to apply for their training contract you dont need to have your FE1s done. But they need to be done before you start in Blackhall and I presume their office.

crystalmice

DeSourire wrote: »

Hi all,

I have never heard of internships with LK Shields I have only heard of their traineeships and as far as I am aware need to have your FE1s done to apply for that. Is there an internship in addition to this? Would someone fill me in, I'd appreciate it.

They have three internship cycles a year, its on the website somewhere, I think under recruitment. The great thing about them is that the (paid) internships are 3 months long, and apparently some interns end up staying on longer (in contrast to the usual 1 month placement in the big 5 et al). about half their trainee intake comes from the internship programme (afaik), so its well worth applying for! I think the do give internships if you dont have fe1s finished but its better if you have some of them done when you apply, even just the first 3.

DeSourire

birdie89 wrote: »

they run a number of internships throughout the year in addition to their training contract. however, to be able to apply for their training contract you dont need to have your FE1s done. But they need to be done before you start in Blackhall and I presume their office.

Thanks Birdie89, I appreciate it. Is there anywhere I can get additional info on their internships as there does not seem to be anything on their website? It seems from this thread that they run for a couple of months at different stages of the year. But I'd like to know if they are paid or not etc (not that it really matters!).

DeSourire

Thanks Crystalmice-you just got in before me!

colonel1

Lockstep wrote: »

I got rejected as well: I'll be starting an LLM in September. They said I had amazing grades and extracurriculars but I'd be unable to start with them due to the masters and asked me to reapply once I got the LLM.

That is a very encouraging rejection Lockstep, so definitely apply to them again next year. Is the LLM your first Masters?

colonel1

DeSourire wrote: »

Thanks Birdie89, I appreciate it. Is there anywhere I can get additional info on their internships as there does not seem to be anything on their website? It seems from this thread that they run for a couple of months at different stages of the year. But I'd like to know if they are paid or not etc (not that it really matters!).

Yes they are paid, as far as I can recall from the ad. They must have taken down the info about the internships recently. They had 4 programmes running, starting in January.

Lockstep

colonel1 wrote: »

That is a very encouraging rejection Lockstep, so definitely apply to them again next year. Is the LLM your first Masters?

Aye, it's the first masters I went for. I wasn't beat up about it as it was a very nice/encouraging/personalised PFO and I'd be starting the LLM before the internship finished so I can understand their concerns.

They sound like really sound employers at any rate which is good news for those who get in.

colonel1

Lockstep wrote: »

Aye, it's the first masters I went for. I wasn't beat up about it as it was a very nice/encouraging/personalised PFO and I'd be starting the LLM before the internship finished so I can understand their concerns.

Yes their pfo letters are very nice. I would have liked to intern there, so I didn't handle the rejection all that well....ahem.

You, on the other hand, have a sensible attitude Lockstep:D

What kind of extracurriculars do you have, if you don't mind me asking?

I wouldn't mind doing an LLM, but I don't have the cash at the moment, alas! Good luck with yours:-) Hope you have the FE1s out of the way...they are pretty tough!

JLex

hello, was told by bw hr that they will be calling re interviews for the intern program at the begining of the week. did anybody get a call??!

moonbino

juliach wrote: »

hello, was told by bw hr that they will be calling re interviews for the intern program at the begining of the week. did anybody get a call??!

...Or heard anything from the any of the top ten? Dying to know where I stand :-)

Lockstep

colonel1 wrote: »

Yes their pfo letters are very nice. I would have liked to intern there, so I didn't handle the rejection all that well....ahem.

Yeah, I was lucky in that respect, I had the LLM to fall back on so even rejection doesn't bother me much, If I was out looking for work I'd probably be fairly cut up about it!

colonel1 wrote: »

What kind of extracurriculars do you have, if you don't mind me asking?

I have a few, I've been involved with the army reserves for a few years, was elected to the SU in my university and have been active with politics, debating, charity and boxing societies. Nothing too amazing though!

colonel1 wrote: »

I wouldn't mind doing an LLM, but I don't have the cash at the moment, alas! Good luck with yours:-) Hope you have the FE1s out of the way...they are pretty tough!

Yeah, I hear that. I'm taking out a loan for it (unless my scholarship application pays off) as I'd see an LLM as investment but I'm still in my early 20s so not in any mad rush!

No FE1s done so far, I'm still not dead set on a career as a solicitor which is a reason I'm interested in the internship, to see what the job is like!

colonel1

Lockstep wrote: »

Yeah, I was lucky in that respect, I had the LLM to fall back on so even rejection doesn't bother me much, If I was out looking for work I'd probably be fairly cut up about it!

Too true Lockstep:D


I have a few, I've been involved with the army reserves for a few years, was elected to the SU in my university and have been active with politics, debating, charity and boxing societies. Nothing too amazing though!

The army reserves, wow that is cool. How does one get into the army reserves (formerly the FCA)? As you can tell from my boards name, I am interested in all things military. I wanted to join the army when I was younger, but wasn't the regulation height!

I used to do debating at school (but that was a very long time ago, so I didn't put that down on the CV. I also did charity walks, again years ago!


Yeah, I hear that. I'm taking out a loan for it (unless my scholarship application pays off) as I'd see an LLM as investment but I'm still in my early 20s so not in any mad rush!

Lol. are the banks giving out loans these days? I know you have to get a guarantor for any loans over 2,000 Euro, which can be a pain. I have been thinking of the LLM in TCD for a while. Good luck with your scholarship application though!

No FE1s done so far, I'm still not dead set on a career as a solicitor which is a reason I'm interested in the internship, to see what the job is like!

Yes, the internship is a good idea for that especially as it is a 3 month one, which is great experience. I have 5 FE1s but no legal experience yet. But fingers crossed, someone will take a chance on the colonel:D

colonel1

Lockstep wrote: »

One of my friends got in alright.

Wow, did they get an internship? Or were they called to an interview for one?

moonbino

PFO from AC :-( :-( :-(

colonel1

moonbino wrote: »

PFO from AC :-( :-( :-(

Sorry to hear that Moonbino! I got one too:-). Did they invite you to apply for the TC in October perchance? Very nicely worded pfo!

ClearlyClear

Got the PFO from Arthur Cox today, really nicely worded, "We would be delighted if you would consider applying for our Trainee Programme......
Please be assured that the fact that we were unable to ask you to join us at this stage reflects the size of our Summer Programme only and not the quality of your application"

Does everyone get this ?

Anyone heard from MOP yet ??

colonel1

ClearlyClear wrote: »

Got the PFO from Arthur Cox today, really nicely worded, "We would be delighted if you would consider applying for our Trainee Programme......
Please be assured that the fact that we were unable to ask you to join us at this stage reflects the size of our Summer Programme only and not the quality of your application"

Does everyone get this ?

Snap:-)

Anyone heard from MOP yet ??

Not yet!

JLex

Mop will be holding their interviews on the 29th pfos to be send next weeek

NoQuarter

juliach wrote: »

Mop will be holding their interviews on the 29th pfos to be send next weeek

Does that mean that if we havent heard about an interview yet we should expect a PFO?


Also,
PFO from Cox as above.

JLex

NoQuarter wrote: »

Does that mean that if we havent heard about an interview yet we should expect a PFO?


Also,
PFO from Cox as above.

Sorry about your pfo from Ac, got mine this morning too

i think MOP will be sending pfos and calling succesful ppl next week. the interview is due on the 29th for sure.

birdie89

juliach wrote: »

Sorry about your pfo from Ac, got mine this morning too

i think MOP will be sending pfos and calling succesful ppl next week. the interview is due on the 29th for sure.

Do you know if MOP are using the phone interview again for their first round summer internships? of is it a face to face interview straight away?

JLex

birdie89 wrote: »

Do you know if MOP are using the phone interview again for their first round summer internships? of is it a face to face interview straight away?

Sorry Birdie89 dont know anything else, was only told the date of the interview and when will Mop let ppl know

Ashashi

Got a PFO from AC. Nicely worded, though one of my friends who has been shortlisted for the WIP didn't get it either, so standard must be exceptionally high. Gulp

colonel1

Ashashi wrote: »

Got a PFO from AC. Nicely worded, though one of my friends who has been shortlisted for the WIP didn't get it either, so standard must be exceptionally high. Gulp

What is the WIP? Just curious:-) The standard is exceptionally high. Too many applicants too few jobs! Despite this law is proving to be a popular choice again with CAO applicants. More rivals in the pipeline;-)

t2340

I am beginning to think that Arthur Cox use leaving cert results as a way to filter applications as I know a lot of people with very good grades but points would be about 520 there abouts, perhaps there is a 550 or above requirement! Hard to know!

Jev/N

colonel1 wrote: »

What is the WIP?

Washington Ireland Programme, I assume

How so Joe

t2340 wrote: »

I am beginning to think that Arthur Cox use leaving cert results as a way to filter applications as I know a lot of people with very good grades but points would be about 520 there abouts, perhaps there is a 550 or above requirement! Hard to know!

Don't think that's their filter - my Leaving is only 520, and I got invited to the group interviews for AC.
That said, though, they did >specifically< ask for LC results, so they could well be taking them into account.

Lockstep

colonel1 wrote: »

The army reserves, wow that is cool. How does one get into the army reserves (formerly the FCA)? As you can tell from my boards name, I am interested in all things military. I wanted to join the army when I was younger, but wasn't the regulation height!

I used to do debating at school (but that was a very long time ago, so I didn't put that down on the CV. I also did charity walks, again years ago!

If you're interested in the RDF, swing over to the Military forum as there's a load of help on hand there. Otherwise, head to your nearest branch on a training night (ring up beforehand) and they'll tell you how to get involved.

colonel1 wrote: »

Lol. are the banks giving out loans these days? I know you have to get a guarantor for any loans over 2,000 Euro, which can be a pain. I have been thinking of the LLM in TCD for a while. Good luck with your scholarship application though!

The banks aren't but the credit unions are! I have a CU account which I've been paying into so I'll be able to take out a loan to cover the tuition fees for the UK (which are cheaper than here)
If money is a serious problem have you considered the continent? English LLMs in the Netherlands are 1700e, 560e in Belgium and free in Scandinavia (although the cost of living is higher)

Wow, did they get an internship? Or were they called to an interview for one?

They've been offered one for June.

Got a PFO from AC. Nicely worded, though one of my friends who has been shortlisted for the WIP didn't get it either, so standard must be exceptionally high. Gulp
What is the WIP? Just curious:-) The standard is exceptionally high. Too many applicants too few jobs! Despite this law is proving to be a popular choice again with CAO applicants. More rivals in the pipeline;-)

WIP is the Washington Ireland Program, it's a leadership program for young people from the Republic and Northern Ireland. I applied for it a couple of times and was interviewed for it twice although failed to make the final cut!

I am beginning to think that Arthur Cox use leaving cert results as a way to filter applications as I know a lot of people with very good grades but points would be about 520 there abouts, perhaps there is a 550 or above requirement! Hard to know!

Dunno about that: I got 540 points and was interviewed by AC for a traineeship, although got a PFO when I applied for the summer internship.

XxMCRxBabyxX

birdie89 wrote: »

juliach wrote: »

Sorry about your pfo from Ac, got mine this morning too

i think MOP will be sending pfos and calling succesful ppl next week. the interview is due on the 29th for sure.

Do you know if MOP are using the phone interview again for their first round summer internships? of is it a face to face interview straight away?

They got rid of phone interviews, two face to faces instead the first being in two weeks time

DeSourire

BW are ringing around re interviews next week.

JLex

DeSourire wrote: »

BW are ringing around re interviews next week.

Hi,
I talked to the girl in hr and she told me they meant to call this week ( monday/tuesday ) and hold the interviews next week........

DeSourire

juliach wrote: »

Hi,
I talked to the girl in hr and she told me they meant to call this week ( monday/tuesday ) and hold the interviews next week........

They only called me this morning at 11am.

JLex

thanks for letting us know, best of luck

DeSourire

juliach wrote: »

thanks for letting us know, best of luck

Thanks, I can't recall how many times I have applied to them-I've finally gotten an interview-there's hope for us all yet!

Ashashi

Got a PFO from McCannFitz too. Friend of mine got an interview in April though.

crystalmice

DeSourire wrote: »

juliach wrote: »

Hi,
I talked to the girl in hr and she told me they meant to call this week ( monday/tuesday ) and hold the interviews next week........

They only called me this morning at 11am.

It's pretty crazy that they are holding the interviews right in the middle if the fe1s! Surely they could gave avoided them, it's only 2 weeks long! Ah well no call so probably not relevant to me anyways
Well done on getting an interview, they are tough to get into! Best of luck

DeSourire

crystalmice wrote: »

It's pretty crazy that they are holding the interviews right in the middle if the fe1s! Surely they could gave avoided them, it's only 2 weeks long! Ah well no call so probably not relevant to me anyways
Well done on getting an interview, they are tough to get into! Best of luck

Thanks, next week will be pretty intense!

moonbino

McCann Fitz PFO today. Now it seems I might get one for BW too. Wow, makes me feel so unemployable. Part of the game I know. Fate you're taking too long, I want in!!!!!

colonel1

crystalmice wrote: »

DeSourire wrote: »

juliach wrote: »

Hi,
I talked to the girl in hr and she told me they meant to call this week ( monday/tuesday ) and hold the interviews next week........

They only called me this morning at 11am.

It's pretty crazy that they are holding the interviews right in the middle if the fe1s! Surely they could gave avoided them, it's only 2 weeks long! Ah well no call so probably not relevant to me anyways
Well done on getting an interview, they are tough to get into! Best of luck

Yes indeed, well done and best of luck desourire:-)

colonel1

moonbino wrote: »

McCann Fitz PFO today. Now it seems I might get one for BW too. Wow, makes me feel so unemployable. Part of the game I know. Fate you're taking too long, I want in!!!!!

Lol there is a book/film in this Moonbino- the top 10 law firm rejects club;-)

moonbino

colonel1 wrote: »

moonbino wrote: »

McCann Fitz PFO today. Now it seems I might get one for BW too. Wow, makes me feel so unemployable. Part of the game I know. Fate you're taking too long, I want in!!!!!

Lol there is a book/film in this Moonbino- the top 10 law firm rejects club;-)

Lol. Yes, if I never become a solicitor I might as well make some money from the attempt. Haha

DeSourire

Beechey wrote: »

Byrne Wallace are calling around now.

Hi Beechey, sorry for the random post, I couldn't seem to send you a PM, I have an interview with BW next week for their summer internship. I would be really interested in working there. Any tips re interview etc. I know it may be different to the traineeship one but doubt it could be too different.

Thanks a mil.

purpleglory

If they ask you for a recent commercial topic don't bring this up.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2012/0317/1224313472029.html

frser32

Has anyone heard from MOP?

How so Joe

I haven't heard from MOP yet.

Someone in my AC interview said their favourite website was boards. I must find this girl...

TheDarkKnigh

No word from MOP yet, not wanting to sound cocky but I made it thru interviews with them for traineeships last year so maybe they havent got calling yet.

Any word from A and L?

moonbino

MOP pfo :-(