Law Firm Training Contract Milkrounds 2015

beerose

lawyeredup2015 wrote: »

Hi Gummy Bears I was wondering if your presentation is this week? Did they contact you late in the evening, as they may be contacting more people tomorrow?

Hey

I got word of the second round interview for BW late this evening - presentations are next week!

GummyBears

Hi lawyeredup2015,
Presentation is scheduled for Monday and received the call this evening so may very well be calling people still!

lawyeredup2015

GummyBears wrote: »

Hi lawyeredup2015,
Presentation is scheduled for Monday and received the call this evening so may very well be calling people still!

Congratulations and thanks

lawyeredup2015

beerose wrote: »

Hey

I got word of the second round interview for BW late this evening - presentations are next week!

Congratulations and thanks for info

neesie_85

Laura Steph wrote: »

Likewise. Though haven't heard anything from BW either and saw someone on this thread had an interview.

The CD was only the 16th though, hopefully there will be some communication this week.

It feels like longer....:rolleyes:

OJ4

Just to let people know hayes were interviewing first round Tuesday and yesterday

Laura Steph

OJ4 wrote: »

Just to let people know hayes were interviewing first round Tuesday and yesterday

Another non PFO process then...getting really tired of firms doing this. As bad as PFOs are, I much rather know where I stand than false hope.

And rant over!

RwB7

Have a second round interview for BW on Tuesday. Anyone have any idea roughly how many are through to this round?

neesie_85

Laura Steph wrote: »

Another non PFO process then...getting really tired of firms doing this. As bad as PFOs are, I much rather know where I stand than false hope.

And rant over!

Totally in agreement, I know they are busy but come on it takes 5 secs so send a PFO

Laura Steph

neesie_85 wrote: »

Totally in agreement, I know they are busy but come on it takes 5 secs so send a PFO

Its all computerised, really its only common courtesy. Alas, the search goes on.:rolleyes:

neesie_85

This may be a stupid question but what question in an interview any of you did stumped you or had you drawing a blank?

smeal

neesie_85 wrote: »

This may be a stupid question but what question in an interview any of you did stumped you or had you drawing a blank?

Not that it causes me to draw a blank exactly but I'm never fond of the question "Why do you want to work for us?" focusing in on that company in particular.. I never know what they really want to hear.

Redhighking

smeal wrote: »

Not that it causes me to draw a blank exactly but I'm never fond of the question "Why do you want to work for us?" focusing in on that company in particular.. I never know what they really want to hear.

Generally, I found, in regard to the "Why do you want to work for us?" question the interviewers are trying to see if you identify with the firm's 'working culture' and if you would be a good fit as a future colleague.

I always approach this type of question in a two-step structured manner:

1. Explain what you believe the 'working culture' of the firm is (this usually can be easily found on their website or trainee recruitment brochures).
2. Outline how you personally identify with this 'working culture', giving examples of your skills and experiences to back up this statement.

In my experience of the 2015 Milkrounds their seemed to be a focus on buzz words like 'Teamwork' and 'Collaboration'.

shellbm

Can't believe I've received 9 rejections this month has been soul destroying to say the least ! High 2.1 LLB, Masters and legal experience .. Terrified I'll do fe1s and end up in the same situation this time next year


Huge congrats to everyone who got good news this time round

Laura Steph

shellbm wrote: »

Can't believe I've received 9 rejections this month has been soul destroying to say the least ! High 2.1 LLB, Masters and legal experience .. Terrified I'll do fe1s and end up in the same situation this time next year


Huge congrats to everyone who got good news this time round

I was in the exact same boat until Monday night, when I was offered a trainee position with a non Big 6 firm. Honestly, keep at it, its so soul destroying but after an undergrad, Masters, national/international experiences and 7 FE-1s later, its finally paid off!!

You'll get there, just keeping knocking on doors.

leek15

Anyone hear anything from Phillip Lee or Beauchamps?

GummyBears

Congrats laurasteph! It must feel great at long last. A nice Xmas present!
The struggle is indeed hard.

If anyone on here hears back from Byrne Wallace regarding offers on the back of the second round - I just want out of this misery for this year!
I'd really appreciate it
Thanks!😊

Galwaygal2015

Anyone here interview for the RDJ internships a few weeks ago and heard back?

Galwaygal2015

tiger_cub wrote: »

RDJ PFO's are officially out. Third year in a row, i'll take the hint! My PFO list is actually comical at this stage.....

Hi tiger_cub,do you mind me asking was this after an interview or do you mean you applied and you werent successful? TIA

Lawstudent007

Hi all,

Great thread! Just a quick question. Where do you all go to to look for jobs? I am ploughing through jobs.ie and the law society website,but there don't seem to be anything going. I've a high 2:1 LLB and I've completed 7 Fe1's. I am applying for the odd paralegal/ legal executive position but with no luck. I have a good CV and I have some legal experience behind me. Maybe I am looking in the wrong places for job opportunities and if anyone could point me in the right direction I would really appreciate it.

Well done to all of those who have obtained training contracts!

Hope to hear from you guys soon!

Tertius van Eeden.

Orlando146

Lawstudent007 wrote: »

Hi all,

Great thread! Just a quick question. Where do you all go to to look for jobs? I am ploughing through jobs.ie and the law society website,but there don't seem to be anything going. I've a high 2:1 LLB and I've completed 7 Fe1's. I am applying for the odd paralegal/ legal executive position but with no luck. I have a good CV and I have some legal experience behind me. Maybe I am looking in the wrong places for job opportunities and if anyone could point me in the right direction I would really appreciate it.

Well done to all of those who have obtained training contracts!

Hope to hear from you guys soon!

Tertius van Eeden.

Hey,

I was in your boat last year and I came to Belfast, they can't fill all the paralegal jobs they have. TLT, Carson McDowells, Arthur Cox, Tughans, Axiom, A&L, Allen & Overy, Baker McKenzie, Kennedy's, C&H Jefferson and Harbert Smith are always recruiting. Some of the firms like TLT, Carsons and C&H don't have offices in the south but are well respected in the UK and you'll get great hands on fee earner work.

I was getting no traineeship interviews before I came here and then I had a couple this year so the experience you get really is worth it. Any questions feel free to just drop me a line.

ghost10

Anyone know if BW has made offers yet? Thanks

The_Minister

As a barrister, this is an interesting read - I thought there was a shortage of people to fill places this year.

I was actually asked a few months by a small firm if I knew anyone coming up (filled since, but I've never been asked before).

RwB7

ghost10 wrote: »

Anyone know if BW has made offers yet? Thanks

Got an offer with BW Thursday morning.

GummyBears

Congratulations rw87! I can't believe that after two rounds including a presentation that they didn't send out PFOs to those who were unsuccessful!

Thanks for letting us know though and we'll done again!

Lawstudent007

Orlando146 wrote: »

Hey,

I was in your boat last year and I came to Belfast, they can't fill all the paralegal jobs they have. TLT, Carson McDowells, Arthur Cox, Tughans, Axiom, A&L, Allen & Overy, Baker McKenzie, Kennedy's, C&H Jefferson and Harbert Smith are always recruiting. Some of the firms like TLT, Carsons and C&H don't have offices in the south but are well respected in the UK and you'll get great hands on fee earner work.

I was getting no traineeship interviews before I came here and then I had a couple this year so the experience you get really is worth it. Any questions feel free to just drop me a line.

Thanks for you're reply. I suppose I'll need to get a bit more experience so. The North is a bit far for me as I have a young family and wouldn't like to be too far away from them. I'll get my head down for my last FE1 and in the meantime I'll just keep snooping around and pray I get lucky!

Irishhuman

Out of interest what are salaries for the top 5 firms these days? Are some firms known to pay more than others?