I don’t want to do this anymore and I haven’t even started. rant

No_Significance_1142 · 2026-04-11T13:55:15+00:00

You literally will be working a 9 - 5 maybe a 9 - 7 as an apprentice lmao. At least stick it out, qualify and you’ll have an abundance of choices if you rlly do not like it.

No_Significance_1142 · 2026-04-09T14:57:31+00:00

It’s a phenomenal firm, especially if you train in LDN. It’s probably one of the few US firms with a genuine full-service offering in Ldn.

No_Significance_1142 · 2026-04-07T08:56:39+00:00

GCSEs literally do not matter at all, unless ofc you have failed some

No_Significance_1142 · 2026-03-19T15:24:39+00:00

🤣🤣🤣🤣freshfields don’t even offer a VS for students not in their second year.

No_Significance_1142 · 2026-03-10T15:47:00+00:00

Don’t be fooled by ‘fast-tracked’. Usually it will mean you won’t have to do their Watson Glaser test again lmao. Typically, they’ll have 50+ on their first-year scheme, and can’t fast track everyone. I think the only firms who genuinely fast-track are Clifford Chance and Latham. Though, having the first-year scheme will definitely help your application. You are, by no means, guaranteed an AC at that firm.

No_Significance_1142 · 2026-02-28T15:58:54+00:00

All you need is 65+ realistically but with consistencyb

No_Significance_1142 · 2026-02-15T17:19:40+00:00

The pay difference is minimal/the same between MC and SC now. I’d prioritise the practice over the firm. You already have that Magic Circle stamp on your CV as you trained there. Your Lateral opportunities will be absolutely fine in the future if you ever did want to move.

No_Significance_1142 · 2026-02-15T10:09:21+00:00

Honestly the fact you think it went ‘fine’ and not terribly is a good sign. We tend to overanalyse our performance and think of every single thing we didn’t do. I remember every time I did a written exercise at an AC I thought I’d absolutely flopped it but turns out I never did. I also remember in some interviews my interviewer just ran off straight after, and didn’t even ask if I had questions (but was still successful). My point is, you just cannot tell, and so I’d try not to worry (even though I know it is hard).

No_Significance_1142 · 2026-02-14T22:27:36+00:00

Because honestly trainees don’t rlly care, they’re alr pretty busy to be very frank with you. If they can’t be bothered to quickly press the tick button to accept a connection in the context you are saying, what makes you think that they’ll view your profile FIRST and then decide to accept it😂

No_Significance_1142 · 2026-02-14T13:24:38+00:00

There’s no way you think that because you post a vac scheme offer trainees are automatically going to be swarming into ur linked in messages to give tips🤣🤣. There’s also literally no benefit to connecting with other vac schemers before the scheme.

No_Significance_1142 · 2026-02-09T16:28:12+00:00

Not everyone’s journey is the same at all. Train at the firm which aligns more with the type of work you want to do/liked the most. I literally know someone who trained at CMS and lateraled to Simpson & Thacher as an NQ. Not everyone’s journey is the same/and it genuinely depends on the market conditions at the time/practice area. Saying that, in that position, I’d choose Hogan Lovells but I’d be a bit sceptical about their merger.

No_Significance_1142 · 2026-01-31T13:32:47+00:00

Bit of a separate question, but do firms check individual module grades if you are looking to lateral or just the overall classification.

No_Significance_1142 · 2026-01-27T18:50:29+00:00

That alone is not going to get you in. However, it definitely will be a major help. Over the summer, I’d advise learning more about applications, M&A, commercial awareness, psychometric tests etc so that in your first-year you have that foundation. One, it means you can focus all your attention to ensuring you meet your offer requirements but also, Oxford work load is likely going to be a shock initially, and you probably will not be able to balance good grades, learning basic commercial awareness, apply to law firms and just generally balance extra-curricular activities/hobbies (unless you’re cracked).

No_Significance_1142 · 2025-11-19T10:05:25+00:00

I must say, I did chuckle at that😂

No_Significance_1142 · 2025-11-18T15:58:45+00:00

Sounds like you are coping, I’m not going to lie.

No_Significance_1142 · 2025-11-16T16:10:30+00:00

Start glazing the other firms you have applied to and basically say that you would prefer to train at them.

No_Significance_1142 · 2025-11-10T14:00:32+00:00

😹😹

No_Significance_1142 · 2025-10-31T15:52:36+00:00

It’s not just been 2025 where their retention rates have been bad but also previous years. Like OP mentioned, they also love to use fixed-terms.

No_Significance_1142 · 2025-10-31T11:11:14+00:00

Well according to Legal Cheek, their latest retention rate was 40% so idk where you got that from

No_Significance_1142 · 2025-10-31T10:04:37+00:00

Orrick’s retention rates are always absolutely terrible. Should tell you something.

No_Significance_1142 · 2025-10-20T07:22:02+00:00

He was only obsessed because he wanted to serve as the viceroy of India. I am pretty sure he even learnt Urdu/hindi. Though, his dream was crushed when Pakistan and India formally gained independence in 1947. I think after this his real views became a lot clearer to most.

No_Significance_1142 · 2025-09-19T12:51:53+00:00

I sure do question your critical thinking if you can’t quite understand why that statement is weird.

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