Law Firm Milkrounds 2017

LucBetton · 05-09-2017 09:58PM #1

September has come again, so I decided to start the Milkrounds thread for the year that's in it.

rightytighty · 06-09-2017 09:05AM

LucBetton wrote: »

September has come again, so I decided to start the Milkrounds thread for the year that's in it.

Have all the firms opened?

lawless11 · 14-09-2017 07:44PM

Following this thread ! Throwing myself in this for the first time (scary & stressful times).

Dunne1995 · 22-09-2017 11:25AM

Anybody who interviewed with HOMS have you heard back yet?

HappySlappy123 · 10-10-2017 02:45PM

Doesn't appear to have been as much activity as previous years on the milkround thread - I'll tell myself there's smaller competition:)
Applied for Eversheds last week and wondering when we may be due to hear back from them regarding interview/PFO?

LucBetton · 10-10-2017 04:07PM

HappySlappy123 wrote: »

Doesn't appear to have been as much activity as previous years on the milkround thread - I'll tell myself there's smaller competition:)
Applied for Eversheds last week and wondering when we may be due to hear back from them regarding interview/PFO?

Ha! Saw someone had posted on this and thought b***ls, Eversheds interviews are out and I didn't get one..
Hopefully soon, but maybe they're waiting until the current set of fe1s are over before they send out the invitations?

Toga Stroll · 10-10-2017 06:32PM

LucBetton wrote: »

Ha! Saw someone had posted on this and thought b***ls, Eversheds interviews are out and I didn't get one..
Hopefully soon, but maybe they're waiting until the current set of fe1s are over before they send out the invitations?

Way too soon to have heard back from Eversheds surely. It only closed on Friday. Could be another 2/3 weeks easily I’d reckon before anything comes back.

whatawaster81 · 10-10-2017 07:52PM

Did anyone get an acknowledgement back from Eversheds that they received the application?

I sent it to the address they provided but not even an automated one liner.

lawless11 · 10-10-2017 10:24PM

whatawaster81 wrote: »

Did anyone get an acknowledgement back from Eversheds that they received the application?

I sent it to the address they provided but not even an automated one liner.

I did not get any acknowledgment either, so in a sense it reassures me. And to answer to previous posts, I'd doubt that they have already sent out interviews as the deadline was a few days ago.

HappySlappy123 · 11-10-2017 08:21AM

No acknowledgement from them either - glad to hear I wasn't the only one.
I'm aware it's early but had a look at the thread from last year and they seemed to be coming back to people quickly, albeit I'm basing that off the dates and the application deadline could have been sooner,

LucBetton · 11-10-2017 11:59AM

Eversheds pfos are out

lawless11 · 11-10-2017 12:30PM

Well, that was a quick PFO from Eversheds. Quite (sadly?) surprised by the speed.

HappySlappy123 · 11-10-2017 02:19PM

Managed to get an interview myself thankfully - first ever traineeship interview so God knows what to expect!

MO94 · 11-10-2017 02:29PM

HappySlappy123 wrote: »

Managed to get an interview myself thankfully - first ever traineeship interview so God knows what to expect!

I'm in the same boat! And there's not too much information on their website about it all either!

Toga Stroll · 11-10-2017 03:34PM

Anyone know anything about the format etc for Eversheds?

LucBetton · 11-10-2017 03:39PM

Toga Stroll wrote: »

Anyone know anything about the format etc for Eversheds?

I'm not being smart saying this, but it literally is a job interview.. No frills, it's talking about your application and why you want to work there etc there's no trick questions

lawless11 · 11-10-2017 03:58PM

Well done to you guys. I'm wondering if it is useful even for me trying to apply for the TCs, as a final year but non-Irish (particular situation). I've got a little impression that even if I have good grades & extra curricular activities it might just not be enough.. in comparison with a basic Irish person. (Am I just paranoid?)

xtina123 · 11-10-2017 04:22PM

Got an interview with ES too.. anyone interviewed with them before? Is it one interview or are there second rounds?

Toga Stroll · 11-10-2017 04:44PM

LucBetton wrote: »

I'm not being smart saying this, but it literally is a job interview.. No frills, it's talking about your application and why you want to work there etc there's no trick questions

Well that’s not strictly true. I’ve done a few that were all quite different. One round v 2. Some have scenario based questions to answer. Some are quite formal while others like Dillon Eustace are quite laid back. It’s helpful to have some idea of what you’re going into.

LucBetton · 11-10-2017 05:13PM

Toga Stroll wrote: »

Well that’s not strictly true. I’ve done a few that were all quite different. One round v 2. Some have scenario based questions to answer. Some are quite formal while others like Dillon Eustace are quite laid back. It’s helpful to have some idea of what you’re going into.

Sorry I was specifically talking about ES! They had one round last year

fe1hunzo · 11-10-2017 06:22PM

Toga Stroll wrote: »

Well that’s not strictly true. I’ve done a few that were all quite different. One round v 2. Some have scenario based questions to answer. Some are quite formal while others like Dillon Eustace are quite laid back. It’s helpful to have some idea of what you’re going into.

It depends on who is interviewing too. I had a shockingly cold and uptight interview in DE.
It all depends on the day and the partners tbh.

Tea-a-Maria · 11-10-2017 09:00PM

For anyone who's thinking of applying there, ByrneWallace are having their trainee open evening next Tuesday the 17th at 5:30. It's a good chance to get a feel for the place and meet current trainees. You need to sign up to attend in advance, details are on the website.

lemon_95 · 12-10-2017 10:43AM

Tea-a-Maria wrote: »

For anyone who's thinking of applying there, ByrneWallace are having their trainee open evening next Tuesday the 17th at 5:30. It's a good chance to get a feel for the place and meet current trainees. You need to sign up to attend in advance, details are on the website.

Thanks!!

HappySlappy123 · 12-10-2017 12:12PM

I took a look back through the thread from last year and there was some uncertainty after the interviews as to whether there could be a second round - by all accounts people had been told there would be a second round if Eversheds felt they needed it. It didn't come to pass by all accounts anyway.
No word on last year's thread as to what to expect in there regarding content etc however.

Pass22 · 13-10-2017 05:32AM

Hi guys, does everyone have to pay close to €200 to get cvs done up before you stand a chance of getting an interview?

fe1hunzo · 13-10-2017 05:20PM

Pass22 wrote: »

Hi guys, does everyone have to pay close to €200 to get cvs done up before you stand a chance of getting an interview?

No not at all.
You just need some form of legal experience, reasonably good grades, volunteering or some type of other experience similar, part time jobs don't hurt you. Just keep working on yourself. paying someone to fix your CV isn't going to do **** if your CV doesn't have anything on it.
Keep putting yourself out there and improving yourself.

Bayb12 · 15-10-2017 06:06PM

Anyone here that has previously interviewed with top 5 but didn't get anywhere? Do you think there is any point applying again?

Toga Stroll · 17-10-2017 02:08PM

Bayb12 wrote: »

Anyone here that has previously interviewed with top 5 but didn't get anywhere? Do you think there is any point applying again?

Yeah definitely apply again. Just always try to have something new on your CV. But 100% apply again they can and do change their minds.
On another note has anyone been in Eversheds yet?

lawless11 · 17-10-2017 08:33PM

Hi again. Anyone having problems with the AC application form? I wanted to add some documents on it like updated CV etc, but every info I have put in the application form was erased and I can't save anything anymore.

Well... had to create a new account because the old one was not saving anything.

HappySlappy123 · 18-10-2017 09:02AM

Toga Stroll wrote: »

Bayb12 wrote: »

Anyone here that has previously interviewed with top 5 but didn't get anywhere? Do you think there is any point applying again?

Yeah definitely apply again. Just always try to have something new on your CV. But 100% apply again they can and do change their minds.
On another note has anyone been in Eversheds yet?

Interviewed yesterday evening, a strangely late interview I found! Not bad though, had a partner and an associate interview me, nothing out of the ordinary really! Just a waiting game now!

Anyone any idea as to how many they're interviewing/taking on?

MO94 · 18-10-2017 09:11AM

HappySlappy123 wrote: »

Anyone any idea as to how many they're interviewing/taking on?

The partners I interviewed with told me there were 79 people being interviewed with 3 places for 2018 and then 8 (I think) for 2019!

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