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Law Firm Milkrounds 20/21

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  • #32
    caius97
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭caius97


    AA247 wrote: »
    Pinsent Masons PFOs out

    Can someone explain what PFO means? Lol I'm new to this process...


  • #33
    Hillary_2314
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭Hillary_2314


    caius97 wrote: »
    Can someone explain what PFO means? Lol I'm new to this process...

    I’m not quite sure what it actually stands for but I think it means a rejection letter/email


  • #34
    Jeremiah25
    Registered Users Posts: 191 ✭✭Jeremiah25


    caius97 wrote: »
    Can someone explain what PFO means? Lol I'm new to this process...

    It means, in polite terms, Please F off :D


  • #35
    toby_mc
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭toby_mc


    Has everyone heard from MHC? They were one of the first ones to close applications.


  • #36
    arubamuuu
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭arubamuuu


    caius97 wrote: »
    Haven't heard back from ByrneWallance, Pinsent Masons or RDJ. Heard back from Philip Lee - offered a 12 month contract/internship to be assessed for training contract in Dec 2021.
    Was worrying about the others but good to know i'm in the same boat as the rest!! :)

    What did you submit as an example of recent written work? I never applied to Philip Lee because it's been a while since I done any academic writing and didn't know what to use.


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  • #37
    Fe1forthefun
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭Fe1forthefun


    Does anyone else get really disheartened everytime they get a PFO? I wish they weren't sending them out during the fe1s.


  • #38
    Fe1forthefun
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭Fe1forthefun


    Anyone hear anything from Freshfields or Hayes?


  • #39
    law987
    Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭law987


    Fe1forthefun wrote: »
    Does anyone else get really disheartened everytime they get a PFO? I wish they weren't sending them out during the fe1s.

    Ya definitely! I don't think they realise they're on because they're holding interviews during them too and it's such a blow getting rejections during them


  • #40
    caius97
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭caius97


    arubamuuu wrote: »
    What did you submit as an example of recent written work? I never applied to Philip Lee because it's been a while since I done any academic writing and didn't know what to use.

    I sent a recent report I wrote about domestic abuse during Covid-19 and the Northern Ireland Courts, I also attached an essay I wrote during my third year of undergrad on political philosophy (graduated 2019 from Cambridge with a degree in History and Education if that helps)!


  • #41
    caius97
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭caius97


    Yeah, just got PFO from Pinsent Masons :/


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  • #42
    caius97
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭caius97


    Fe1forthefun wrote: »
    Anyone hear anything from Freshfields or Hayes?

    Nope!


  • #43
    Fe1forthefun
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭Fe1forthefun


    law987 wrote: »
    Ya definitely! I don't think they realise they're on because they're holding interviews during them too and it's such a blow getting rejections during them

    I got in contact with PM regarding the dates of the fe1s and how they clashed with the proposed assessment dates, so they definitely know they are on! I know it isn't their fault that the fe1s were pushed but its affecting my studying.


  • #44
    FE1new
    Registered Users Posts: 214 ✭✭FE1new


    caius97 wrote: »
    I sent a recent report I wrote about domestic abuse during Covid-19 and the Northern Ireland Courts, I also attached an essay I wrote during my third year of undergrad on political philosophy (graduated 2019 from Cambridge with a degree in History and Education if that helps)!

    How long was your essay if you don't mind me asking? I read the brochure and it says 500 to 1000 but none of my previous essays are that length.


  • #45
    caius97
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭caius97


    FE1new wrote: »
    How long was your essay if you don't mind me asking? I read the brochure and it says 500 to 1000 but none of my previous essays are that length.

    Not at all! I actually didn't see that on the brochure and sent an essay off that was 2,500 words... I applied and was offered an interview later that evening. I was really impressed with how they conducted the process.

    They only offer training contracts to interns, I didn't know this and sent off an application for the training contract. Hope this helps!


  • #46
    FE1new
    Registered Users Posts: 214 ✭✭FE1new


    caius97 wrote: »
    Not at all! I actually didn't see that on the brochure and sent an essay off that was 2,500 words... I applied and was offered an interview later that evening. I was really impressed with how they conducted the process.

    They only offer training contracts to interns, I didn't know this and sent off an application for the training contract. Hope this helps!

    That's amazing thank you! Yes I'll send in one of the same length now :)


  • #47
    caius97
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭caius97


    FE1new wrote: »
    That's amazing thank you! Yes I'll send in one of the same length now :)

    Good luck!!


  • #48
    roofus22
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭roofus22


    What firms have sent out rejection letters / interview offers?


  • #49
    law987
    Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭law987


    roofus22 wrote: »
    What firms have sent out rejection letters / interview offers?

    Eversheds
    Dillon Eustace
    Byrne Wallace
    Pinsent Masons


  • #50
    IgoPAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 343 ✭✭IgoPAP


    Are there any firms that still have applications open?


  • #51
    holliek
    Registered Users Posts: 287 ✭✭holliek


    law987 wrote: »
    Eversheds
    Dillon Eustace
    Byrne Wallace
    Pinsent Masons

    I haven't heard back from Dillon Eustace or Byrne Wallace..


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  • #52
    Jeremiah25
    Registered Users Posts: 191 ✭✭Jeremiah25


    holliek wrote: »
    I haven't heard back from Dillon Eustace or Byrne Wallace..

    I'm the same too, strange one!


  • #53
    Fe1taker2020
    Registered Users Posts: 33 ✭Fe1taker2020


    Nothing from Dillon Eustace or ByrneWallace either. I've only heard back from Pinsent Masons and Eversheds Sutherland.


  • #54
    musicmanual123
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭musicmanual123


    Jeremiah25 wrote: »
    I'm the same too, strange one!

    Same here! Very odd, and I know for a fact DE are doing second round interviews these week


  • #55
    law987
    Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭law987


    musicmanual123 wrote: »
    Same here! Very odd, and I know for a fact DE are doing second round interviews these week

    Really? my first round with DE is this week


  • #56
    Jeremiah25
    Registered Users Posts: 191 ✭✭Jeremiah25


    musicmanual123 wrote: »
    Same here! Very odd, and I know for a fact DE are doing second round interviews these week

    Maybe we're just straight through to the final stage ;)


  • #57
    FE1new
    Registered Users Posts: 214 ✭✭FE1new


    Hahaha or maybe the are just ghosting us


  • #58
    law987
    Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭law987


    Just heard DE is full for 2021 and 2022 so maybe that's a factor? Only have spaces 2023 onwards..


  • #59
    Jeremiah25
    Registered Users Posts: 191 ✭✭Jeremiah25


    law987 wrote: »
    Just heard DE is full for 2021 and 2022 so maybe that's a factor? Only have spaces 2023 onwards..

    Did they not say that the applications were for the September 2021 intake on the website?

    Maybe I misread it?


  • #60
    law987
    Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭law987


    Ya the form asked when you want to start, but in my interview there they said we are full until 2023


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  • #61
    Jeremiah25
    Registered Users Posts: 191 ✭✭Jeremiah25


    law987 wrote: »
    Ya the form asked when you want to start, but in my interview there they said we are full until 2023

    Ah okay, thanks for the info. Hope the interview went well!


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