TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[Chris Brown]

He literally asked “does anyone know what I can get”.

“Has anyone been successful in getting the questions in advance”

I’m sorry, but how is anyone reading that not going to have alarm bells ringing?

It sounds exactly like they’re trying to game the system. If they really wanted to know what adjustments they were entitled to, they would not come on here trying to see what other adjustments people have got.

That’s like saying you’re allergic to nuts and can’t eat nuts and require dietary restrictions because some random user like “bigboy101” on TCLA is allergic to nuts. Please explain this logic to me?

I was under the impression they were seeking clarity over reasonable adjustments. Perhaps they wanted to be sure of what can be deemed reasonable adjustments by asking people on the forum about their experience.

There is NOTHING wrong with seeking guidance about reasonable adjustments.

I don’t want this to turn into a dispute. This may just be a simple misunderstanding. 🙂

 

[zoobla20]

He literally asked “does anyone know what I can get”.

“Has anyone been successful in getting the questions in advance”

I’m sorry, but how is anyone reading that not going to have alarm bells ringing?

It sounds exactly like they’re trying to game the system. If they really wanted to know what adjustments they were entitled to, they would not come on here trying to see what other adjustments people have got.

That’s like saying you’re allergic to nuts and can’t eat nuts and require dietary restrictions because some random user like “bigboy101” on TCLA is allergic to nuts. Please explain this logic to me?

I think the difference between the example you mentioned and the reality of being neurodivergent/dealing with a health condition is that there can be a whole bunch of different reasonable adjustments based on the circumstances. For example, at university, I ended up getting different reasonable adjustments in comparison to what I was given for the SQE. Though there might be reasonable adjustments in common, these may change based on the nature of the tasks you're doing.

Let's just be nice to each other - this process is difficult enough as it is.

 

[Gday33]

ANYWAY…

Has anyone heard anything else from HL after their flurry of emails the other day?

 

[Gr33n]

Guys, this is not what this forum is for!!! What is the point in disputing about a possible misunderstanding- when all someone asked for is some advice, because MAYBE they wanted to be sure of something before asking Grad recruitment- there is NOTHING wrong with this, and we should encourage everyone to ask questions!!!

I was under the impression they were seeking clarity over reasonable adjustments. Perhaps they wanted to be sure of what can be deemed reasonable adjustments by asking people on the forum about their experience.

I don’t want this to turn into a dispute. 🙂

I don’t want to turn this into a dispute either. But I don’t want people to be disingenuous and lack integrity either. Especially if they are applying to a profession where they will be bound by a code of conduct…

 

[AZ97]

just got this from Latham's after not hearing if I have progressed for an AC "Due to the volume of applications we received we are still working through reviewing these. We are therefore hoping to provide you with a further update on the status of your application within the end of February."

I just received this email as well. I applied for the Spring VC so end of Feb seems quite tight. Am I safe to assume PFO?

 

[Chris Brown]

did you copy my post word for word 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

I didn’t copy your post word for word. I can see there are some similarities but that might be because those are the common examples of reasonable adjustments people are offered.

I spoke on the information I received from the graduate recruitment teams when I have asked about reasonable adjustments. 🙂

 

[Tclarocks123]

Hi everyone @Amma Usman @Ram Sabaratnam @Andrei Radu could I please get some advice on video interviews? Would also love to hear some thoughts from my peers who went from failing VIs to passing. Have received VI PFOs from Clyde & Co, DWF, Reed Smith, Baker McKenzie & CMS. So all tips welcome please as I do not know what I am doing wrong.

 

[NJS]

I just received this email as well. I applied for the Spring VC so end of Feb seems quite tight. Am I safe to assume PFO?

I applied for Spring too and have zero hope lol

 

[Zi48]

Hi, grad rec have reached out and asked about reasonable adjustments for AC.

Apart from extra time - does anyone know what adjustments I can get for being neurodiverse?

Has anyone ever been successful in getting the interview questions in advance?

Coming in on this late 😅 but if you think an adjustment will be helpful, I think it’s worth asking, they can then consider whether or not it is something they can do. I would also consider messaging @Jessica Booker as she may be able to advise based on your specific needs.

I have previously received questions five minutes before the interview once, but it was for a firm with a set list of possible questions (not all the questions on the list were asked).

Most firms don’t have set questions so this is difficult. But as suggested by others they might be able to offer the questions in written form during the interview.

 

[EA95]

just got this from Latham's after not hearing if I have progressed for an AC "Due to the volume of applications we received we are still working through reviewing these. We are therefore hoping to provide you with a further update on the status of your application within the end of February."

Yeah I got that too, when I saw it I was immediately thinking PFO.

 

[yasmars]

Hi everyone @Amma Usman @Ram Sabaratnam @Andrei Radu could I please get some advice on video interviews? Would also love to hear some thoughts from my peers who went from failing VIs to passing. Have received VI PFOs from Clyde & Co, DWF, Reed Smith, Baker McKenzie & CMS. So all tips welcome please as I do not know what I am doing wrong.

My number one tip would be to be very specific in your answers. Instead of answering generically or repeating what you have already mentioned in your application such as to ‘why the firm’, try and add new reasonings or build on your previous answers with very specific and detailed examples. This has worked well for me currently!

Also don’t worry about structure too much. I know some people say you should start your VI by saying “there are three main reasons…etc” but often the time limit does not allow for this.

 

[OliverTwist]

just waiting for pfo from cooley..

Post-WG?

 

[legalxp2]

I applied for Spring too and have zero hope lol

Spring scheme is set to start end of March so it COULD be possible. If they don't get back in time i'm hoping they consider us for summer

 

[Amma Usman]

WHAT IS AN IPO (INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING)?

Imagine you and your friends have a lemonade stand. At first, you and your family pay for everything; lemons, sugar, cups, so you own the whole business. But one day, you want to make your stand bigger, buy better ingredients, and maybe even open more stands.

Since you don’t have enough money yourself, you decide to sell small parts of your business (called shares) to other people. In return, they give you money to help your business grow.

When a big company does this for the first time, it’s called an IPO (Initial Public Offering). They sell shares to the public on the stock market, allowing regular people to buy a small piece of the company. If the company does well, those shares can become more valuable, and the people who bought them can make money!

 

[lawbear123]

did anyone not get a test from paul, weiss but also had no errors in their application??? 😭😭😭😭

 

[confusedbird]

I don’t want to turn this into a dispute either. But I don’t want people to be disingenuous and lack integrity either. Especially if they are applying to a profession where they will be bound by a code of conduct…

Hi,

I'm sorry if this comes off as mean or anything ..I promise I'm not trying to be. I see where you are coming from but there are aspects of the situation you might not have considered like - not everyone's support plan has all the reasonable adjustments they might need. Additionally, if OP was recently diagnosed or hasn't asked for adjustments before, it is very nerve wracking because they themselves might not know what they need or are entitled to. It's hard figuring out what you need and what is the impact of your neurodiversity on your life, especially if you're late diagnosed.

Asking for 'what they can get' can also be interpreted as them being anxious and not wanting to overburden gradrec / be dismissed by them. A lot of us were not privileged/lucky enough to be diagnosed early and assuming their intentions based on your interpretation feels plain wrong.

I don't mean to hurt anyone's feelings. All I'm trying to do is point out the other side of this situation. Hope you understand and we can all support each other through this very exhausting process!

 

[TC seeker]

White & Case AC! Anyone has tips about that?

 

[Chris Brown]

did anyone not get a test from paul, weiss but also had no errors in their application??? 😭😭😭😭

They might send out more tests today. I think they were sending them out gradually to people yesterday.

Best of luck for Paul, Weiss! 🙂

 

[jojo23]

My ropes and gray answer is 325 words... do I need to pump those numbers up to reach closer to 500?😭😭

 

[Chris Brown]

My ropes and gray answer is 325 words... do I need to pump those numbers up to reach closer to 500?😭😭

Ideally you want to use the max word count as it’s the only question on the application. 🙂