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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

zoobla20

Star Member
Premium Member
Mar 15, 2023
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Has anyone not heard back either way post-app from CRS London about their placement scheme? Quite disappointed as I felt my application was strong & attended their open day. Applied a day before the deadline.
 

jacksollaf

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Dec 17, 2024
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Well, a PFO seems to be close by for me personally; I just saw on LinkedIn that two people have received offers for Linklaters' summer vs...


 
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trainee4u

Legendary Member
Sep 7, 2023
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did they call or email? they never mentioned this during the AC so not sure what I should be prepared for PFO🙃
email.
I did AC the week of 13th January, WGT following week, then they said they'd email "successful" candidates the following week, so depending on when you did your AC, anything over a couple of full weeks gone by is likely to be a PFO I'd say.
 

theruleofno

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Jan 5, 2024
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Damn so Linklaters has been alive and active this whole time that’s crazy! I thought they’d disappeared off the face of the earth 🌍 after seeing how many people on this forum have been waiting for an application update from them. 🥲

Best of luck to everyone who applied to Linklaters for either SVS or DTC. 🙂​
I wouldn’t worry! I just received an AC offer yesterday. Those offers are from people who were fast tracked I believe. Either via pathfinders or an open day. I attended neither so hold out hope! My application was on 77% on hold with a tick by candidate review if that means anything
 

aphelion

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Apr 4, 2023
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Can anyone provide some tips on how I can prepare for a case study which involves real estate? I have 0 commercial awareness on this topic. What are the basic issues for me to keep an eye out for, and what concepts could I be researching now to make sure I have some basic knowledge?
 

trainee4u

Legendary Member
Sep 7, 2023
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Hey guys! Do you think employers check your socials? I’ve seen a few “diml” solicitors on TikTok .

Do you think this kind of content is appropriate/ detrimental? 🤗


Employers 100% check LinkedIn, I get many hits there. Logically they are going to also check twitter, facebook, tiktok, instagram, to a greater or lesser extent, and if you've got something off-colour there, then I'd expect it to cost you jobs.
 
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floral.tcla

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Premium Member
Aug 15, 2024
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At an AC today, someone I know from uni discussed in the final break of the day (where the marketing team was present) that they (a woman) really liked that their intervieweres were all female because it removed one layer of social discomfort/anxiety in the context of a law firm interview, but clarified that they of course are sure that all lawyers at the firm ar entice including the men. Do you think the marketing team (employed at the firm) would have judged them for that or even rejected them for that comment? Because as a lawyer you need to be more careful when phrasing stuff?

context: this is like the end of a LONG day + the interview in question is a really technical, challenging interview. This person was otherwise quite friendly, smiley, etc!
 
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