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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

Kakaboo

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Dec 5, 2024
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Hi all first post, any tips for the Gateley AC will be appreciated I've only done one other online AC before and the layout to this one is very different. 9-5pm!! Does anyone know if the interview at the end is with an associate or partner or if its just VI style questions? and if it competency/strengths based questions? I'm struggling to find that much info about it online, thanks in advance!!
It is a partner interview, what office are you doing it for?
 

rapunzel

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Jan 10, 2023
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It’s the start of a new week! Manifesting positive news and energy from law firms for this week. Good luck everyone!

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legalskills44

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Jan 20, 2025
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Hi! I am doing a vacation scheme at the end of July and would be beginning a conversion course soon after. If I am offered a training contract off the back of my VS, they will fund my conversion course but if not, I will have to fund it myself. There’s a very short time between finding out if I get a TC and starting a conversion course - does anyone have any tips as to how I should approach this? Should I enrol in the selected course that the firm I am doing my VS at uses? Is there a chance that places run out if I leave it too late? I would be grateful for any insights thank you 😊
 

toad92

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Jan 21, 2025
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was starting to feel bleak about getting anything this year but got a gibson dunn interview invite on friday and a bevan brittan video assessment invite just now 🤩


didn't realise BB was a video interview style so im probably cooked but we'll see, im really interested administrative and public law so i hope they can see that through the poor interview skills😭
 

Law queries

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    was starting to feel bleak about getting anything this year but got a gibson dunn interview invite on friday and a bevan brittan video assessment invite just now 🤩


    didn't realise BB was a video interview style so im probably cooked but we'll see, im really interested administrative and public law so i hope they can see that through the poor interview skills😭
    hey wow congratulations!!
     
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    toad92

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    Jan 21, 2025
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    is BB sending out invites in batches or all at once?
    it will probably be in batches i'm guessing!! i emailed the early careers team and they were very quick with a response and to put in my adjustments lmaoo so i'm guessing they are doing a lot of invites throughout today and are on the email response grind -- i just received the link to the assessment as i'm writing this, they are probably just dealing with it on a person by person basis rather than sending out mass automated invites and assessments
     

    Law queries

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    it will probably be in batches i'm guessing!! i emailed the early careers team and they were very quick with a response and to put in my adjustments lmaoo so i'm guessing they are doing a lot of invites throughout today and are on the email response grind -- i just received the link to the assessment as i'm writing this, they are probably just dealing with it on a person by person basis rather than sending out mass automated invites and assessments
    Ahh yess, makes sense. I don’t know, still haven’t heard - getting kinda nervous:(
     

    toad92

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    Jan 21, 2025
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    Ahh yess, makes sense. I don’t know, still haven’t heard - getting kinda nervous:(
    Ah sorry i didn't mean to make anyone nervous, I might have been an early reply -- maybe because i talked about reasonable adjustments in my app and they might invite quicker where people need to liaise over email about adjustments before being able to do the assessment ?? But idk !!

    They will for sure get back to all of yous with the assessments some time today 🙏🙏It's also only 2pm, they probably only just started sending out the invites after lunch tbh, and who knows what their system is
     

    Law queries

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    Ah sorry i didn't mean to make anyone nervous, I might have been an early reply -- maybe because i talked about reasonable adjustments in my app and they might invite quicker where people need to liaise over email about adjustments before being able to do the assessment ?? But idk !!

    They will for sure get back to all of yous with the assessments some time today 🙏🙏It's also only 2pm, they probably only just started sending out the invites after lunch tbh, and who knows what their system is
    Fair enough. Thanks for this!
     

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