TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[sibs23]

I think the reed smith test has traumatised me💀

It has to be one of the worst which is why I didn’t apply this year after last year’s trauma haha

 

[FutureTraineeMaybe]

Does anybody know if Taylor Wessing sends out the tests in batches or is it likely to be a PFO now?

 

[Olivia1234]

I'll DM you

Heya please could I find this out as well!

 

[yasmars]

I think the reed smith test has traumatised me💀

What’s so bad about it!

 

[jojo23]

I'll DM you

Would you mind messaging me too please?😭

 

[Olivia1234]

I think the reed smith test has traumatised me💀

Oh no why was it bad! Im scared to do it lol

 

[jojo23]

What’s so bad about it!

Each question felt incredibly vague it started to become frustrating
The maths questions..
My only saving grace will be if I do well in the vi but if it's anything like the test i have low hope🤣

 

[jojo23]

Oh no why was it bad! Im scared to do it lol

I'm very bad at maths🤣🤣
Aside from that the questions were frustrating but that may just be me

 

[Olivia1234]

I'm very bad at maths🤣🤣
Aside from that the questions were frustrating but that may just be me

I'm terrible at maths too! I never thought maths would be part of the process for a TC 🥲 I'm sorry it didn't go well, best of luck for the VI!

 

[xMontmorency]

Just received Milbank AC (spring). At 9pm on a Saturday. Strange ...

anyways any advice?

 

[SonghaivAngel]

That NRF Artic Shores test was interesting to say the least

I Scored: 4/4 in Emotional Understanding
4/4 in Patterns and Rules
3/4 in Responding to Change
3/4 in Attending to Tasks and Decisions

Need some good news to kick start the new year after my abysmal uni exams 😭

 

[Miss Chocolate]

Just did my NRF Artic Shores-
4/4 in Emotional Understanding
4/4 in Patterns and rules
3/4 in Responding to change
1/4 in Attending to tasks and decisions

Is that good enough to get through? I think I have a strong written application.

is the test selective?

 

[tomsmitg]

Hi, does anyone know if the linklaters fast track guarantees you an Ac place?

 

[vschemer]

Just received Milbank AC (spring). At 9pm on a Saturday. Strange ...

anyways any advice?

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[Amakaa]

Hey @Amakaa ,

Very well done on getting to both stages. My tips are more on soft skills.

For the telephone interview, I recommend knowing your competencies very well and avoid preparing too heavily on verbatim answers. This is because you want your answers to sound very natural. The best way to do this is to know your passions for commercial law and Akin well, such that any question you’re asked would not necessarily trip you off.

For the AC with RS, perhaps I’ll be able to provide more guidance on that once they inform you what the AC is comprised of.

My general few interview tips are as follows;

• Smile and be confident. At the end of the day, law firms are not just hiring for lawyers, they are hiring for people.
• Keep building your commercial awareness up until then. As you would have heard many times, this is a skill that needs constant developing. You do not need to spend hundreds of hours every week doing this as that would even be counter-effective. Take little strides every day to learn something knew. It would amaze you how those little industry trends or buzz words would be weaved into your interview by you, without you even knowing it. You want your commercial awareness journey to be a natural one, not a forced one as this is what would help out more through the process and beyond.
• With regards what you can ask GR, provided you have any questions on the specifics of the stage or are not clear about anything, GR would be the best to speak to. Don’t hesitate to reach out when in doubt.
• With regards what to ask Partners, don’t ask questions just for the sake of it as most times such questions tend to be those you can easily get by deep-diving into the firm‘s website. The best questions at the end of interviews are those which talk about a topic discussed in the interview itself, or an area of your interviewers specialisation you want to learn more about and why.

Hope this helps, and best of luck!

it does help. Thank you 🙏🏾

 

[helloj]

Just received Milbank AC (spring). At 9pm on a Saturday. Strange ...

anyways any advice?

Congratulations! When did you apply?

 

[ayiiii05]

the way i was absolutely yapping in my clyde & co vi was so funny lol, i feel so bad for whoever watches mine. i think the first 3 questions were fine but i honestly gave up for the rest sigh.

i finished everything but it just sounded like basic answers

 

[Cool pigeon]

Just received Milbank AC (spring). At 9pm on a Saturday. Strange ...

anyways any advice?

Congrats!! Random time ahaha. When did you complete the WG?

 

[Amakaa]

Hey guys, I did my W&C VI on the 2nd Jan (9 days ago). I've seen some people have heard back but no clue when they did their VIs. I'm going out of my mind having heard nothing (also didn't get a confirmation email to say I'd completed it but it says it's completed on their AllHires website). Is it normal to not hear back this quickly or should I expect a PFO by now?

Is this for spring or summer. I haven't heard anything from them since submitting my app in early December

 

[xxx]

none at all, just know well about the team/(seats if you applied for tc) well and what makes you interested and about your strengths

Just for references how many questions should I expect? And how long do we have to prep/ speak. I saw the last year they only had 15 secs 😔