TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[Amakaa]

Oops Kirkland Post app PFO 😭😂

 

[Chris Brown]

Debevoise open day invite!!🎉

Huge congrats that’s major! 🥳

 

[l789]

Debevoise open day invite!!🎉

YES QUEEN!

 

[billyonthespeeddial]

Debevoise Open Day/AC

 

[AnAnonymousDuck]

Debevoise open day invite!!🎉

congratulations! did u get the invite just now or earlier today?

 

[Chris Brown]

Debevoise Open Day/AC

Smashed it matey congrats. 🥳

 

[l789]

Good evening all!

Does anyone know for reference, if it’s easier to obtain a TC through CC Spark or the direct TC process.

I’m only asking because I’m following the grad rec on LinkedIn who’s commented on a few posts- but essentially they’ve started rolling out TC offers for spark but it’s been only about 8-10 people so far.

I’m curious as to which route is more competitive - not that it matters to me since I’m ineligible for Spark. Although I would much prefer a one day assessment centre and then recieve an offer than to be assessed for 9 month’s continuously and maybe or maybe not be offered a TC- but with the stress of having to perform over their 9 month programme

 

[jacksollaf]

Debevoise open day invite!!🎉

Oh my! Congrats!!! What time did they send it?

 

[jacksollaf]

Debevoise Open Day/AC

Congrats!!! What time did you receive the email ?

 

[mspring]

has anyone done the recent Osborne Clarke vacation scheme virtual assessment center? not sure what to expect/topics

 

[billyonthespeeddial]

Congrats!!! What time did you receive the email ?

15 mins ago

 

[Amakaa]

congratulations! did u get the invite just now or earlier today?

Right now. Why are they sending it by almost midnight 😭

 

[jacksollaf]

Right now. Why are they sending it by almost midnight 😭

work/life balance

 

[jacksollaf]

I hope Debevoise has other invites that they will send later on, because I am actually going to be so sad if I don't get it; because it's the firm I spent the most time on and it's at the top of my list with Gibson

 

[Chris Brown]

Right now. Why are they sending it by almost midnight 😭

I swear Milbank did something similar sending emails at like 11pm and 12am. 🥲🥲

Work/life balance is almost non-existent for these firms I think. 🥲🥲​

 

[Anonymous3444543]

I ended up around 700 words. Hopefully I don't get marked down for it!

I was just under 500 but then again I didn’t identify every issue because I was scared of exceeding the wc

 

[sooae]

Right now. Why are they sending it by almost midnight 😭

Congrats! May I know when is your open day?

 

[sooae]

I hope Debevoise has other invites that they will send later on, because I am actually going to be so sad if I don't get it; because it's the firm I spent the most time on and it's at the top of my list with Gibson

I hope so too. I think they have 3 dates for open day from feb -march. Hopefully they only sent the ones for this feb? :/

 

[Anonymous3444543]

I think anywhere in the region 500-700 should be fine. I remember in one of Willkie’s virtual events Gemma said someone had wrote 2,000 words in 90 minutes…

Idk how they even managed that given the limited time frame tbh. I think I wrote roughly 600 words. 🥲

I think the word count for previous exercises was about 600 but they changed the written exercise this year so they can’t really be compared. 🙂

2000?? Did they get through??

 

[sapphireoreos]

Hi, received the interview invite on the 3rd of Feb, I applied very late tbh close to the deadline. I don't think theres any reason to be worried yet!

Cool, thanks so much! Applied close to the deadline too so I’m worried about this, but I guess no news is good news. Huge congrats on the interview, I’m sure you’ll smash it!