TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[zoobla20]

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]

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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[just1TCwilldo]

Milbank post-AC PFO @ 12:39 today.

did they call or email? they never mentioned this during the AC so not sure what I should be prepared for PFO🙃

 

[EA95]

THE WAIT IS OVER. Linklaters SVS AC. 77% with a tick. I got 93 on the WG

Congrats, was you at 77% on hold before the invite?

 

[w_x0808]

Hi. Does anyone have tips for W&C interview? What questions do they ask typically. It would be with early careers and a partner.

 

[Justin]

I am asking once again if anyone has heard back from Birketts 😔😔

I believe they have already told everyone now (I received the call from the recruitment manager earlier this week)

 

[yeezyee]

anyone else waiting post wg for cleary 🥲

 

[3000to1shoteverytime]

I believe they have already told everyone now (I received the call from the recruitment manager earlier this week)

Possibly not for all offices. They do it on an office by office basis.

 

[YS391]

anyone heard back from PMC post-AC? It's been more than 2 weeks

I had an AC today for their London office. They said they’re holding ACs for another 2 weeks and that we would find out about outcomes by the end of those 2 weeks.

Was urs for London?

 

[katgav_]

I believe they have already told everyone now (I received the call from the recruitment manager earlier this week)

What office did you apply for?

 

[knight1999]

Congrats, was you at 77% on hold before the invite?

Yeah I have the same question cuz mine has been on 77% and candidate review tick for ages … idk if that means they did not even review mine cuz i didn’t get the benchmark percentile

 

[trainee4u]

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]

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

 

[badmintonflyinginsect]

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

hey what does "on 77%" mean?

 

[aphelion]

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?

 

[Cara888]

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? 🤗

TikTok - Make Your Day

 

[Paul Jules Steullet]

Which scheme are you doing please? I haven’t received an email yet.

Early April

 

[trainee4u]

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? 🤗

TikTok - Make Your Day

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.

 

[floral.tcla]

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!

 

[VMS]

hey what does "on 77%" mean?

People's applications with Linklaters are on 66% or 77%. Some people think this correlates with whether you get through or not, but I have seen someone who was on 66% get through so really it's just guess work.