TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[LawHopeful1]

Pretty sure V&E are waiting to interview everyone before giving out offers. Still interviews going on this week so will probs hear after

Thank you! By interviews, have in person interviews been offered or do you mean the video interviews are still being reviewed?

 

[tarty23]

This might sound like a stupid question, but if an application asks for references, what exactly are they looking for?

I am almost finished with my Paul Hastings SVS application and it asks for two references, but I don’t know what that means lmao. This is one of the perks of a first application cycle. 🤣

Is this like an academic reference so maybe a lecturer or professor from university, or is this an employer reference? Is it kind of like the UCAS teacher reference thing? Please help. 🥲​

Typically they ask for one academic and one professional - academic should probably be a lecturer you may have had contact with, professional probs a superior

 

[191919191]

Anyone still waiting from Slaughters? I might be the only person waiting this?! They haven’t got back to me since Nov/Dec…

 

[jacksollaf]

nice little Katten pfo

 

[B101]

Travers pfo, dtc applications it is🙃

 

[lawyer195]

Has anyone else done their PW interview yet?

 

[adrian_nlh]

Loads of Travers PFOs and even saw someone had an offer today and yet I still haven't received anything from them in any capacity.

Guess my PFO is pending

 

[Leveraged]

Thank you! By interviews, have in person interviews been offered or do you mean the video interviews are still being reviewed?

Quite a few person interviews have been offered

 

[Mathlaw432]

Anyone got their AC interview with Ropes next week, it SUCH a long process/day ?

 

[Mathlaw432]

also has anyone heard back from covington post AC, or is it OVER to PFO land

 

[Interested_In_Law]

Still not heard from Ropes, Travers or Latham 😭😭

 

[Chris Brown]

Anyone got their AC interview with Ropes next week, it SUCH a long process/day ?

4 elements (1 written, 1 presentation, 1 group exercise, 1 interview) and a psychometric test before the AC

This is what someone said the Ropes AC consists of. It sounds like a full day thing tbh.​

 

[gazdgazd11]

has anyone here done an AC at Squire Patton Boggs before?

 

[Kakaboo]

I had my AC today for the SVS

What office?

 

[Amakaa]

Latham PFO post app/test 🥰

 

[Kakaboo]

I dont think my maintenance grant will fully fund living costs during PgDL, what options do I have? ANyone got experience getting loans fro high street banks?

Live at home

 

[LawHopeful1]

Quite a few person interviews have been offered

Thank you for the insight! I’ll take that as a PFO then 😂

 

[hmevey]

Does anyone have any guidance/tips for the browne jacobson SJT / written questions - was it difficult?

 

[SeniorJunior]

What office?

London

 

[Kakaboo]

London

Ah I see! Hope you get it! Northerners we still have faith!!!!