TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[EA95]

Hi Guys,

Can anyone help and give tips about gaining paralegal experience at corporate/commercial practice, either in-house or private?

I have applied for a few VS’s and TC’s, and majority have been rejections. The ones I’m still waiting a response from will likely be rejections, so I’m considering applying for paralegal positions at commercial practices.

I know they are extremely tough and competitive to get into, but I think this may be the next logical step to improve my chances of being successful with future applications, should I apply in the next cycle.

Any assistance will be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Heartofglass]

Hey, sorry to hear that. Did you get a PFO post-test or post-app?

I got it post test

 

[jta227]

Not sure if I'm making this up but I think I saw on the thread a couple weeks ago that they were not opening DTC applications this year.

Someone pls jump in case I dreamt it or somethig

You're right, they cancelled it.

 

[jta227]

Just sharing in case anyone is waiting to hear from these firms post-app still:

Mishcon PFO earlier this week post-app.
Simmons & Simmons PFO today post-app. They didn't actually say it was unsuccessful just that they are at capacity - I doubt they even checked applications after a certain date, on the day I applied (the deadline day) I had a feeling all their ACs had been scheduled already anyways.

Just waiting to hear from 2 firms then my cycle is over!

 

[jacksollaf]

Anyone else also hasn't heard from Simmons & Simmons post-app? Seems strange that no one even mentioned an AC or anything on the forum yet...

 

[maymays]

Has anyone heard from Mishcon post-VI?

 

[student101!]

anyone heard from PMC (Penningtons) post AC yet?

Hey! Can I ask if you applied for the spring or summer scheme?

 

[AlegalA]

DACB London AC invite this morning!

For context, in case ppl are still waiting- did the test on the 25th of Jan and was in the 95th percentile. Applied 6th of Jan.

 

[jta227]

Anyone else also hasn't heard from Simmons & Simmons post-app? Seems strange that no one even mentioned an AC or anything on the forum yet...

Someone on LinkedIn got an offer for the Summer Scheme 3 months ago, so they may have all been given by now

 

[jacksollaf]

Well, speaking of the devil; just received a PFO from Simmons & Simmons

 

[Wannabe_Lawyer]

Well, speaking of the devil; just received a PFO from Simmons & Simmons

They're definitely monitoring this thread.

 

[Applebanana425]

Hogans summer scheme!!

 

[Adithi]

Hi everyone, I don’t usually have long posts on this, but I’m feeling kinda helpless. I’m an international student and though it is only my second year and first round of applications I feel that I have failed. I have a few more law firms to get back to me but I’m sure that those are PFOs as well. I have only one more chance for applications and I feel quite lost. I don’t know what I’m going to do in the meantime, so any advice would be much appreciated.

For a bit more of context, I applied to a total of 35 firms, of which I got to the final stages of 2 and I’m waiting to hear if I got the the final stage of 2 more and I got put on reserve for 1.

 

[Amma Usman]

Hogans summer scheme!!

 

[jacksollaf]

They're definitely monitoring this thread.

😂 😂 😂 I didn't mean it in any way; I just meant it as a figure of speech because a few people were talking about them and I also asked whether anyone heard back from there a couple of minutes before receiving a PFO from them 😂😂😂

 

[securingmytc]

Has anyone received a rejection from Marriott Harrison?

 

[Amma Usman]

A brief intro thread on FYS, VS, and TCs, for anyone who might be interested:

https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....-schemes-training-contracts.9565/#post-207234

 

[MilkMaid]

Anyone have any advice on how to chase a firm that keeps moving the goalposts on when they're going to get back to you? At first the firm told me it would be the 27th of Feb. They didn't come back to me by then so I chased it up and they said it would be the 3rd of March which has come and gone too. I have other offers so I really need an answer and I have made the firm aware of this but they don't seem to have taken it on board!

 

[AlegalA]

PMCs communication is terrible. Have not heard anything from them since I applied on the 12/12, apart from the automated "thanks for submitting". Nothing when they closed applications, nothing to explain the ridiculously long wait, nothing after I emailed them three weeks ago now to get an update. Their application was SO lengthy as well. They've done all their ACs too, like I genuinely don't understand why they don't send PFOs at that point or at the very least answer emails??

 

[sapphireoreos]

PMCs communication is terrible. Have not heard anything from them since I applied on the 12/12, apart from the automated "thanks for submitting". Nothing when they closed applications, nothing to explain the ridiculously long wait, nothing after I emailed them three weeks ago now to get an update. Their application was SO lengthy as well. They've done all their ACs too, like I genuinely don't understand why they don't send PFOs at that point or at the very least answer emails??

Agree. I applied to PMC on the deadline and I haven’t heard anything either. It’s so frustrating