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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

Tintin06

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Oct 23, 2019
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Congratulations to people getting VS offers. All mine look to be rejections. Focusing on direct TCs for now. Any tips on those negotiation exercises? Always fall down on these stages. I think my autism doesn’t help.

Congrats and well deserved @Chris Brown. Your positive attitude hasn’t gone unnoticed. I’d look at VS v TCs. Willkie looks somewhat harder to convert.
 

Chris Brown

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Jul 4, 2024
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I've been placed on the waitlist for a vacation scheme. How likely is it that I'll be offered a spot? Has anyone had any experience with this in the past?
I think it depends on how many people take up their VS offers with the firm initially. If a firm has 20 VS places, but only 15 people accept their VS offers, they might have 5 more places to give out, in which case it’s very likely that you can get offered a VS (if you are on the waitlist). I guess it varies among firms. 🙂​
 
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elena11

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Jan 31, 2025
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I've had two VS offers!! (after years of applying and never making it past the application stage). But the schemes clash. The second firm called me up over a week ago to give me the offer but I told them that I couldn't do those dates due to a clash and they said they would see what they could do and they hung up. Is there any hope here? Should I follow up with them?
 

bangarangbass39

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Sep 13, 2023
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Stupid question but, how do people know what solution would work for a specific commercial challenge? Asking this with regard to commercial case studies.

I know examples could help with this, but

1) real life examples contain intricacies, which upon further examination might show the example as irrelevant.
2) they require a decent level of legal knowledge to be applied correctly

I’m a non law student, I know my legal knowledge is not the focus for commercial case studies, but I can’t help feel I’m lacking skills w/ regards to providing solutions.

Also I’ve recognised general comms news doesn’t help with certain firms we apply to. So my examples can only so far. Say I’m in an AC for a firm focused on SMEs and charities, examples from Apple Inc. can only be so applicable to a case study about a charity/social enterprise offering a product.
 

jojo23

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Sep 15, 2024
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I suck at VI’s but I would say that of all I’ve done, Reed Smith’s was the WORST so it won’t be worse than that if it helps.
Maybe I'm delusional, but I like to think that after every vi, it becomes a little bit easier or, I become a little better...

Reed smith however, you're totally right. Nothing can be as criminal as their vi🤣🤣

Sjt's however....
 
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Jessica Booker

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Aug 1, 2019
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I've been placed on the waitlist for a vacation scheme. How likely is it that I'll be offered a spot? Has anyone had any experience with this in the past?
Waitlists will exist because there is a chance of a spot coming up as others either decline or renege on their offers.

Its really difficult to know what the chances are though as it comes down to so many variables, none of which are in your control.
 

Amma Usman

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Sep 7, 2024
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does anyone know if Shoosmiths actually recruit through DTC?

If it’s still open, I presume some slots will be available via this route. I also saw from the website this is available for many locations, so perhaps there is some flexibility on this too.

Just checked their retention rates from their site too, and the numbers range from 23-37 trainees recruited via a training contract, since 2019. It is likely some of these were via the direct TC route, though I cannot say this for sure.

 

Amma Usman

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Sep 7, 2024
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I think everyone has heard back by now, so I think I can make this post: Willkie VS Offer!!! 😅😅​
Congrats Celebrate GIF by Sesame Street
 
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lou1707

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Jan 12, 2025
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If it’s still open, I presume some slots will be available via this route. I also saw from the website this is available for many locations, so perhaps there is some flexibility on this too.

Just checked their retention rates from their site too, and the numbers range from 23-37 trainees recruited via a training contract, since 2019. It is likely some of these were via the direct TC route, though I cannot say this for certain.

thank you Amma!
 

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