TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[Jessica Booker]

Does anyone have an email address to HR for HFW (not their early careers contact but for general HR enquiries) - cannot seem to find it anywhere?

I’d probably call their switchboard and ask for this as it probably isn’t something put out externally where HR is generally an internal function.

 

[trainee4u]

Does anyone have an email address to HR for HFW (not their early careers contact but for general HR enquiries) - cannot seem to find it anywhere?

you could try the contact us form here: https://www.hfw.com/about-us/contact-us/

or maybe email the early careers contact asking them if they can provide a suitable email.

 

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I’d probably call their switchboard and ask for this as it probably isn’t something put out externally where HR is generally an internal function.

Thank you

 

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you could try the contact us form here: https://www.hfw.com/about-us/contact-us/

or maybe email the early careers contact asking them if they can provide a suitable email.

Thank you

 

[Olivialee15]

Anyone heard back from Mishcon post summer AC?

They said we would hear back like the beginning of May

 

[BuddyingLawyer744]

faegre drinker PFO - that's the last of the cycle - see you all next year! Starting the GDL at ULaw in London next year self funded with the hope of getting a winter vac scheme.

 

[c.li]

Have been seeing people say that booking student accommodation for summer VSs are a good idea, does anyone know of good student accommodation providers for short-term stays? Currently looking and not sure which sites to trust/are most useful? Thanks!

 

[Logan1101]

PFO Mills and Reeve.

Another dehumanising experience. If I ever get a TC, I will never be loyal to any of these firms or forget how I was treated throughout this whole process.

 

[generalcuster98]

Has anyone heard back from CRS Cheltenham post-VI, or Ashfords (Bristol)?

 

[Toomanypfo]

Anyone got brabners vac scheme offer yet?

 

[splishsplash1234]

I got 2 average and 3 above average on the Mayer Brown verbal reasoning test. Reckon that's enough to pass to the next stage?

 

[Hal_07]

Anyone got brabners vac scheme offer yet?

No I haven’t heard from them yet

 

[studentdelaw786]

faegre drinker PFO - that's the last of the cycle - see you all next year! Starting the GDL at ULaw in London next year self funded with the hope of getting a winter vac scheme.

Guess I should be expecting mine very soon!

Commiserations to you. You’ll be back better!

 

[Andrei Radu]

I got 2 average and 3 above average on the Mayer Brown verbal reasoning test. Reckon that's enough to pass to the next stage?

While I think the progression decision depends on a more holistic assessment and on the results of each cohort, your scores definitely give you good chances - I know someone who was progressed last year with worse results than yours.

 

[yeezyee]

anything from winston & strawn post wg?

 

[tianna09]

hello, i have a question or maybe advice. i have applied for informal work experience on the 7th march, i then followed up as i received no reply on the 5th april, i then got a reply stating that they had 'lost my application' therefore i would have to resend it. i sent it in 5 minutes, now it is the 11th april and i have not received anything (not a decision but i havent even received confirmation that they have my application) yet. this whole situation is really frustrating to me as ive only got 1 application left in this cycle and im trying to figure out other avenues of gaining experience over the summer. should i ring the firm, or perhaps email a person instead of their careers email, or shall i leave it because they dont exactly have an obligation to answer me and i could be bugging them if ive already sent one follow up email.

 

[pepsicola96]

Of course it will vary by firm, but has anybody had success asking their firm to cover accommodation for a vacation scheme?

I'm doing two weeks in July with a firm, and it's an hour train away, which isn't too bad but it's closer to 1hr 45/2 hours door to door). I'm fully prepared to commute but I might ask the firm for a hotel/accomodation, they wont hold it against me right lol

 

[billyonthespeeddial]

Winston interview 💪

 

[Jessica Booker]

hello, i have a question or maybe advice. i have applied for informal work experience on the 7th march, i then followed up as i received no reply on the 5th april, i then got a reply stating that they had 'lost my application' therefore i would have to resend it. i sent it in 5 minutes, now it is the 11th april and i have not received anything (not a decision but i havent even received confirmation that they have my application) yet. this whole situation is really frustrating to me as ive only got 1 application left in this cycle and im trying to figure out other avenues of gaining experience over the summer. should i ring the firm, or perhaps email a person instead of their careers email, or shall i leave it because they dont exactly have an obligation to answer me and i could be bugging them if ive already sent one follow up email.

I would generally recommend leaving it at least two weeks before chasing up. Its less than a week since you sent your application, so I would wait until the end of next week before following up again.

 

[Jessica Booker]

Of course it will vary by firm, but has anybody had success asking their firm to cover accommodation for a vacation scheme?

I'm doing two weeks in July with a firm, and it's an hour train away, which isn't too bad but it's closer to 1hr 45/2 hours door to door). I'm fully prepared to commute but I might ask the firm for a hotel/accomodation, they wont hold it against me right lol

If you got a taxi to and from your house to the station, would this make your journey easier? This might be an alternative (and the firm might be happy to cover the taxis both ways) if they cannot provide accommodation. This is what I often did in firms when we didn't provide accommodation. Vacation scheme students would submit their receipts either at the end of the week or at the end of the scheme, and we would refund them.

There is no harm in asking for support in the form of accommodation or whether any additional financial support can be provided for things like taxis.

Success on securing accommodation is going to depend on the firm and also your circumstances, so I would just ask rather than trying to get a sense of other people's experiences, as this can be very different from firm to firm or even individual to individual.