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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Anyone applying/applied for bakers? I'm unsure how to go about the first question, discussing a topic you're passionate about and how it's impacted you personally or professionally. I've heard some firms in the past say they like when you go a bit out there, say you're really passionate about...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    does anyone know, if i fail in applying for the linklaters open day, can i still apply for the vac scheme? it says you can only complete the capp online assessment once per cycle, and I've really not found time to prepare for that or the watson glaser. wondering if i'm better off just not...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    okay finally got around to submitting A&O shearman, that no retakes thing is absolutely criminal 🥲 completely lost my pace throughout both questions. i practiced them before several times, and got it under 1:45, but i was was slower in the actual recordings, and was so conscious of not looking...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    noo neither, hoping they let us know soon if i'm gonna need to book a train
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I also applied for this, have you heard back yet?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    sorry if this sounds silly but how do i list things chronologically. of course i know that means most recent first, but what about ongoing things. e.g Job 1 (proper job) May 2022- Present Job 2 (variable hour job) Sep 2023 - Sep 2024 Campus Ambassador, Sept 2024 - Present Open days/insight...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    in the recruiter insight event I was on (first one I think), they said you definitely can include it, but like Jessica said, probably best not to ramble on and write too much about it, just if you've not got more significant experiences.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    how much have people written for each work experience for A&O. I know they place a lot of emphasis on it, but the max word count is 600 per experience, with 15 experiences that would be 9000 words which is surely far too much?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    they don't unfortunately, they used to, it was called CMS Academy, but they've stopped it for this year in favour of direct training contract applications, and as you've said the insight scheme for non-law.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    yay! me too. Just wishing they had let us know sooner, tell me why the cheapest ticket to London for me is £140 😀. They'll cover 100 so it's not too bad, and I saved a bit over summer so I'm happy enough to spend the extra 40, but still.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I haven't done it myself so i'm not sure, but in the recruiter insight event yesterday, grad rec said once you close the browser you can't go back on, but she didn't specify if the video questions were a separate browser to the assessment.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    it does feel like a lot, I did two of the recruiter insight events and at both they emphasised how important the work experience section is because it's the only part of the application where they can assess written skills, they mentioned being succint, but also gave a laundry list of things to...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    hi everyone, does anyone have any tips for 'telling a story' ? I'm applying for A&O Shearman's winter vac scheme, and I'm lost writing the work experience sections. I went to one of the application masterclass things, and the grad recruitment people kept emphasising they wanted us to tell a...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    If the form is asking for full details of all legal and non-legal experience, what should be added? I've had retail and hospitality jobs, so I'll add them. But also 'm a campus ambassador, I did a one day workshop at a firm, i'm on the committee of a society, should i add these?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    are you sure you're not seeing something for their first year programme, which is for first year of three, or second of four. Winter vacation scheme is definitely penultimate and beyond, including graduates. https://earlycareersuk.aoshearman.com/our-programmes
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    Bad A-level grades

    I'm far from an expert, but from what I've read I'm not sure resitting A-levels will do much for you, on their own. When you apply for schemes/training contracts, you will still have to declare your original results too. They will know that you have resat. Even if you came out with 3A*s, while...
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    Baker Mckenzie + Barbri/PGDL?

    Hey all, I don't actually have an offer, and I am yet to apply for any TCs but I was doing a bit of firm research and Baker Mckenzie is one I'm quite interested in. I've seen that they no longer fund the PGDL and instead fund the SQE prep course with Barbri. In addition it seems Barbri offer a...
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    Converting VS to a TC as a non-law student?

    Hey everyone, This is so so premature but is more of a curiosity question than anything, as it's something that only just occurred to me. I'm going into my second year of non-law and looking to apply to some vacation schemes in the next few months. I know for many/most vacation schemes there...
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    Vacation scheme applications with little/no legal experience? + any other tips?

    Hey everyone, Apologies if this is the wrong place to post this, this is my first post here. I'm a first year/going into second year non-law student. I have only very recently begun to consider a career in law, as in since early May. My uni faculty held a workshop encouraging STEM students to...

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