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  1. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Not trying to start a row with you but I did fully understand your original point, I've offered a series of qualified comments on your broadly correct post. You're mostly right, I'm not looking for a scrap, but time can and does factor in.
  2. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Yeah I fully agree with the basic premise that improvement principally hinges on higher accuracy. From what I've gathered though - and I am no expert, happy to be corrected - otherwise identical scores could be differentiated in percentile terms by a time consideration.
  3. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    This is what I thought. Again I think accuracy takes primacy, but assuming otherwise equal responses assesors could look at time in terms of overall total time, time taken by section, time taken on individual questions. I imagine getting it right is worth [1] but that multipliers are applied on...
  4. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Like, insofar as two scores are otherwise equal - let's say 34/40 with precisely the same responses - you will score better having done it in 15 minutes than in 25. Edit: or rather, rank better.
  5. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I could be wrong but I don't think this is quite right - accuracy is more important than speed, but I've definitely heard of WG tests that have time as a factor
  6. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Some WG assessments have a time factor, others do not.
  7. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Don't know for sure but I'd expect them to be in market with the most elite US firms for NQ pay - c. £150k
  8. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    This is probably a fine question to ask but I think there is something to be said for reading between the lines from the interviewers. I assume this is a partner interview in the style seen at Slaughters, where they'll push you on either side of a question. After the back-and-forth it might well...
  9. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    That said it kind of depends - if the old office was in the same country but you're proposing a different city/region that might be fine. In Germany for example, operating in Frankfurt is very different to operating in Munich.
  10. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    If it closed that recently I would probably not run the argument unless you can directly address what's more attractive about that market now.
  11. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Query I guess also on this how UK markets fare; EU and Asian markets are under strain, the US is ofc going a bit funny right now but the expert opinion for years now has been the UK publics are chronically undervalued in the wake of Brexit and the uncertainty it created. Fundamentals have...
  12. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I would have lots of anxiety about the macro environment. Inflation is an issue, as potentially are rate rises though law firms tend not to have substantial debt on their balance sheets so won't be bludgeoned by that directly. Concerns though about a general economic downturn, or shifting of...
  13. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Congrats! May I ask when you applied? Trying to get a sense of their turnaround time
  14. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I think your appraisal here is correct.
  15. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I'm not sure the Big 4 TCs are really in-house - an in-house role will involve addressing the legal needs of the company at which you work. Big 4 training is, much like at a law firm, providing legal services to external clients. I would in many ways consider gov't TCs more in the vein of...
  16. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Particularly on a 3-week scheme one day shouldn't be a big deal. Purely from a holiday entitlement perspective you should technically be afforded a day off for every ~2wks work. Just make sure to communicate this upfront, they should let you know if it's an issue.
  17. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Honestly though I spoke with a couple folks at Sidley recently and they're lovely, it's a great firm I'd give it a shot no matter what.
  18. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I hadn't realised until just now that their NQ salary had jumped, they used to be a bit lower than the other US big money firms - feeling less confident about my application now!
  19. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Still waiting post-VI since 02/01 🙃
  20. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Is Sidley really that extreme? I've gotten a less elitist vibe from them than from many of the other US firms

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