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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Anything from Irwin Mitchell?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Are fieldfisher apps still open??
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Any news from Irwin Mitchell or CRS?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Any news from Irwin Mitchell? Almost 2 months since I did the VI
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Honestly don't know.. I vaguely remember getting an email after submitting my VI that said that we will hear back mid January (?) But I can't find that email anymore and I really don't know if I just dreamt about it 🤣. I guess we can wait until the end of this week?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Anyone heard from Irwin Mitchell post VI?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Hey thanks, it was sjt+Watson Glaser+ some attention to detail Good luck!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Hi @Jessica Booker @axelbeugre , I'm writing my application for Weightmans and they only have one question: What does 'See the Possibility' mean to you as a potential trainee, and how can it help our lawyers to deliver a high-quality service to our clients?' (500words) I'm struggling a bit...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Hey it was a strengths-based interview but I have to say the questions were kinda weird. Unfortunately I don't remember them anymore. I do remember that you had 2 minutes to answer Good luck!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Irwin mitchell VI invite, did the test on Monday If anyone's done it, any tips would be really appreciated!!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Thank you. It's just getting really hard to actually find firms I like that provide visa sponsorships. Quite unfortunate that I'm not interested in commercial law 😔
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    If a firm states on its website "please note we are unable to employ you unless you have the right to work in the UK at the date the role commences and for the duration of the contract" - does this mean they don't offer sponsorships? This is Hill Dickinson btw - I can't find any info about...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Hi @Jessica Booker , I applied to Irwin mitchell yesterday and their preliminary questions asked if I had already started my LPC. when I clicked no, it said "if you have not completed the LPC when offered a TC, you will undertake the SQE as a Graduate Solicitor Apprentice'. Is there a major...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Does anyone know when Leigh Day opens its applications? Every time I visit their website it says that applications have closed for this year, with no info about next year 😔
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Nope not W&C, this was TLT. I'm sorry to hear that other firms have been doing this :(
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I get that but feedback's important isn't it? You need to know how you can improve to secure a TC going forward
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Hi @Jessica Booker , my friend did a vac scheme with a firm in July but couldn't convert it into a TC. On the day of the feedback call, the firm cancelled the call 10 minutes before it was supposed to happen and asked her to email them to reschedule. She didn't receive any reply after that...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Is there a list of law firms that sponsor Tier 2 visas?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Hi, I've noticed that most of the recruitment agencies help students with corporate/commercial law firm applications. Are there any agencies that focus on other types of firms, specifically private client firms?

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