2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

[WannabeSolicitor24]

Neither - I did mine on the 11th of December

I did mine the same day and radio silence since...

 

[Lastseasonwonder]

Most people receiving WG invites for FF seem to have applied for the TC. I don't think they have sent a lot of WG invites for the summer VS?

 

[law230]

Rejected by Cleary!

Do you mind if I ask when you applied?

 

[Lastseasonwonder]

Anyone know when Travers, NRF and White & Case will respond for the summer VS?

@Jacob Miller perhaps you can help here having done Travers and NRF summer vac schemes.

Thank you.

 

[21wajsz]

Feel like I’m going crazy, I’ve heard nothing back from the 3 I applied to.

Applied for Links a few days before the deadline, scored 84 on the WG, and I don’t think my CAPP was bad either. Heard nothing from Freshfields or MdR.

I’m perfectly fine with rejection, it’s the waiting I can’t handle.

Hi! How did you know your WG score? Did you ask the grad rec or is there a way to access it )

 

[HorsesForCoursesNeighNeighNeigh]

Anyone know when Travers, NRF and White & Case will respond for the summer VS?

@Jacob Miller perhaps you can help here having done Travers and NRF summer vac schemes.

Thank you.

Hi! I applied for Direct TC with NRF and got an email on the 12th Jan to say they would screen all TC apps (pre-WG) within the next 2 weeks (from that date). So I imagine they would look to do Vacs before this? I don't think I've heard anything from other direct applicants yet so they might be running a bit behind on Vacs, with the intention of finishing them soon?

 

[E.A]

A&O TC rejection post SJT. I feel numb to rejections at this point, not sure if that is a good or a bad thing 😵

 

[E.A]

7th rejection this year. Most concerning is generally not even making it past app stage which I don’t understand as I have good grades from good uni, decent work exp and extra curriculars... no idea where I’m going wrong

Have you tried to submitting your application for review here? I had the same issue and once I got it reviewed I finally started passing the first stage (with the same experiences)

 

[awright11]

Hi! How did you know your WG score? Did you ask the grad rec or is there a way to access it )

I sent an email to trainee.recruitment@linklaters.com and just asked if it was possible to know what I scored!

I was convinced I failed it (I cried thru the last 10 questions and did them in about 40 seconds after getting bad family news) and just wanted to know what I got. I asked at 9pm and got an email back about 8:30am the next morning.

 

[M1999]

I will, though it seems too late for this year sadly. Had it reviewed by ex partner of MC firm and got the green light. Clearly doing something wrong though

I honestly think a lot of people who had good apps this year still got rejected. The apps this year seem so highly competitive, even demonstrated by the amount of people on the forums- and I think law firms aren’t exactly making up for it the higher competition by allowing more interviews/more places.

 

[Matt_96]

Mishcon rejection at app stage. How some firms judge application forms will forever remain a mystery to me!

 

[Phoenix for all]

For the work experience section, do you explain their responsibilities/job details in point form or paragraphs? I did point form for all my applications so far, still got to AC stage with Ropes and Gray last year so I thought it's fine. But then I was listening to a talk by Willkie's grad recruitment on Youtube last night and it seems that they expect it to be written in paragraphs so I am quite confused.

 

[aspiringlawyer121]

For the work experience section, do you explain their responsibilities/job details in point form or paragraphs? I did point form for all my applications so far, still got to AC stage with Ropes and Gray last year so I thought it's fine. But then I was listening to a talk by Willkie's grad recruitment on Youtube last night and it seems that they expect it to be written in paragraphs so I am quite confused.

After attending several law fairs and asking the same question, I found that firms generally prefer candidates to answer in continuous prose. So paragraphs seem better off because at least you know you won't be penalised for this no matter who the firm is.

 

[Edward]

Is today a REJECTION day? Sorry for all.

 

[jds555]

Does anyone know anything about PWCs game? I have to do it as a part of the application plus, I have never done it before any hints or tips would be greatly appreciated.

 

[whisperingrock]

7th rejection this year. Most concerning is generally not even making it past app stage which I don’t understand as I have good grades from good uni, decent work exp and extra curriculars... no idea where I’m going wrong

If it makes you feel any better, I got rejected at app stage by 13 out of the 15 firms I applied to for winter vacs. It was the ones that didn't reject me that mattered in the end.

 

[OB]

Does anyone know anything about PWCs game? I have to do it as a part of the application plus, I have never done it before any hints or tips would be greatly appreciated.

You literally can't really prep for it. Its just a game which assesses your personality and thought processes

 

[jds555]

You literally can't really prep for it. Its just a game which assesses your personality and thought processes

Oh perfect thank you very much Olivia. I appreciate it. Does it have any maths element to it? If so, I am terrible at maths.

 

[Jessica Booker]

Also PFO from SPB, I applied in the same week as the deadline as well

I don't know about any of you but I found the rejection email quite patronising? Where it said "Unfortunately in this instance we did not feel your application demonstrated all of the above to the level required. Due to the volume of applications we have received, we are not in a position to offer you individual feedback on your application. However it may be possible for you to receive such feedback from a careers advisor at your university; they should be able to help you identify which areas can be improved and how best to achieve this." - I don't think they even read my application! I don't go to university, graduated years ago and have been working ever since... I know you sometimes you can go back to your university careers service, but I still found it a little patronising

It’s a template email sent to everyone that is genuinely trying to help. Even as a graduate you’ll probably have access to your university careers service. Most universities will give you access to their services for somewhere between 3 years to indefinitely after graduation

 

[Tavistocksfinest]

Does anyone have any insight as to when the Skadden vacation scheme would be? I can’t find the dates anywhere