2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

[jw97]

PFO from WBD

 

[Hele25]

PFO from WBD. Would really like to know from other PFOers if they told you that you were on the reserve list??
thanks!

 

[jw97]

PFO from WBD. Would really like to know from other PFOers if they told you that you were on the reserve list??
thanks!

They didn't for me. Looks like you still have a chance 🎉

 

[Georgia Neal]

WBD AC!! So pleased, my first one😁

 

[Shannon S]

PFO from WBD

 

[Jordon]

AC FOR WBD!!! This is my first AC I honestly cannot believe it🤩🤩🤩

 

[Jaysen]

AC FOR WBD!!! This is my first AC I honestly cannot believe it🤩🤩🤩

Well done!

 

[J123]

IFLR1000 I believe is the one you're thinking of

IFLR1000 - The guide to the world's leading financial law firms

The IFLR1000's financial and corporate law rankings for The IFLR1000 is the guide to the world’s leading financial law firms. The publication provides annual rankings and firm-by-firm editorial, including leading lawyers.. The publication provides annual rankings and firm-by-firm editorial...

www.iflr1000.com

That's the one! thanks

 

[s.omething]

VI from Dechert. I was rejected by them at this stage last year, so - hoping to learn the lessons, but can barely remember what I did last year. So...!

 

[deckoking123]

Hope finishing a strength-based interview AC in 15 mins and spending the remaining 45 minutes recommending/discussing podcasts is a good sign - for anyone wondering this was Kennedys TC interview

*Long story short * it wasnt a good sign as I got rejected. My upcoming 2 Vacation schemes are the only things keeping me sane

 

[CharlotteLegal]

*Long story short * it wasnt a good sign as I got rejected. My upcoming 2 Vacation schemes are the only things keeping me sane

I’m sorry to hear that, but 2 VS’s is brilliant! I’m waiting to hear from them at the moment 😭

 

[Fkj]

Here you go!

Thank you! @Dheepa

 

[tractor12]

*Long story short * it wasnt a good sign as I got rejected. My upcoming 2 Vacation schemes are the only things keeping me sane

Strange as it would have been the interviewers who asked about the podcasts etc lol

 

[Lohana]

Couldn't find anything on Teacher Stern at all, but Legal Cheek puts Wedlake Bell's current PEP at about £372k, and this article (from 2018-19) puts Edwin Coe's at £300k, so it may have increased since then. I couldn't find much out about Memery Crystal, but in this announcement by Rosenblatt, which bought the firm this month, it said that Memery Crystal had made £8m in profit last year, split between 29 partners, which averages out at approx. £275,862 per partner.

However, these are all just averages so there could well be a number of junior partners earning quite a bit below that, and some earning quite a lot more. There could also be different tiers of partnership, too. For instance, at Macfarlanes, junior partners aren't immediately allowed a full equity stake and get paid around £180-200k a year, but that quickly rises to an average of £1.91 million with full equity. So nothing is as it seems!

Cheers for this really helpful!

 

[MFK]

WBD AC!! So pleased, my first one😁

Congrats! Same here - Which office?

 

[JayC]

Had a couple nightmares on my VS with a US firm the other week that I just remembered to post on here for the general amusement of TCLA... I actually really liked the firm come the scheme's conclusion, which leads to the first two problems - only 3 out of 16 of us will get the TC and we'll all have to wait until the end of the firm's final vac scheme in June for them to make TC decisions (so much for requesting the spring scheme with the hope of having something by now... but at least they have been clear about the time frame which I appreciate)!

Something that completely threw me was when, towards the end of my TC interview, one of my interviewers asked about my extracurricular interests and said 'It seems that you are too multi-talented to work here. You will find that the work we do is actually really boring and you will leave after a couple years, am I right?' and I had no idea what to say so I mumbled something about how I simply enjoy these hobbies as an outlet from work, to which he said 'But you won't have time to keep any of them up when you are working 16 hours a day' 🤣

...so I'm glad to have some clarity about what my life will look like if I eventually succeed in getting a TC - if only I somehow beat the impossible odds after a painful 2.5 months of waiting!

 

[FM302989]

Had a couple nightmares on my VS with a US firm the other week that I just remembered to post on here for the general amusement of TCLA... I actually really liked the firm come the scheme's conclusion, which leads to the first two problems - only 3 out of 16 of us will get the TC and we'll all have to wait until the end of the firm's final vac scheme in June for them to make TC decisions (so much for requesting the spring scheme with the hope of having something by now... but at least they have been clear about the time frame which I appreciate)!

Something that completely threw me was when, towards the end of my TC interview, one of my interviewers asked about my extracurricular interests and said 'It seems that you are too multi-talented to work here. You will find that the work we do is actually really boring and you will leave after a couple years, am I right?' and I had no idea what to say so I mumbled something about how I simply enjoy these hobbies as an outlet from work, to which he said 'But you won't have time to keep any of them up when you are working 16 hours a day' 🤣

...so I'm glad to have some clarity about what my life will look like if I eventually succeed in getting a TC - if only I somehow beat the impossible odds after a painful 2.5 months of waiting!

Wow what a charming interviewer! Bet they promote a great working culture as well 😅

 

[Jacob Miller]

Had a couple nightmares on my VS with a US firm the other week that I just remembered to post on here for the general amusement of TCLA... I actually really liked the firm come the scheme's conclusion, which leads to the first two problems - only 3 out of 16 of us will get the TC and we'll all have to wait until the end of the firm's final vac scheme in June for them to make TC decisions (so much for requesting the spring scheme with the hope of having something by now... but at least they have been clear about the time frame which I appreciate)!

Something that completely threw me was when, towards the end of my TC interview, one of my interviewers asked about my extracurricular interests and said 'It seems that you are too multi-talented to work here. You will find that the work we do is actually really boring and you will leave after a couple years, am I right?' and I had no idea what to say so I mumbled something about how I simply enjoy these hobbies as an outlet from work, to which he said 'But you won't have time to keep any of them up when you are working 16 hours a day' 🤣

...so I'm glad to have some clarity about what my life will look like if I eventually succeed in getting a TC - if only I somehow beat the impossible odds after a painful 2.5 months of waiting!

I mean, I can't help but admire the interviewer's honesty...


Regardless of what happens, you've clearly done exceptionally well to secure the VS and, as long as you feel like you gave it your all, you've done everything you can and just need to play the waiting game now. Fingers are crossed for you!

 

[sberry1992]

Has anyone heard from Fox Williams post VI? Not holding out much hope as my VI was an absolute disaster but just curious.

 

[FM302989]

Has anyone heard from Fox Williams post VI? Not holding out much hope as my VI was an absolute disaster but just curious.

Nope and I don't think they've reviewed them