I got the WG on 11th Nov, had applied a few days earlier but not heard from them since!
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
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it shows on the job board next to the submission date
A few weeks ago, I was put on the reserve list for AS’s commercial awareness competition semi final. There were some spaces available and I competed to now be told that I have been put on the reserve list for the grand final! It seems like reserve lists and I are inseparable lol. Given what I thought was an awful performance, this outcome is actually quite a nice surprise if a little bitter sweet!
They're probably looking for you to choose one of the 6 key areas they've identified and give a credible explanation of how/why this strategy will achieve that objective. Elements to discuss could include: how can the firm implement this/what does it really mean on the ground; how does this add value for clients; what problem does this solve or what need does it meet; how does this build off of the firm's existing strengths. You could bring up things the firm has already done in pursuit of whichever strategy you choose to discuss, but I'd probably try to attach that point to an appraisal of outcomes or next steps - so might depend on how much information is available.
These kind of 'law-as-business' commercial awareness questions can be a huge pain, as most applicants are, of course, outsiders to the business of law. If you have time it might be worth pulling together some ideas in the next few days then asking some questions at the legal cheek law fair next week to try and tease out more detail & sense check whether you're on the right track - alternately if CMS has any of its own virtual events coming up, but it seems like most firms have wound up, or are winding up, their event series.
For some reason I had the Mayer Brown tests assigned twice on apply4law. When I started the first one, I completed both the VRT and SST. Am I supposed to do it twice? I emailed GR but they didn’t get back to me yet!
No, of course you would not have to do the tests twice. The same issue happened to me when I received the Reed Smith SST. GR will have noticed this issue and will email you in due course. In the meantime, just complete one of the required tests and GR sort out the rest.
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Ah.... fab thank you Jessica. Could I confirm they are non-rolling guys? Eek
Also with Pinsent Masons, anyone know what I should do? when inputting Education, its a drop down bar for secondary school education. I attended school outside of the UK but it wont let me custom input schools.. do i just leave it blank? I cant select any of the school names that appear cause its just secondary uk schools
They are non rolling and review applications after the deadline.
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