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

[S30]

A&O PFO post- sjt!

Hey sorry to hear this! I’m assuming this was for the summer vacation scheme?

Best of luck for your other applications 😊

 

[Lumree]

Is the Gowling assessment automatic?????

I think they screen your application first

 

[CorporateLaw101]

As I am currently applying to vacation schemes, I wanted to ask a question regarding my first-year grades. I’m currently in my third year.

My first-year grades were terrible. Overall I received a 2:2. My highest grade was 60 and lowest was 42. There are multiple reasons for this, Including some personal circumstances regarding my health.

Though, in my second year, my grades improved significantly. My overall grade was a high 2:1.

I just had a meeting with my personal tutor and he said that “If I’m applying to big city firms, I have to be realistic as they won’t take me because of my first-year grades”. I know full well that firms look at first grades and it could be a reason for a firm to reject me. But does that mean I shouldn’t apply to city firms like HSF? There are so many reasons as to why I want to become a city lawyer but it just feels like those 1st-year grades could hold me back.

I wanted to ask have people with low first-year grades but good 2nd and 3rd-year grades gone on to successfully join big city firms?

Thank you for your help.

I received relatively bad first year grades (59% overall) but in second year ended with 68%. I’ve got through to interviews and always passed the initial selection process. This is my first cycle but I’m assuming once you get to interview your grades are already approved as ‘good enough’. I also think it depends which modules you do in first year and your specific grades for those modules like contract law, equity, land etc. as those are the modules firms look out for.

 

[Lumree]

Gowling test invite too!

 

[SCN]

Forage isn't really a vacation scheme as it is open to everyone (you don't need to apply or go through a recruitment process). It is just a virtual work experience simulation that can be completed at any time by anyone.

Vacation schemes (especially winter schemes now) are likely to run on either Teams or Zoom. They haven't really got much choice given the "work from home" rules set by the UK government now. It is not ideal, but it is better than the programme not running at all!

Thanks for your reply - sorry I should have made it clearer, I was referencing the firms that are using Forage to host their winter vac schemes and not the free internship simulation programmes on Forage. Sorry for the confusion!

 

[refy]

How long should the Links test report take to receive?

 

[Jessica Booker]

Thanks for your reply - sorry I should have made it clearer, I was referencing the firms that are using Forage to host their winter vac schemes and not the free internship simulation programmes on Forage. Sorry for the confusion!

I wasn't aware that was something Forage did. Sounds odd to use that when you could just use the firm's teleconference software like Zoom or Teams. To me that suggests it is more of a simulation rather than working in a team of solicitors.

 

[S30]

How long should the Links test report take to receive?

I received the test report two days after completing it!

 

[refy]

I received the test report two days after completing it!

Ah great thank you ! ☺️

 

[CorporateLaw101]

How long should the Links test report take to receive?

I got mine >24 hours after completion

 

[BM99]

I got motivation and resilience for mine this year🤦‍♀️😢

Same here...And I got respect as the lowest score attribute

 

[CorporateLaw101]

Out of curiosity, which attributes have people got for Linklaters CAPP this year?

I got Commercial Thinking and Working with Others as my top 2.

Resource and Work management as my weakest

Scored in the 78th percentile for the WG.

 

[Niloufar Nateghi]

Out of curiosity, which attributes have people got for Linklaters CAPP this year?

I got Commercial Thinking and Working with Others as my top 2.

Resource and Work management as my weakest

Scored in the 78th percentile for the WG.

how do you find out your WG results?

 

[CorporateLaw101]

how do you find out your WG results?

You can just email grad recruitment and they’ll send over your test results.

 

[jellybelly123]

I wasn't aware that was something Forage did. Sounds odd to use that when you could just use the firm's teleconference software like Zoom or Teams. To me that suggests it is more of a simulation rather than working in a team of solicitors.

The Slaughter and May Winter Workshop is on Forage and Teams! I was expecting it to be somewhat interactive - hopefully not a just a simulation 🤞

 

[Kubed]

Thanks for your reply - sorry I should have made it clearer, I was referencing the firms that are using Forage to host their winter vac schemes and not the free internship simulation programmes on Forage. Sorry for the confusion!

Hi - I did Travers' virtual scheme in the summer that used Forage but it was mainly used to share resources/tasks and the schedule for each day with links to Zoom sessions was also on there. We also had to submit our assessed assignments through it. The vac scheme was very interactive and Forage was really only used as an administrative tool. Hope that helps.

 

[Anonymous28377]

I received relatively bad first year grades (59% overall) but in second year ended with 68%. I’ve got through to interviews and always passed the initial selection process. This is my first cycle but I’m assuming once you get to interview your grades are already approved as ‘good enough’. I also think it depends which modules you do in first year and your specific grades for those modules like contract law, equity, land etc. as those are the modules firms look out for.

Thank you for your reply!

 

[SCN]

The Slaughter and May Winter Workshop is on Forage and Teams! I was expecting it to be somewhat interactive - hopefully not a just a simulation 🤞

yhhhh that's why I asked aha because I'm doing their winter workshop next week too and was wondering whether it'll be more than just a simulation 😄

 

[gg332dd]

Anyone else still waiting to hear from bird & bird post-WG?

 

[AspiringSol]

does linklaters actually ever invite ppl to AC who didnt do past schemes with them (ie Pathfinders etc)?