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

[letmeintolaw]

What is a 'commercial exercise' at an AC likely to involve?

 

[Rob93]

yessir!! There are like 3 in the city. I had a mental breakdown when I spotted the one close to UCL. Im a fries supreme queen (Ofc they don’t actually call it that here 🙄)

Very interesting, I'll have to keep my eyes peeled next time I'm near the UCL campus.

 

[Jessica Booker]

In light of all the frustrations that us applicants face, I think this article presents a time-efficient solution to the question of post-application feedback:

https://www.legalcheek.com/2022/02/graduate-recruiters-should-provide-tick-box-feedback/

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I know this might be too much of an ask, but could @Jaysen perhaps leverage your network with graduate recruiters to get them to at least consider such initiatives? It would be extremely helpful!

I know there are former graduate recruiters such as @Jessica Booker, and current recruiters such as @Paul - Shearman & Sterling and @WillkieGemma on this forum. As a collective of current applicants, I think we would all appreciate your thoughts on such an initiative, and whether it would be feasible from the perspective of a recruiter.

Thank you very much in advance for your thoughts.

I’ll be honest - I don’t think this would work, so it wouldn’t be something I would personally endorse/support.

It seems simplistic but it requires technology and in the era of data and subject access requests could actually present more risks to a employer than benefit. It would also be time consuming to complete, so would slow down recruitment processes, which in turn causes more frustrations for the talent pool (as we often see in this forum).

 

[average_jo123]

Anyone not heard back post-GMA for pinsent masons London? I think they're having ACs this week and next week so I'm starting to lose hope. Quite disheartened that I may have let myself down because I performed poorly on the GMA

 

[summer207]

This may be a silly question but I've never done a virtual AC before... If we have to do a case study, technology-wise how does that work? 😅 As in do they put up a document and we can take notes in Word/on paper?

One of mine was a password-protected PDF. The password was given on the Zoom/Teams call and access was lost at the end of the task. For another, it was on a platform you could view it on, no copying and pasting was possible, access was lost after the task ended as well. I could take notes on Word/on paper for both.

 

[OB]

This may be a silly question but I've never done a virtual AC before... If we have to do a case study, technology-wise how does that work? 😅 As in do they put up a document and we can take notes in Word/on paper?

I've had one where documents are sent on Teams during the AC and they trust that you'll delete the documents from your computer after. Another AC was on a system called Impact and you were sent emails with tasks and links to the Zoom calls!

 

[Ks36]

Latham and Watkins PFO

 

[Ks36]

Latham and Watkins PFO

Genuinely kissed my teeth and said “you’re ugly anyway” 🤣

 

[stemlawgal]

Still waiting on Clyde & Co, Freshfields, W&C, Links, and HSF (all summer vac apart from FF direct TC) - are these firms still ghosting everyone or should I be expecting PFOs soon?

 

[GXA123]

Anyone heard back post tests for Pinsent Birmingham?

 

[Emily K]

Latham PFO here too!

 

[Ks36]

Still waiting for Mishcon, HSF, Links, BCLP and Clifford Chance (SPARK)

 

[GXA123]

Still waiting for Mishcon, HSF, Links, BCLP and Clifford Chance (SPARK)

I am still waiting on Mishcon but I think it is a PFO, same for links and BCLP post interview

 

[S87]

Well, I am just waiting for my Links PFO at this point.

 

[Limanehious]

Anyone heard back post tests for Pinsent Birmingham?

I applied to Manchester, not Birmingham, but grad recruitment said there's a delay and they would issue AC invitations at some point today

 

[Ks36]

I am still waiting on Mishcon but I think it is a PFO, same for links and BCLP post interview

I put my heart and soul into that app so I hope not - they did tell us to wait till March

 

[GXA123]

I applied to Manchester, not Birmingham, but grad recruitment said there's a delay and they would issue AC invitations at some point today

EXCITINGGGGG!

 

[GXA123]

I put my heart and soul into that app so I hope not - they did tell us to wait till March

I really hope so!

 

[lawful_neutral216]

Latham PFO post-app

 

[nisadee]

Invited to Addleshaw's AC last week but couldn't make that date so I selected the option saying "can't make it" and it said graduate recruitment would contact me with alternative times. They still haven't- should I email?