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

[ellwilsen]

CRS VI!!

If anyone has any experience with this or tips on how to prepare please could you let me know as CRS is one of my top firms!! Thanks

Well done! Do you mind me asking when you applied?

 

[phurple]

People that have had a TI with NRF in the last 2 weeks, have you heard back?

 

[Laurenbt2110]

People that have had a TI with NRF in the last 2 weeks, have you heard back?

If you meant TI, then i was told they are running them until the 21st Feb so we wont hear back until after then

 

[thirdtimelucky]

People that have had a TI with NRF in the last 2 weeks, have you heard back?

For spring they took around 3 weeks to get back to me

 

[phurple]

If you meant TI, then i was told they are running them until the 21st Feb so we wont hear back until after then

Yeah, I did, I just edited the post. Ok thanks - saw that other people were getting ACs and didn't know what to assume

 

[mome101]

Just got Debevoise Waitlist (idk how to feel). Does anyone with previous experience have any idea what the chances of being bumped to attending the open day from the waitlist are?

 

[Jessica Booker]

Just got Debevoise Waitlist (idk how to feel). Does anyone with previous experience have any idea what the chances of being bumped to attending the open day from the waitlist are?

The chances are going to be so varied based on individual circumstances at that time. A good chance with the firm in the previous cycle doesn’t necessarily mean it will be a good chance this cycle.

By operating a waiting list, there clearly is a chance though, and that’s the positive to focus on.

 

[Vacationschemeapps]

If you meant TI, then i was told they are running them until the 21st Feb so we wont hear back until after then

Is this for summer?

 

[Vacationschemeapps]

For spring they took around 3 weeks to get back to me

Hey! Any clue whether Spring ACs and TIs are all over? I've been ghosted since my WG

 

[Laurenbt2110]

Is this for summer?

Yeah mine is

 

[thirdtimelucky]

Hey! Any clue whether Spring ACs and TIs are all over? I've been ghosted since my WG

I was told by grad rec that the AC on the 8th was the last one for Spring

 

[Lastseasonwonder]

Has anyone who had a JD interview last week heard back?

 

[mckelly]

How long did it take for people to hear back from Sidley post-interview?

 

[WiseOwl]

Latham AC!! My fingers are shaking as I type this lol. ANY insight at all will be so so so appreciated. Please pm me!

Congrats! Could I ask when you did your VI and when are the AC slots?

 

[Samir_O]

anyone know what the first year trainee salaries are at any of the big 4 in london?

 

[Nicole15]

Congrats! Can I ask what firm?

Thank you so much! & MB

 

[ssolicitorz]

Anyone still waiting for Dechert and BCLP and Sidley?

 

[GXA123]

Anyone still waiting for Dechert and BCLP and Sidley?

I heard back from BCLP yesterday post interview

 

[therealellewoods]

Quick question for anyone with experience with Vero (background checks). Do they use the work experience section as part of the application as the starting point to know who to contact/breakdown of your responsibilities or do you give them a separate breakdown? Asking because I made a small mistake regarding dates in my work experience section (regarding the year of the work experience, not duration) and am a little scared this might be an issue. @Jessica Booker would you have any thoughts on this? Thank you!

Hi! This is really bad but they couldn't verify two of my work experiences (idk why) and kept calling me for extra detail etc so they could, but life got in the way and plus this relates to my current role I'm not that bothered about so I didn't treat it w much urgency (bad I know) and they ended up after like three months just asking me to sign a statement saying I worked in those places. Not to say you should do that by any means but I think it's just a formality tbh and they will not penalise you for accidentally putting the wrong dates down etc. Disclaimer -- at least in my experience

 

[Abii]

Thank you! And yes of course, I would never say it was naff in an interview. Could I ask you how you answered that question? I know it would be personal for everyone, but I don't want really want to just say 'I found it quite difficult to understand'.

For me answering this question took honest reflection on why my performance had been lower than expected and out of line with my other grades. it would have been easy to blame the fact it was a closed book exam in June when then teaching ended in December but that wasn't the real issue. I answered by saying what that was so for me it was a fault with my approach to the module, it was an interdisciplinary module shared across a couple of courses focused in a very particular area of law so the exam was very different to a typical law module. I made the mistake of approaching it purely from a legal perspective without looking at the wider picture, my revision was heavily focused on learning the statute and cases and application of the law whereas the exam was more interested in theory and approaches and the societal impact of this area of law. I didn't look at the bigger picture. I then turned this into a positive by saying I now do not make this mistake and look at the aims of a task. I draw analogies to my work where on the face of it one clause in a contract in the individual may look disadvantageous but when taken int he whole of the contract it may be more positive or less of problem compared with the alternative which is not having a contract signed at all.