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

[Donuttime]

I heard back from BCLP yesterday post interview

If you don’t mind was it for an AC? And what dates did they give you?

 

[amzey2]

Anyone heard back from White & Case post AC? (Spring Vac Scheme)

 

[MH]

Anyone still waiting for Dechert and BCLP and Sidley?

I've been waiting nearly a month for BCLP post-test

 

[GXA123]

If you don’t mind was it for an AC? And what dates did they give you?

Yes! One spot the 17th

 

[TCApp2021]

Yes! One spot the 17th

Is this for VS? I applied for the direct TC but have been waiting since December (post-test)!

 

[Donuttime]

Yes! One spot the 17th

Yay congrats! when did you complete the tests?

 

[ellensdaleoriginal]

Has anyone else not heard anything from MoFo for the summer VS post app? Have seen a few people posting about 1st/2nd stage interviews and was wondering if they were for Spring or Summer? Trying to manage expectations !!!

 

[wjlm25]

Hi all,
Would anyone be happy to share their experience of the Dechert written exercise & video interview? I've got a booking for the written exercise on the 18th and don't really know what to expect.
Thanks.

 

[Jessica Booker]

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!

It’s actually both.

You have to provide the details for employers but this is checked against your application form.

Mistakes happen, but how much of an issue this is depends on what the error is and your explanation for why this mistake happened.

 

[GXA123]

Is this for VS? I applied for the direct TC but have been waiting since December (post-test)!

Yay congrats! when did you complete the tests?

yes for the vac scheme and I received the feedback report on the 16th of Jan

 

[GXA123]

is TLT rolling for TCs?

 

[Jessica Booker]

Hey! sorry for being unclear, I guess I'm just wondering how they are generally assessed, is it the interviewers choosing who to invite? Do they communicate with grad rec who decides? Are the written application and psychometric tests considered? How does the written assessment factor in etc. I guess I'd just like to know a bit more about the process of evaluating candidates. Thank you!

It’s generally graduate recruitment deciding who is invited to AC. Sometimes there are a small panel of associates or partners who may screen applications, but this is rare. Even in those circumstances, it’s unlikely the people who invited you will be the people who interview/assess you.

If you mean who is offered off the back of an AC, then it is rarely one person’s assessment of you that does this. You are usually scored and the people with the highest scores are offered. As there are multiple assessments (and usually multiple competencies in each assessment), decisions are typically made holistically. Certain assessors might back you (or try to veto against you) but a decision is typically made by graduate recruitment, alongside other candidates’ performances.

Every assessment has its purpose and is important - if they weren’t important, they wouldn’t include them. You generally need to perform well in all assessments, although in certain circumstances one performance in an individual competency might be balanced out by a stronger performance in the same competency but in a different exercise.

 

[Jessica Booker]

Strategically speaking, is it better to apply to the London office or other regional office of a firm for better chances at a TC? Regional offices have less vacancies but I assume they have less applicants as well.

It really doesn’t work like this, and I would strongly advise not to factor this into your decision making. Most firms have had decades of applicants trying to game the system and apply to what they perceive to be less popular locations, and then try to move to another location at either offer stage or even during a TC/upon qualification. It more often than not doesn’t work.

It’s why many firms with regional offices put a very heavy emphasis on “why this location”, both in application forms and in recruitment processes.

Firms will see right through you if this is your approach. Only because thousands of applicants have already tried it before you.

 

[rose0904]

Is anyone waiting to hear back from Eversheds for the Cardiff Office?

I emailed them earlier this week and they said they'd finish reviewing Cardiff VIs by Friday. Not sure whether that also means we'll defo hear back by the end of tomorrow

 

[jobhuntwarrior]

Guys I have still not heard from Latham and their deadline was 2nd January and applied on new year eve. Do you lot think I should email them about an update on my application or is it early. I am asking as I have never had experience with Latham application and when is the last VI they send out.

fyi I've heard back and they've rejected me

 

[Adrian_S]

Soooooo, looks like my Weil video interview was a disaster.

RIP me. Good luck to everyone still in the running! I have faith in you!

 

[ellensdaleoriginal]

I think they're primarily interviewing for spring VS atm. I did my 2nd round there about 3.5 weeks ago (spring VS) and haven't heard back.

Perhaps there is still hope! Hope you hear back with good news soon!

 

[S87]

Talking about Links..radio silence everywhere and my app is still on hold 🙃🙃🙃

 

[emilyrose99]

In a competency interview, can I talk about something I did in a job that I haven’t put in my work experience section?

 

[Miki3999]

In a competency interview, can I talk about something I did in a job that I haven’t put in my work experience section?

yes