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

[manifestingtraineeship]

Please detail any academic awards, positions of responsibilities and/or any interests or hobbies outside of academics and work experience (please list in bullet points).Max 300 words

What do you find attractive about Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner's sectors/departments and which area(s) are you interested in having exposure to in your Training Contract any why? Max 500 words

In your first 3 months as a trainee at BCLP, who would you seek to build relationships with, and what strategies would you implement to ensure that these relationships are long lasting? Max 300 words

Imagine you are a trainee at BCLP and you have been working on a task for an associate in the Finance department. The associate is away and a partner in the department urgently wants a summary note of the research to send to a client, and has asked you to send it to them by tomorrow morning. How would you react? Max 300 words

for the first question what kind of things would you put? Can you give examples please? if you don't have any notable awards etc, what can you highlight instead? @Jessica Booker

 

[Jessica Booker]

for the first question what kind of things would you put? Can you give examples please? if you don't have any notable awards etc, what can you highlight instead? @Jessica Booker

It isn’t just awards - any extra curriculars can be included in here from school, college or university. Anything where you have taken responsibility or committed to something outside of your studies or work.

 

[Law2022]

Did mine last Friday as well but no response yet!

Same as me

 

[dangelataher]

I applied to Slaughter and May on 5th Oct and still haven’t heard anything. Has anyone heard anything since? Website says they are rolling.

 

[ScrappyDoo]

Hi, I’m trying prepare for an interview with a big city law firm that is strong in most practice areas, and I’m really struggling trying to find a specific news story that has an impact on the firm (if the question comes up)

Anyone know how specific the news story should be that I mention? For example I thought that the huge rise in m&a transactions is a big one but is that too obvious / not specific enough?

Plus, I’m just not sure how to analyse a news story in a way that links it to law firms? (Is it as obvious as just, which law departments it’ll involve/ it might create more business)? Any help much appreciated

What firm is this for?

 

[ltt_12]

anyone know how long it takes for hogan lovells to send a WG link after submitting the online application form?

 

[tarek]

anyone know how long it takes for hogan lovells to send a WG link after submitting the online application form?

I have the same question, I applied on the 3rd of October and still haven't received a link for it. Does anyone know if there is a review prior to sending out the links?

 

[PirateShip]

I have the same question, I applied on the 3rd of October and still haven't received a link for it. Does anyone know if there is a review prior to sending out the links?

I got mine on the same day I applied. You might want to contact them.

 

[tt_xo]

Im stumped on whether to relate the question 'Which business news story has interested you the most in the last 12 months and why?' back to the firm. Ive seen some examples that havent done this and I kind of like my answer as it is. What do you guys think?

 

[to law or not to law?]

Anyone else applied to BCLP but not been sent a link to the test?

 

[M777]

Anyone else waiting on a lot of winter VS applications, including rolling, that they just haven't heard back from at all? I applied for a lot of winter VS's throughout august + september, have heard outcomes from only HSF, A&O and JD so far (all unsuccessful). Had my hopes up that I'd have a clearer picture about my applications by now - worried it's cutting it close (in terms of notifying the firm I'm paralegalling for etc)

 

[Tcapplicant]

Anyone else waiting on a lot of winter VS applications, including rolling, that they just haven't heard back from at all? I applied for a lot of winter VS's throughout august + september, have heard outcomes from only HSF, A&O and JD so far (all unsuccessful). Had my hopes up that I'd have a clearer picture about my applications by now - worried it's cutting it close (in terms of notifying the firm I'm paralegalling for etc)

Totally agree! I have 5 firms I’m still waiting to hear back from and it’s only 6 weeks until the VS are meant to start. I totally appreciate the tight turnaround the firms have but I feel in an uncomfortable position whereby asking for holiday so late. The stress of waiting is also a bit much!

 

[M777]

I submitted last Sat but haven’t received mine - does it look like auto generated or was it personalised?

Looks autogenerated to me

 

[Phoenix for all]

Looks autogenerated to me

That makes sense, so I assume the feedback are mainly based on SJT answers then? Or maybe tech is so advanced that AI is marking our video responses as well lol

 

[ltt_12]

I got mine on the same day I applied. You might want to contact them.

Was this for the Winter Vac Scheme? I submitted quite a few days ago and still havent received any link or email for the WG... I may email grad rec about this then

 

[OB]

Has anyone heard from Simmons & Simmons or Bird & Bird post-tests recently?

 

[Phoenix for all]

Was this for the Winter Vac Scheme? I submitted quite a few days ago and still havent received any link or email for the WG... I may email grad rec about this then

Same here, submitted a few days ago and no WG yet. Maybe it’s not auto?

 

[JM1998]

Has anyone heard from Simmons & Simmons or Bird & Bird post-tests recently?

I got a VI invite this morning for Simmons, applied on the 8th.

 

[ltt_12]

Same here, submitted a few days ago and no WG yet. Maybe it’s not auto?

Ah - maybe i'll wait until monday before following up with grad rec? if its not auto then probably still going through our apps? 😅

 

[ltt_12]

Ah - maybe i'll wait until monday before following up with grad rec? if its not auto then probably still going through our apps? 😅

WOW, what a coincidence - email for the WG link JUST came through!!