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

[psr23]

Has anyone not heard back from Akin Gump for their summer VS? I did the WG on 18 Jan, it's clearly a rejection now as they had already offered vac scheme places before I did the WG. They sent out a mass of rejection emails (in March if I remember correctly), and I just haven't heard. Got another firm like this too, so frustrating!

 

[Ameliaa]

i really think i messed up my WBD video interview ahaha

Oh no what happened?
If it makes you feel better I thought I failed my initial application so I was shocked when I got a VI invite. Don't count yourself out until you hear what the firm has to say! I always think things go better than we think when applying because we put so much pressure on ourselves to be perfect and that is essentially impossible.

 

[CC77]

i really think i messed up my WBD video interview ahaha

Oh no what happened?
If it makes you feel better I thought I failed my initial application so I was shocked when I got a VI invite. Don't count yourself out until you hear what the firm has to say! I always think things go better than we think when applying because we put so much pressure on ourselves to be perfect and that is essentially impossible.

Great advice @Ameliaa I always get nervous after interviews thinking I've messed up - the majority of that is self-doubt. You've done so well getting to the VI interview stage, WBD definitely sees potential in you! I'm sure you've done a lot better than expected and as they've said, they're not looking for someone polished, they're looking for someone with potential - which you've already demonstrated by getting this far! Don't count yourself out yet!

 

[legalgyal100]

is it odd to put an incoming vacation scheme on your CV ? Im applying for a consulting scheme and idk whether they will consider future legal work experience to be of value ? @Jessica Booker

 

[MFK]

Hi! I did mine a couple hours ago and I think it went so well, so don't worry!!

I don't know what I am allowed to say about it so I'll keep it brief, however, it was very short and the answers are only 90 seconds long. You can re-film your answer once too which is reassuring!

All in all they're very simple questions!

Good luck!

Hey! How long did you have before you could re-record your answer?

 

[GXA123]

is it odd to put an incoming vacation scheme on your CV ? Im applying for a consulting scheme and idk whether they will consider future legal work experience to be of value ? @Jessica Booker

I started doing so and I think it works like magic!

 

[legalgyal100]

I started doing so and I think it works like magic!

thank you !

 

[banana1189]

Hey! How long did you have before you could re-record your answer?

I don't remember tbh but i'm pretty sure you could view it for as long as you like and then re-record, even though you had to film your initial response within 30 seconds.

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

is it odd to put an incoming vacation scheme on your CV ? Im applying for a consulting scheme and idk whether they will consider future legal work experience to be of value ? @Jessica Booker

Any work experience is typically of value and is ultimately better than nothing (e.g. if you have no other work experience lined up for the summer, something is better than nothing).

Therefore, it will be fine to include it, but I would caveat that by saying that is as long as you are clearly expressing your motivations for consulting. If this isn't clear from the rest of your application, there could be a question as to why you are considering a career in consultancy when you have been pursuing (and are still pursuing) a career in law.

I think it also depends what type of consultancy firm you are applying to though.

 

[legalgyal100]

Any work experience is typically of value and is ultimately better than nothing (e.g. if you have no other work experience lined up for the summer, something is better than nothing).

Therefore, it will be fine to include it, but I would caveat that by saying that is as long as you are clearly expressing your motivations for consulting. If this isn't clear from the rest of your application, there could be a question as to why you are considering a career in consultancy when you have been pursuing (and are still pursuing) a career in law.

I think it also depends what type of consultancy firm you are applying to though.

Thank you Jessica ! i should probably take a few insight days off my cv then ahaha. Also Does it being a management consultancy firm make a difference?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Thank you Jessica ! i should probably take a few insight days off my cv then ahaha. Also Does it being a management consultancy firm make a difference?

It isn't really the type of consultancy firm, more how prestigious they are. Certain consultancy firms are exceptionally competitive (more so that the equivalent law firm) and so it will be really important to ensure you are show casing the skills and motivations for consultancy.

However, I'll be frank, many consultancy firms are quite interested in people who have considered law, mainly where law student populations are much more diverse than their talent pool!

 

[legalgyal100]

It isn't really the type of consultancy firm, more how prestigious they are. Certain consultancy firms are exceptionally competitive (more so that the equivalent law firm) and so it will be really important to ensure you are show casing the skills and motivations for consultancy.

However, I'll be frank, many consultancy firms are quite interested in people who have considered law, mainly where law student populations are much more diverse than their talent pool!

perfect, thank you! lots to think about .

 

[d_s_2001]

Morning everyone,
How did people find their Womble Bond Video Interview?

 

[E]

Hi all, I'm aware this is a very general question and may have been asked before. But how long would you expect to wait to hear from graduate recruitment after your AC?

 

[ellek]

Does anyone know the conversion rate from VS to TC for NRF? Can't seem to find much information on that anywhere

 

[John Travoni]

Has anyone heard back from HD post written exercise ?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Hi all, I'm aware this is a very general question and may have been asked before. But how long would you expect to wait to hear from graduate recruitment after your AC?

Could be up to two weeks usually. However, sometimes some firms will wait for all their ACs to be completed before offering anyone, and therefore if you attended one of the first ACs, you may not hear back for some time.

If you haven't heard back within two weeks, send the GR team a quick and polite email asking when you will hear back.

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Does anyone know the conversion rate from VS to TC for NRF? Can't seem to find much information on that anywhere

I suspect there isn't a specific conversion rate - if the firm didn't want to offer anyone, they would just do more direct TC hiring.

But their profile on Chambers suggests they recruit 50-60 VSers a year and have 45 TCs and so I very much suspect there is no issue of there being too few TC spots for VSers to convert to.

 

[S87]

Is anyone taking part in Legal cheek event this Thursday? It is with White & Case and I might miss a part and was wondering if someone could share their note with me.

 

[OB]

Hi all, I'm aware this is a very general question and may have been asked before. But how long would you expect to wait to hear from graduate recruitment after your AC?

I've heard back the next morning before and I'm currently waiting over 6 weeks for another one ... if you mention the firm name someone here might be able to share how long they waited