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

[Adrian_S]

Honestly, more graduate recruitment managers should be looking to hire candidates like me, who have 0 competing offers.

so good to see @Rob93 back in the haus. i actually LOLed at this.

 

[Rob93]

so good to see @Rob93 back in the haus

 

[lpcstudent2021]

Evening all, has anyone heard from Linklaters for summer VS?
Sent one for their spring scheme last year and got rejected fairly quickly, sent one in November this year and I'm still waiting to hear back?

 

[John Travoni]

Is Latham & Watkins rolling basis ?

 

[j.s.cox]

are people still waiting for a response from vinson & elkins post video interview?

I just received a reply from them today

 

[Rob93]

Is Latham & Watkins rolling basis ?

99% sure they are not.

 

[flyingpotato65]

Hi! First time here but a long time lurker has anyone else just had radio silence from HSF for Spring? Seems like everyone else had their ACs weeks ago! Thanks

 

[ccfuturetraineesolicitor]

I just received a reply from them today

were you invited to interview?

 

[TCApp2021]

Pls tick if you’re still waiting to hear back from BCLP direct TC (post-test).

 

[Jessica Booker]

Honestly, more graduate recruitment managers should be looking to hire candidates like me, who have 0 competing offers.

I swear that one of the major downsides of this being an anonymous forum is that GR Managers can't work out who the most helpful/supportive/insightful people are on this forum. Otherwise, I would expect them to be stalking these pages and tapping up TCLA people all the time. I reckon they would value these behaviours more than the braggy LinkedIn posts (especially where they couldn't be tagged in them).....

The only saving grace when someone does tag you into a braggy post with a million other people is that you have this option 🤣

 

[alkaline222]

I have competing VS offers at US firms, but Gibson Dunn are airing me. What are people's prior experiences with submitting competing offers?

 

[Jessica Booker]

I have competing VS offers at US firms, but Gibson Dunn are airing me. What are people's prior experiences with submitting competing offers?

What do you mean by submitting?

 

[alkaline222]

What do you mean by submitting?

Emailing HR and saying you have a competing offer but would reject it for their firm. More common in IB but don't see why it wouldn't work in law

 

[Jessica Booker]

Emailing HR and saying you have a competing offer but would reject it for their firm. More common in IB but don't see why it wouldn't work in law

IB is slightly different as you typically can only do one internship where they are 8-12 weeks long.

If you are going to accept the offer though, I don't see the benefit of telling them you have a competing offer you are going to reject.

Edit - sorry its late and I misunderstood - On reflection, I am assuming you mean when you haven't had an offer from Firm A and so you want to tell them you have offers from firm B and C, but you would turn B or C down to attend Firm A's scheme?

If so, this happens all the time in law too.

 

[alkaline222]

IB is slightly different as you typically can only do one internship where they are 8-12 weeks long.

If you are going to accept the offer though, I don't see the benefit of telling them you have a competing offer you are going to reject.

True the time length difference is a good point but in this instance the two firms overlap.

I've butchered the explanation of this, what I'm trying to say is I would email firm X - who hasn't progressed me beyond the first stage yet - saying their competitor, firm Y, has given me an offer

 

[Jessica Booker]

True the time length difference is a good point but in this instance the two firms overlap.

I've butchered the explanation of this, what I'm trying to say is I would email firm X - who hasn't progressed me beyond the first stage yet - saying their competitor, firm Y, has given me an offer

Wasn't your fault - my brain isn't working! Just seen the time but see my edit in my previous post.

 

[j.s.cox]

were you invited to interview?

Yes I was. Could barely contain my excitement!!

 

[Rob93]

I swear that one of the major downsides of this being an anonymous forum is that GR Managers can't work out who the most helpful/supportive/insightful people are on this forum. Otherwise, I would expect them to be stalking these pages and tapping up TCLA people all the time. I reckon they would value these behaviours more than the braggy LinkedIn posts (especially where they couldn't be tagged in them).....

The only saving grace when someone does tag you into a braggy post with a million other people is that you have this option 🤣

View attachment 3889

I will publish my full name and address if it will flag me up to GR when I get going on direct TCs 😉

 

[Ambs123]

Which office?xx

London ! X

 

[Homer]

Anyone heard back from V&E post VI?

I received an interview invite yesterday evening. Dont stress tho, there are still a fair few slots to be booked, 10-15 that i can see, and apparently, they interview around 80 people a year. So still plenty more to be sent out i reckon. I sent my VI in on the last possible day btw on the Monday