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

[Lumree]

Hi, sorry if you have been asked before. Is this for direct TC application?

Yeah!

 

[Lumree]

Does anyone have any tips on the Weil AC and the CMS AC?
Also, has anyone done the first stage interview with Gibson Dunn/have any tips?

Hey there, when did you receive an invite to the CMS AC? Thanks!

 

[RS31]

Does anyone know if Sullivan & Cromwell is rolling? I can't make out from their UK recruitment page.

Also, if firms are rolling (deadlines in the first week of Jan), is it ok to sent in my applications in the coming days? Or is it weird to be applying on Boxing day xD

 

[kmax301]

Anyone else applying to AG? Am I the only one who lost around 1000 words of text because their system can’t properly save information? The worst application system I’ve ever encountered

 

[Jessica Booker]

Does anyone know if Sullivan & Cromwell is rolling? I can't make out from their UK recruitment page.

Also, if firms are rolling (deadlines in the first week of Jan), is it ok to sent in my applications in the coming days? Or is it weird to be applying on Boxing day xD

So many people apply over the Christmas break - it really isn’t an issue.

 

[BM99]

Does anyone know if Sullivan & Cromwell is rolling? I can't make out from their UK recruitment page.

Also, if firms are rolling (deadlines in the first week of Jan), is it ok to sent in my applications in the coming days? Or is it weird to be applying on Boxing day xD

From what I know S&C operates on a rolling basis. Your application will be reviewed by the recruitment panel first. If successful, they will put your application on hold, then advise whether they would like to invite you to an interview at a later date.

 

[RS31]

Thanks @machingkiubrian1234 and @Jessica Booker - this is helpful!

 

[BM99]

Are there any question banks for AC interviews? Should I prepare for all the questions in it?

 

[S87]

Well, I have a VI with Irwin Mitchell..their private practice is quite good. Any tips?! Can you give me some tips on how to approach the questions?

 

[mckelly]

Does anyone know if Davis Polk are rolling?

 

[BM99]

Does anyone know if Davis Polk are rolling?

They are not rolling

 

[John Doe]

Hello, does anyone know if I can apply to Shearman vacation twice in the same cycle?

i.e. I applied to their 2021 Winter VS and was rejected, now I am looking to apply for their 2022 Summer VS, and I couldn't find any specific statement on their website requesting candidates only to submit one application per recruitment cycle.

 

[GXA123]

What law firms use Amberjack for testing?

 

[Jessica Booker]

What law firms use Amberjack for testing?

It won’t necessarily be a standardised test if via Amberjack. They design bespoke tests for firms.

 

[Donuttime]

what firms have a deadline on 31st December?

 

[GXA123]

what firms have a deadline on 31st December?

Hogan, DLA, Dechert

 

[M991]

Hello @Jessica Booker. Hope you're well.

One of the questions in an application I am currently working on asks about a practice area I am interested in. I was planning on mentioning a case that representatives from the firm talked about during a case study workshop I attended around a year ago - I found it very interesting. However, I have just found out that the firm eventually lost the case and they do not mention it anywhere on the website. Therefore, I am not sure whether I should mention it, or rather not as it could seem like I have not been following the subsequent developments... I don't know. Maybe I am just overthinking it

 

[Rob93]

Hogan, DLA, Dechert

I believe Dechert is 31/12 for spring, 31/01 for summer.

 

[Asil Ahmad]

Hogan, DLA, Dechert

Dechert only spring

 

[Jessica Booker]

Hello @Jessica Booker. Hope you're well.

One of the questions in an application I am currently working on asks about a practice area I am interested in. I was planning on mentioning a case that representatives from the firm talked about during a case study workshop I attended around a year ago - I found it very interesting. However, I have just found out that the firm eventually lost the case and they do not mention it anywhere on the website. Therefore, I am not sure whether I should mention it, or rather not as it could seem like I have not been following the subsequent developments... I don't know. Maybe I am just overthinking it

You still have to represent clients and you won’t always win cases - it’s part of being a litigator, so I don’t think it’s an issue mentioning it as long as you explain what it was about the case that made it interesting to you.