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

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RS31

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Does anyone have any idea on when we can expect to hear back from non-rolling firms that had their deadlines on the 1st/2nd/3rd of Jan? Like Kirkland, Debevoise, Milbank

I don't want to keep obsessively refreshing my email if it's too early to hear back haha
 

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Does anyone have any idea on when we can expect to hear back from non-rolling firms that had their deadlines on the 1st/2nd/3rd of Jan? Like Kirkland, Debevoise, Milbank

I don't want to keep obsessively refreshing my email if it's too early to hear back haha
Can vary massively. My kirkland PFO last year wasn't til late Feb.
 
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Okay, so what if you got the name of the firm wrong and then right, I was doing like 3 applications at once I think and 1 got muddled up and mentions the wrong firm name at that start but then corrects itself.

e.g. I think X applies to firm A... which is why firm B should do this... and then keeping the correct name: B throughout the rest.

Like I've clearly lost my chance at that firm, but should I tell them? I've looked and apply4law doesn't let me revoke the application.

*I think I'm going to email the firm and cancel my application, and see if I can reapply.*
 

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Do you mean in assessment centres? How can you know about the topics of commercial questions before the interview?
I think they mean on apps or for open-ended interview questions.

Also I don't think it's terribly common for interviewers to put you on the spot about some prescribed topic - I've heard of cases where you'll be given an article or a report to read and comment on, but they're not likely to just like... ask you to discuss a topic not of your choosing off the cuff. Some firms might do this, idk, but I haven't heard of anything like that and it seems like a rubbish way to interview.
 

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Okay, so what if you got the name of the firm wrong and then right, I was doing like 3 applications at once I think and 1 got muddled up and mentions the wrong firm name at that start but then corrects itself.

e.g. I think X applies to firm A... which is why firm B should do this... and then keeping the correct name: B throughout the rest.

Like I've clearly lost my chance at that firm, but should I tell them? I've looked and apply4law doesn't let me revoke the application.
I wouldn't draw their attention to it. A lot of firms will bin your application off the bat for that, a handful are more forgiving - Slaughters have joked around about it and consider it non-fatal to an otherwise sterling application.
 

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I wouldn't draw their attention to it. A lot of firms will bin your application off the bat for that, a handful are more forgiving - Slaughters have joked around about it and consider it non-fatal to an otherwise sterling application.
Ah okay, it's an American firm so I'm not sure what their take on the situation is. A friend recommend submitting a different app with a separate email address and asking the firm to withdraw the current one?
 

Rob93

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Ah okay, it's an American firm so I'm not sure what their take on the situation is. A friend recommend submitting a different app with a separate email address and asking the firm to withdraw the current one?
American firms aren't a monolith, and I wouldn't imagine that they have a categorically different view on this than UK firms.

As to resubmitting through another email, I personally wouldn't. That could be some kind of terms of use violation, though I'm not sure as I never read them (unlawyerly, I know). In any case it is certainly something upon which they would frown if it came to light.
 
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Ah okay, it's an American firm so I'm not sure what their take on the situation is. A friend recommend submitting a different app with a separate email address and asking the firm to withdraw the current one?
That won’t work. Firm’s will be able to flag up duplicate applications even if you register with another email address.
 

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