TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

[Adrian_S]

can confirm they send as they go. Was rejected a couple weeks after applying.

thats really helpful to know. can i ask whether you’d applied for their winter/spring/summer scheme? applied for their spring scheme on 10 October so feeling a bit nervous about hearing back

 

[sxw517]

Has anyone heard from Kirkland re Spring vs?

 

[CorpLawyer00]

thats really helpful to know. can i ask whether you’d applied for their winter/spring/summer scheme? applied for their spring scheme on 10 October so feeling a bit nervous about hearing back

Winter VC - applied september 20th heard back 12th october with a PFO.

Edit: I believe this demonstrates they reject as they go because I was rejected before the deadline.

 

[Adrian_S]

Winter VC - applied september 20th heard back 12th october with a PFO.

Edit: I believe this demonstrates they reject as they go because I was rejected before the deadline.

Thank you! I’m sorry about the PFO

I’ll just sit here listening to ABBA Gold, desperately waiting to hear back from firms then

 

[CorpLawyer00]

Thank you! I’m sorry about the PFO

I’ll just sit here listening to ABBA Gold, desperately waiting to hear back from firms

hahahhahahah thanks, I've finally learned how to deal with them. To be honest, there does not seem to be much consistency at all. Sometimes I feel like an application is really strong and I get rejected from a less competitive firm, but sometimes I feel as it is a very weak app then get an interview. Seems rather arbitrary so I am not too concerned anymore!

 

[Erik_Birinyi]

Hi, can I ask when you submitted your application and when you received your VI invite?

I submitted it on the 5th and received the invite yesterday.

 

[lawstudent0303]

Hello! For Q1 of A&O Summer VS (Why do you want to become a commercial lawyer at A&O and what do you think are the key skills and qualities required for success? (250 words)), should we connect the key skills and qualities back to our work experience? Any help would be appreciated

@Jessica Booker​

 

[Abgaal]

Gibson Dunn AC

 

[Adrian_S]

Gibson Dunn AC

Congratulations! Can I ask when you applied?

 

[LawStudent0101]

Hi, I have been invited to a first stage interview with BCLP. Was wondering if anyone has any experience with the grad recruitment interview. TIA

 

[Abgaal]

Congratulations! Can I ask when you applied?

17th November

 

[BM99]

Anything from HL Lift Off?

 

[Jessica Booker]

Hello! For Q1 of A&O Summer VS (Why do you want to become a commercial lawyer at A&O and what do you think are the key skills and qualities required for success? (250 words)), should we connect the key skills and qualities back to our work experience? Any help would be appreciated

@Jessica Booker​

You don’t need to connect it to any experience, the word count doesn’t really allow you to do this adequately.

 

[S1gm4Solicitor1]

Does anyone know of any firms that don't take module marks/degree percentage into account?

DLA Piper

 

[jomar]

PFO HSF Spring VI. They cited the fact I did not meet the benchmark for the test.

Funny thing is, I was a "reasonable high performer" in all four categories.

Can someone assure me this isnt a mistake?

 

[RB2022]

PFO HSF Spring VI. They cited the fact I did not meet the benchmark for the test.

Funny thing is, I was a "reasonable high performer" in all four categories.

Can someone assure me this isnt a mistake?

I got the same thing, but applied for the summer scheme instead. I think where I fell down is the verbal reasoning section since they don’t include that bit in the feedback report. Don’t worry about it; I did the practice test so many times and it was clear that the way the verbal reasoning section is structured in terms of logic just doesn’t make sense.

With the Watson Glaser, I consistently score 80%+ so my reasoning clearly isn’t an issue. I think such tests generally aren’t good indicators because it doesn’t test any form of intelligence, just how well you can learn what sort of answers they expect. It’s quite funny because law firms like to go on about how they encourage diversity of thought for the best solutions but then only assess one way of thinking as part of their recruitment process.

 

[BM99]

I got the same thing, but applied for the summer scheme instead. I think where I fell down is the verbal reasoning section since they don’t include that bit in the feedback report. Don’t worry about it; I did the practice test so many times and it was clear that the way the verbal reasoning section is structured in terms of logic just doesn’t make sense.

With the Watson Glaser, I consistently score 80%+ so my reasoning clearly isn’t an issue. I think such tests generally aren’t good indicators because it doesn’t test any form of intelligence, just how well you can learn what sort of answers they expect. It’s quite funny because law firms like to go on about how they encourage diversity of thought for the best solutions but then only assess one way of thinking as part of their recruitment process.

Hi there sorry to hear about the rejection. May I ask when did you apply and how can you receive the report?

 

[RB2022]

Hi there sorry to hear about the rejection. May I ask when did you apply and how can you receive the report?

I applied a week ago on the deadline (2nd December), received the link to the test on the 5th and completed it that evening, then received a PFO in the morning citing that my rejection was due to not reaching the benchmark. The PFO had the feedback report in it.

 

[lawstudent0303]

You don’t need to connect it to any experience, the word count doesn’t really allow you to do this adequately.

Understood, thank you!

 

[aniraz]

I wrote my Vinson & Elkins cover letter to be one page, however I just went onto the portal to start submitting and it says maximum 2 pages for the cover letter, does this mean they are expecting it to be 2 pages?