TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

[hanz123]

Gosh, really hope Addleshaw Goddard send out more VI's. Hate the fact I set my heart on certain firms like CMS and AG but I applied really late into the cycle for them to try to improve my applications.

Rolling deadlines can be brutal!

Same here, really stressing about AG.

 

[R1a01]

Does anyone know when the last AC date is for BCLP?

Not sure whether to follow up with GR on an outcome

 

[akskhurana]

Hi all, has anyone completed a Baker McKenzie VI and is willing to share some advice? Happy to share my experiences with VIs at CMS, Latham, and a few others!!

 

[Narince]

Oh dear, Debevoise sent the invitations to quite a few people here… did they sent all the invitations the same say last year?

Feeling quite nervous about this too applied ages ago and still waiting to hear back from them.

 

[Shi]

Does law firm generally sponsor Skilled Workers visa for paralegal position?

 

[mdoeslaw]

Hi all, has anyone completed a Baker McKenzie VI and is willing to share some advice? Happy to share my experiences with VIs at CMS, Latham, and a few others!!

hi is this for spring or summer?

 

[akskhurana]

hi is this for spring or summer?

Summer

 

[mdoeslaw]

Summer

congrats!! when did you submit your WG if you dont mind me asking

 

[akskhurana]

congrats!! when did you submit your WG if you dont mind me asking

Looking back, my email said the watson glaser deadline was 10th Jan. So on or before then

 

[hopefullawyer123]

Hi all,

Is anyone able to please offer advice on the Bird & Bird VI / B&B VI?

Thanks in advance

 

[user254]

Has anyone done the Womble Bond Dickinson Application Form yet? There is a section for a personal statement but it is blank, should we be able to upload or edit something in this section?

Hi! Did you get a response to this? Whenever I access the application there is only one question (Can you tell us about a recent commercial issue you have been following – why have you found it interesting?), and no reference to a personal statement.

 

[hanz123]

Hi! Did you get a response to this? Whenever I access the application there is only one question (Can you tell us about a recent commercial issue you have been following – why have you found it interesting?), and no reference to a personal statement.

Same that's the only question I've seen

 

[lilysmithson]

Is anyone able to offer advice on BM VI?? (summer vs)

 

[King Ayo]

The VI questions were just general motivations and understanding of Dechert; for the written exercise you can’t really prepare but It was only one task to do which was drafting an email to a client, my tip that I got would be to use informal language and italics/headings to make it more easier to read rather than answering like its a legal problem question.

Thank you so much for this. Really appreciate. Cheers

 

[King Ayo]

Also just going to jump in here and say you can’t prepare for the written exercise - I didn’t and I’ve reached AC. Just make sure you’re well awake when you sit it. Think logically, and leave a few mins at the end to proofread as presentation is also marked.

Thanks a lot. Really appreciate this.

 

[Untilwinter]

White & Case VI, I submitted my application for the Spring VS on the day of the deadline. If anyone has any advice on the VI that would be so helpful as I’ve never done one before.

Guess its time to give up on WC as well! Hope things go better the next cycle

 

[Chouette]

Guess its time to give up on WC as well! Hope things go better the next cycle

Same.

 

[lik0401]

Guess its time to give up on WC as well! Hope things go better the next cycle

same … I’m kind of sad because I got onto the open day which had quite a small number of acceptances + had a 1/1 consultation about my app with grad recruitment who said it was good … so not sure what more I could have done aghh

but I did submit on the deadline so that could have been part of it!

 

[semicolon;]

Anyone heard back from Hogan Lovells about interviews? I haven't heard anything since submitting my application and completing the WG last year.

 

[Ameliaa]

No, it was for the direct training contract. Perhaps, I can choose to do the SQE instead of the LPC? Strange that they didn’t pick up on it!

I hope you can! I assume the application process is same for both, so if you do get offered a TC for the LPC route maybe they'll let you go through the SQE route instead of deferring. But might be worth checking that the application didn't have a tick box of something like "I am in my final year/graduate" because idk if that might impact your application :/