TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

[lawapplicant]

SPB rejection

 

[law23]

The post-AC anxiety is a real killer - any tips?

 

[selfcarequeenzzz1]

SPB rejection ((

 

[lawyering]

SPB rejection💔

 

[hanz123]

SPB rejection 😑

 

[hanz123]

Getting sick of either being rejected, ghosted or receiving PFOs.

 

[Sarah T]

The post-AC anxiety is a real killer - any tips?

Currently in the same boat - also interested in tips. It's hard not to go over how exercises went - like remembering how you answered difficult questions in the interview. I'm trying to focus on my next applications.

 

[HopefulFutureTrainee123]

No - they will be "graded" in the same way, but a non-law undergraduate who has never worked in law or studied it will not be expected to have the same level of knowledge as a LLM graduate who has worked in a law firm for several years. The questions you will be asked and how you will be asked it will be adapted, and it is likely that the non-law undergraduate will be asked questions in a way that assesses more of the commercial knowledge rather than the technicalities of the law (very few case studies fixate on the technicalities of the law so wouldn't require you to have worked or studied in the subject/sector though).

That makes sense - thank you. Maybe a stupid question, but are potential clauses in contracts legal or commercial knowledge? If I were able to come up with the right ideas but didn’t know the names of specific clauses, would this be acceptable for non-law? I want to use my time left to the best of my ability, and I think I can come up with good ideas on the spot but I currently don’t know very much! Thank you

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

That makes sense - thank you. Maybe a stupid question, but are potential clauses in contracts legal or commercial knowledge? If I were able to come up with the right ideas but didn’t know the names of specific clauses, would this be acceptable for non-law? I want to use my time left to the best of my ability, and I think I can come up with good ideas on the spot but I currently don’t know very much! Thank you

That would really be legal unless they are very basic common sense issues that anyone could pick up (eg queries in a basic contract like a mobile phone contract that you as a consumer should be able to identify as being important/an issue etc).

You definitely won’t need to know specific names of clauses. It is more about understanding why they are important/what they do.

 

[HopefulFutureTrainee123]

That would really be legal unless they are very basic common sense issues that anyone could pick up (eg queries in a basic contract like a mobile phone contract that you as a consumer should be able to identify as being important/an issue etc).

You definitely won’t need to know specific names of clauses. It is more about understanding why they are important/what they do.

Phew! Thank you so much!! Starting to feel like I’m not about to fail my ACs!

 

[Turnthisstupidfatratyellow]

has anyone gotten an Clyde & Co AC invite after that one email couple weeks ago? Assuming not knowing this close to AC date might mean a PFO?

is this for spring or summer

 

[LawEnthus]

SBP PFO

 

[ybx]

SBP PFO

Same here

 

[lik0401]

Does anyone know when we should expect to hear back from Reed Smith, Dechert + Baker McKenzie post VI?

 

[Harrison.jm]

Does anyone know when we should expect to hear back from Reed Smith, Dechert + Baker McKenzie post VI?

imo BM have filled all spring ACs

 

[LawEnthus]

Does anyone know when we should expect to hear back from Reed Smith, Dechert + Baker McKenzie post VI?

Reed Smith said a month after the deadline so would be some time early/mid feb

 

[lik0401]

imo BM have filled all spring ACs

oh no! probably a pfo for me then

 

[Bubbles]

Does anyone know when Forsters tends to reply post-app?

 

[futuretrainee202X]

Has Shearman filled up their interview slots already?

 

[lik0401]

Has Shearman filled up their interview slots already?

not sure ... I still haven't heard back!