TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

[hopefulfuturetrainee24]

Fieldfisher PFO yesterday and CRS PFO today.... rough start to the week☹️

Sorry to hear this, at what stage did you get rejected for Fieldfisher?

 

[eleven14og]

Sorry to hear this, at what stage did you get rejected for Fieldfisher?

Post online test

 

[HopefulFutureTrainee123]

Email, if they'd called to reject I would've cried right on the phone hahaha

Ah this happened to me for another firm! I had to make an excuse and ask if I could call back for the feedback chat!

 

[Seven]

@jnvkkbkjbkZXBJZX what's funny mate?

Just report the user, no need to provoke the situation further.

 

[Bubbles]

I went to a CRS open day two months ago and haven't been reimbursed yet . Wanna ask them to forget about the reimbursement and just give me a place on the scheme instead 🤣🤣🤣
(This is obviously a joke, please don't come at me)

 

[Fd321]

Email, if they'd called to reject I would've cried right on the phone hahaha

I know I received my PFO just now from BH and they offered a call to give feedback which is great, but I’m likely maybe when my ego is a bit less crushed 🥲

 

[Fd321]

I went to a CRS open day two months ago and haven't been reimbursed yet . Wanna ask them to forget about the reimbursement and just give me a place on the scheme instead 🤣🤣🤣
(This is obviously a joke, please don't come at me)

I feel like everyone has either gotten an offer or a PFO and I’m just like has my PFO got lost in the post 😂

 

[Application10203949]

Does anyone know if there are still ACs for Dentons (Edinburgh/Glasgow) offices?

 

[Jessica Booker]

other than emailing what do you do if a firm hasn't sent you the interview link before your interview? 😭

Call - much quicker than relying on email

Hi everyone! Got some slightly unique circumstances and would be really grateful for any advice - without going into too much detail, I have some good legal work experience with my dad's company from a few years ago, which I obviously mentioned on my application forms, but since applying, a whole lot of drama has unfolded and I'm no longer on speaking terms with my dad. I'm now worried about background checks since I'd really prefer that firms didn't contact him (I'm nervous about him knowing my future plans, apart from anything else), but I'm not sure how to bring this up to grad rec, or if it's just something I'm going to have to deal with?

When I've done similar pre-employment checks in the past, I've mentioned that it's my father's company in case it was a conflict of interest for him to give me a reference, but the company just said they had to contact all previous employers and asked him for a reference regardless, which wasn't a problem until now! Obviously I won't be mentioning this work experience in future application cycles to avoid having to deal with this again next year - it's a shame because it's proved useful to talk about in interviews but doesn't seem worth this stress!!

There would be no reason for the reference check company to give specifics of who the reference is for or for your contact details to be given (if that’s what you are concerned about). Therefore, they wouldn’t know what your plans would be.

I would flag this to Graduate Recruitment and the reference check company and see what they advise on this though/to express your concerns about the information the reference could receive and also to flag up the contentious element that could come back if they did seek a reference.

 

[Minnie22]

Do you mind me asking if you were successful?

Yeh they offered me the VS subject to vero background checks but it was two weeks after my interview so they just might be taking a while to get back to everyone

 

[lw2000]

Just got a reserve list email from CRS - might be the same for anyone still waiting

 

[Bubbles]

Just got a reserve list email from CRS - might be the same for anyone still waiting

Congratulations, hope you get on!

Does anyone have any idea on what differentiates reserve list candidates from rejected candidates? I looked at rhe general feedback email that CRS sent and honestly I can tick off everything that they said on it. There's no personal feedback so I don't know what I did wrong 😔

 

[Arf1309]

Unexpected but got put on the reserve list for CRS vacation scheme!

 

[321lawyer123]

Yeh they offered me the VS subject to vero background checks but it was two weeks after my interview so they just might be taking a while to get back to everyone

Congrats!!!

 

[LawBrah]

Unexpected but got put on the reserve list for CRS vacation scheme!

Same here. Can anyone give insight generally into what the odds are that you get on a scheme from a reserve list placement? Assuming the odds are extremely low but still encouraging to get on.

 

[CorpLawyer00]

Same here. Can anyone give insight generally into what the odds are that you get on a scheme from a reserve list placement? Assuming the odds are extremely low but still encouraging to get on.

perhaps not as low as would initially seem. Feel like lots of people start declining offers this late into the year as they have other opportunities. Depends on the firm though.

 

[SuccessfulSolicitor]

I’m really tempted to just call White & Case atp like I did my AC on the 3rd, pick up the pace 😭

 

[Alison C]

Congratulations, hope you get on!

Does anyone have any idea on what differentiates reserve list candidates from rejected candidates? I looked at rhe general feedback email that CRS sent and honestly I can tick off everything that they said on it. There's no personal feedback so I don't know what I did wrong 😔

The rejection email also has typos... never reassuring.

Para 1 alone:
"Its important to highlight..... you appreciate what our means to our clients..."

And really, they think we need reminding about the STAR technique?

Sigh...

 

[SuccessfulSolicitor]

I’m really tempted to just call White & Case atp like I did my AC on the 3rd, pick up the pace 😭

I called and they said it takes 3-4 weeks to hear back post AC, so I guess I may as well should just wait until Easter tbh

 

[K2002]

How long can you expect to wait to get an confirmation email about an offer? The scheme starts in less than two weeks….