TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

[Ellewoodz]

Has anyone heard back from Covington yet?

 

[Jessica Booker]

I think the percentile also takes into account the difficulty of the question and how others performed, maybe that could be a factor as well but it’s confusing

It is possibly this but also you can be negatively scored for how wrong your answer is.

Typically with psychometric tests there are 3-4 potential answers for each question.

There will be the correct answer (obviously) but then their might be an answer that you could get to if you missed a small detail, and then an answer that you really shouldn’t be able to get to unless you ignore several parts of the question. It can be the case that you will score something like 1 for the correct answer, 0 for the “‘issued the small detail” answer, and -1 for the “missed several parts” answer. Therefore you could get a worse percentile ranking compared to someone else and yet still have a higher rAw score than that person as you could get 25 out of 40 question correct, but have scored -1 on a the other 15 questions.

 

[Jessica Booker]

I'm convinced time is taken account for even though it says untimed i reckon they still compare candidates on timings. As i took my sweet time doing it maybe 45 mins or so? but this was because i was soo tired after the CAPP test which felt like 10 hours.

If this was the case, they would have to inform you in the instructions that the test is assessed by time but there is an unlimited amount of time to complete it. I suspect other considerations happen in this situation though.

 

[Robot1]

Has anyone heard back from W&C post VI?

 

[liseazurite]

For those who got their Linklaters WG scores was that part of a rejection/acceptance email or did you just email them to request the scores proactively?

 

[yasmars]

For those who got their Linklaters WG scores was that part of a rejection/acceptance email or did you just email them to request the scores proactively?

I proactively requested my score

 

[pb15]

anyone heard from dechert post VI and written exercise for WVS?

 

[lawtrainee]

Hi guys, I just got my WG report for Linklaters Open Day and the result is not favourable (below 50%) - this is my first time doing the test and does anyone have tips on how to improve it?

I know Linklaters doest't allow us to retake WG - provided my low score, should I still apply for their vacation scheme?

Hey, did you need to email linklaters for your WG report?

 

[wz_13]

@Jessica Booker or anyone who may know something i was hoping you could shed some insight into this. I am considering self funding the sqe for the next intake, and am looking at the college of legal practice sqe llm course (as its the cheapest). But i dont want to compromise on price if firms would not take a course done online/remotely as they might do one that is done in person, like at BPP. In this way, does the provider of the SQE matter to firms, and can it disadvantage me later on? Many many thanks for any insights!

 

[The6FigureSuccessfulSolicitor]

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[jl30]

Hi, I did this last month! You have to answer three questions, and you have 15 seconds between reading the answer to having to record your answer which is up to a maximum of 45 seconds. You can't re-record your answers.

Hi! To the extent you are able to share, are the questions all strengths-based as stated on the website? I did the VI last year and I was asked firm-specific questions too. I also had 1 minute to answer the question instead of 45 seconds!

 

[Jessica Booker]

@Jessica Booker or anyone who may know something i was hoping you could shed some insight into this. I am considering self funding the sqe for the next intake, and am looking at the college of legal practice sqe llm course (as its the cheapest). But i dont want to compromise on price if firms would not take a course done online/remotely as they might do one that is done in person, like at BPP. In this way, does the provider of the SQE matter to firms, and can it disadvantage me later on? Many many thanks for any insights!

Firms will not care which prep course you have done. They will only care about whether you have passed/failed the SQE. I don’t think there is any advantage or disadvantage when it comes to potential employers’ perceptions for any courses.

 

[Ellewoodz]

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[tal]

Have NRF given out all their ACs post TI now? should i just be expecting pfo

 

[VMS]

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Congratulations! I haven't heard back yet, so probably not a good sign.

 

[hanz123]

Any advice for Addleshaw Goddard's application

 

[axelbeugre]

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[emilyding]

Hey, did you need to email linklaters for your WG report?

Yes, I emailed the grad recruitment team

 

[jwalk03]

when did you do your VI?

20th october

 

[jwalk03]

thanks! when did you do vi and when did you receive email?

vi on the 20th october and got the email wednesday so the 1st november