TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

[emilyding]

this is a grey area….

Volunteering could be work experience or extra curricular. I tend to advise putting it in to the section you feel needs more details/variety if you are unsure - it really won’t matter which one you choose, I would just stick to one and make sure it is not repeated.

Open days can be in employment, but if they are then I expect the entry description to be fairly brief and to focus more on what you learned from the event rather than what you did, and keep it to 2-3 sentences maximum (you don’t need to describe something that was a few hours in more than this). Alternatively, you can put them into other sections of your application.

Sometimes they fit nicely into a “is there are further information you want to provide” type questions or sections of the application. Sometimes firms will ask specific questions about the of events you have attended and so if there if a dedicated section or question like this, then I wouldn’t put them into the work experience section, I would just detail them in the specific question asking for this information.

How about the CV? As I have a separate sections for legal work experiences/ volunteering/ extra-curricular (virtual internship etc) / event section (which I will list some virtual event I have attended before).

Should I put my legal volunteer under the volunteer section and law firm open day under event section? Or should I delete some sections because its bit too much in the CV?

 

[sxw517]

Bakers any updates

Has it opened yet?

 

[SAlegal]

DLA VI invite

Congratulations and good luck!!!! When did you submit the wg as I haven’t heard back yet?

 

[E_3919]

When did you complete your AC?

I did mine last Thursday

 

[E_3919]

Haven’t even done an AC just the VI! For people getting ACs did you have very high marks in the post VI feedback report?

Not really tbh - i think my VI must have made me get through maybe? good luck!

 

[lawapplicant]

Congratulations and good luck!!!! When did you submit the wg as I haven’t heard back yet?

Last Thursday

 

[lovelaw223]

Very strange. I’m sure they won’t reject you if they see it is a technical error — just make sure you have screenshots of the VI page saying you have completed it so you can show them.

They do say after the VI that they will be in contact within 7 days. You should’ve heard back by 30 Oct, so hopefully grad rec can answer why that didn’t happen.

Also, don’t worry. If you got the email today you still have 2 days before they can make any other move/“reject”. Grad rec should reply by then.

If you’re still worried, you can send another email on high priority and attach screenshot evidence if you hadn’t before.

I hope it all works out!

Thank you so much for your advice!

 

[sm99]

Can I assume pfo from DLA now? They said they’d be in touch within 7 days from VI and we’re on the 9th day 😅

 

[ah898]

How long after submitting applications for DLA, Weil and W&C till people received responses?

 

[avaboles]

What kind of things have people included in the 1500-word W&C question about extra-curricular and positions of responsibility? I obviously don't want to waffle on so just wondering how much people had written because it seems silly that they would ask us to write a whole additional cover letter...

 

[ayek]

How long after submitting applications for DLA, Weil and W&C till people received responses?

I applied to DLA on 10/10 and got a WG invite on 20/10

 

[Kodak123]

Assuming W&C PFO after VI

 

[mfuturetrainee]

Assuming W&C PFO after VI

have people already heard back for AC?

 

[Tintin06]

Assuming W&C PFO after VI

I’ve emailed to ask when we will hear back.

 

[mfuturetrainee]

ive seen 2 ppl say they got AC

 

[Kodak123]

have people already heard back for AC?

yeah 2 ppl have already heard back

 

[plmokn]

still no news for simmons post AC?

 

[hannahfl]

still no news for simmons post AC?

They said by 20th Nov

 

[sqequeen]

still no news for simmons post AC?

Hiya, when was your AC out of curiosity? I'm guessing I can assume PFO as I've heard nothing since the VI..

 

[Flutterbyx303]

Hiya, when was your AC out of curiosity? I'm guessing I can assume PFO as I've heard nothing since the VI..

Same. Is it common (this is my first cycle) for no news to mean bad news or do firms usually let you know either way?