TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

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bella98

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    Oh my lord that is so little time!!

    What if you’re not a student though? If I (hypothetically) make it through to AC I cant just tell my employer Im off next week - we need to give notice and have it approved…
    I completely understand! I wished for more time to prepare too, but given that was the only available date... If you receive an invitation, check the dates first. You might have a choice, but if not, don’t hesitate to email the graduate recruitment team immediately. They will certainly be willing to accommodate your request as they run some ACs on different days 100%
     
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    Hey for cover letters do you guys put your address? I am applying for Slaughter and May and I feel like it's kinda pointless to put my address since they can already work that out from my education section and there's already a limited word count.
    White & Case let me through to the next stage last year without putting my address so I think I'm good?
     

    sonnikasundar17

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    hi guys, i know this is so irrelevant to vac schemes but i would really appreciate any insights and tips for the commercial awareness competition, particularly the quarter finals. If anyone here has participated in previous years, do help a girlie out <3
     

    sonnikasundar17

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    hi guys, i know this is so irrelevant to vac schemes but i would really appreciate any insights and tips for the commercial awareness competition, particularly the quarter finals. If anyone here has participated in previous years, do help a girlie out <3
     

    lawapplicant

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    Hey for cover letters do you guys put your address? I am applying for Slaughter and May and I feel like it's kinda pointless to put my address since they can already work that out from my education section and there's already a limited word count.
    White & Case let me through to the next stage last year without putting my address so I think I'm good?
    you are good. you don't need it.
     

    Ali A

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    hi guys, i know this is so irrelevant to vac schemes but i would really appreciate any insights and tips for the commercial awareness competition, particularly the quarter finals. If anyone here has participated in previous years, do help a girlie out <3
    Hey, I would recommend the podcast 'commerce meets law' (I listen to it on Spotify). It is hosted by a very impressive person called Shreya (Future Trainee at Skadden) who won the competition last year. The first episode is all about how to do well on the competition and I am sure some other episodes include other winners.

    Hope this helps and good luck!
     
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    Jessica Booker

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    Hey for cover letters do you guys put your address? I am applying for Slaughter and May and I feel like it's kinda pointless to put my address since they can already work that out from my education section and there's already a limited word count.
    White & Case let me through to the next stage last year without putting my address so I think I'm good?
    You don’t have to include this in the Slaughters cover letter - we have seen plenty of people be shortlisted for interview without this formality.
     

    KGNines

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    For the White & Case application, is it an issue if the examples you provide to evidence your interests and extra-curricular activities, including any positions of responsibility and achievements are mentioned in your cover letter beforehand? What is the recommended amount of words for such a section and do firms tend to have a preference on formatting i.e. prose or bullet points? Any info would be much appreciated.
     

    axelbeugre

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    Is citing firm's legal 500 ranking for a practice area not as good as citing tiers in chambers UK? I dont think I've seen much application mention legal 500 as opposed to chambers.
    I do not necessarily think that it matters too much. In my opinion some firms do not even want you to mention facts like this as ''they know the rankings'', so I would not stress too much on it!
     

    Jessica Booker

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    Is citing firm's legal 500 ranking for a practice area not as good as citing tiers in chambers UK? I dont think I've seen much application mention legal 500 as opposed to chambers.
    Either are fine to use - just try to explain what this means though to you and your motivations, as just citing a ranking tends be quite superficial. Think about either why this is important to you or the opportunities it will bring to you.
     
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