TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

[SaLM]

Anyone waiting to hear from Fieldfisher for DAC - they're still doing final offers but should be finished by next week

 

[bangarangbass39]

Anyone waiting to hear from Fieldfisher for DAC - they're still doing final offers but should be finished by next week

I've heard back - PFO post AC. Have you heard back yet?

 

[Arf1309]

Anyone else just get that email from Forsters saying that they have filled their spaces for the vac scheme but will still consider for a TC? 😅

Don't know whether I should be happy or sad about it 😂

 

[neonorange]

I've just been invited to the Fladgate AC! This is my first cycle so it feels nice to have one in the diary and definitely takes the (slightly insane) pressure off a touch going forward.

 

[legal eagle]

HL pfo today. And katten pfo yesterday 🥲

Still waiting on:
Jones Day summer vac
Ropes & Grey summer vac
Shoomsmiths summer vac

Anyone got ACs for Jones summer or Ropes & Grey summer??

 

[Amehta1]

Has W&C just ghosted everyone post-VI? I completed my VI just over 2 weeks ago and they have been MIA since

Someone called them and they said that we will all hear back before the end of the month

 

[EllaClayton]

HL pfo today. And katten pfo yesterday 🥲

Still waiting on:
Jones Day summer vac
Ropes & Grey summer vac
Shoomsmiths summer vac

Anyone got ACs for Jones summer or Ropes & Grey summer??

Don’t think anyone has had positive or negative Ropes news yet on the forum

 

[LehmanBrothersRiskManagementIntern]

What's the contingency plan for people who have already graduated (and are currently doing the PGDL) and haven't secured the TC yet? I have no idea what I'll be doing after my PGDL. Tried my luck with the Civil Service but they received 60,000 apps. Is anyone in the same position?

 

[legal eagle]

Don’t think anyone has had positive or negative Ropes news yet on the forum

Ah ok

 

[missingh]

What's the contingency plan for people who have already graduated (and are currently doing the PGDL) and haven't secured the TC yet? I have no idea what I'll be doing after my PGDL. Tried my luck with the Civil Service but they received 60,000 apps. Is anyone in the same position?

LLB grad here, i'm currently on a year long internship but when that ends i'm gonna try get a paralegal role maybe at my same company but also worrying 😭 not sure how i feel about self funding sqe without a TC

 

[Will123]

I've just been invited to the Fladgate AC! This is my first cycle so it feels nice to have one in the diary and definitely takes the (slightly insane) pressure off a touch going forward.

Congratulations on the AC! May I ask when you completed the VI?

 

[yxnglxw]

Honestly I’m hoping they change their minds or something 😭 I think our AC is only with their vac scheme students so it might be slightly different. Do you think it’s worth asking grad rec?

I think we should definitely ask 😬

 

[BM99]

What's the contingency plan for people who have already graduated (and are currently doing the PGDL) and haven't secured the TC yet? I have no idea what I'll be doing after my PGDL. Tried my luck with the Civil Service but they received 60,000 apps. Is anyone in the same position?

Find a job?

 

[neonorange]

Congratulations on the AC! May I ask when you completed the VI?

Thanks! I submitted it on Friday (the 9th).

 

[Apple]

Is it a crazy idea to graduate and just spend the year focusing on VS and TC applications? lol

I feel like preparing for an AC, as well as the sheer volume of applications I could write without any academic commitments would help me immensely.

 

[LehmanBrothersRiskManagementIntern]

Find a job?

Thanks, I actually never thought about that you know👌 I meant in terms of jobs, will people be going into a legal or non legal one?

 

[futuretrainee2025]

Is it a crazy idea to graduate and just spend the year focusing on VS and TC applications? lol

I feel like preparing for an AC, as well as the sheer volume of applications I could write without any academic commitments would help me immensely.

a lot of people after graduating do this for winter schemes

 

[missingh]

Is it a crazy idea to graduate and just spend the year focusing on VS and TC applications? lol

I feel like preparing for an AC, as well as the sheer volume of applications I could write without any academic commitments would help me immensely.

a lot of people after graduating do this for winter schemes

yeah i second this, a couple friends that graduated same time as me (sept) either worked part time or didn't work at all and only applied (whereas I worked full time). they were both successful (one tc other ended up getting a non law grad scheme)! makes me sometimes question if i made the right choice choosing to work full time. but i do really like this role so im glad i got the experience (even though i haven't been able to speak about it at interviews yet!). it is tough balancing apps and working (i'm struggling with it more so than at uni personally) but it does fill up your time, i think i would've gone a bit insane not having anything to do but apps

 

[laby201]

Is it a crazy idea to graduate and just spend the year focusing on VS and TC applications? lol

I feel like preparing for an AC, as well as the sheer volume of applications I could write without any academic commitments would help me immensely.

Honestly, I would strongly advise against this strategy.

I know how time consuming the process is and the amount of time you want to dedicate to it, but the issue will be having a huge gap on your CV. If you get to AC interviews and they see you’re not currently employed after leaving uni, they may question that. If you say you’re spending the year solely focused on applications, I think they’d regard that as a poor use of time management/ability to balance various responsibilities when there will be plenty of others coping with applications, jobs, uni etc.

I also think you’d be incredibly bored and lose motivation. I think spending 4/5 months solid writing applications would be a drag. I think any form of employment/voluntary work is a better option

Have just seen @futuretrainee2023’s comment though and do feel it could probably work with winter schemes. Any grad jobs are competitive these days and if you say you’re actively looking but are also balancing apps, I reckon that’s fine. If you had an AC in March/April though and hadn’t been doing anything bar applications for 8 months, I’m less sure!

 

[Soprano]

Did anyone hear from S&M post interview?