TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

[lawapplicant]

Has anyone applied to Mills & Reeve? If so, any updates from them?

There deadline is in January lol

 

[NJS]

Bro are you living under a rock

Nah lol, I was aware of it but didnt really consider it as self funding isnt an option for me and a slight uncertainty over NQ positions.

 

[legallybrunette8]

There deadline is in January lol

i meant in terms of receiving the online assessment

 

[hanz123]

i meant in terms of receiving the online assessment

It'll take a week to receive it

 

[babylawyer1942]

For people that have done Willkie VI, approximately how long after your application did you get the VI invite?

 

[mkt]

Any Sidley or w&c

 

[hopefullyalawyersoon]

Anyone else on here who'll be going to the Latham & Watkins open day on the 24th?

Me! Have they sent you any further details yet? I was just asked to fill up a form, conscious it’s next week and I didn’t hear from them yet….

 

[lawapplicant]

For NRF, did any receive an e-mail prompting them to complete the RARE data form today, but who have already completed it?

 

[Lawyerwithadream]

Nah lol, I was aware of it but didnt really consider it as self funding isnt an option for me and a slight uncertainty over NQ positions.

Agree with the uncertainty of NQ positions since most firms still offer training contracts. So I’d assume such NQ roles would go to the ones that have undergone training as trainee solicitors but not sure. There doesn’t seem to be much information on it

 

[bibss]

For NRF, did any receive an e-mail prompting them to complete the RARE data form today, but who have already completed it?

I did! I just completed it again and sent an email to GR.

 

[gch1997]

Has anyone applied to Mills & Reeve? If so, any updates from them?

I got an invite yesterday to do an online assessment

 

[sm99]

Has anyone applied to Mills & Reeve? If so, any updates from them?

I have! They sent me their online assessments on Monday

 

[gch1997]

Got invited to Mishcon virtual interview - has anyone got any tips?

 

[NJS]

Agree with the uncertainty of NQ positions since most firms still offer training contracts. So I’d assume such NQ roles would go to the ones that have undergone training as trainee solicitors but not sure. There doesn’t seem to be much information on it

Yeah, does seem to just push the competitivenesss of TC roles to now NQ roles, there will be lots of people with 'cobbled' together experiences passing as qualified, which is completely fair as the work is valid, but qualifying into a practice area you've trained in with the firm may well give you the advantage over the qualified paralegals when getting an NQ role.

 

[juiceboy]

Does CC now have a video interview stage?

 

[Legalstalker]

Spoke to HL GR about WG as I havent received one…. I applied 2 weeks ago and was told WG are sent every Monday but it’s been 3 Mondays now

 

[juiceboy]

Spoke to HL GR about WG as I havent received one…. I applied 2 weeks ago and was told WG are sent every Monday but it’s been 3 Mondays now

Well that’s not good!

 

[mkt]

Spoke to HL GR about WG as I havent received one…. I applied 2 weeks ago and was told WG are sent every Monday but it’s been 3 Mondays now

Got mine 24 hours after submit

 

[Jessica Booker]

Officials

even so, they should realistically have way more than just 2? Unless theres like 50+ people ok each AC?

I wouldn’t expect a firm to invite 100 candidates for one vacation scheme, that is probably only 20 or so people max. That is an exceptionally high ratio, especially for a vacation scheme.

 

[Jessica Booker]

When a firm asks you to "outline" something (eg. why you are interested in a particular commercial topic), is it ok to have the response in succinct bullet points instead of a paragraph?

No - I would write in full sentences/paragraphs for this type of question.