TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

[Carrington Lane]

To law firms I applied to
'If you're gonna let me down, let me down gently
Don't pretent that you don't want me
My application ain't water under the bridge.'

 

[JLaw56]

Sidley Austin interview invite! (applied on a deadline day)

 

[axelbeugre]

Sidley Austin interview invite!

Congratulations!! Very well done!

 

[Untilwinter]

Has anyone gotten through the written assessment stage or made it past AC without completing the writing? Can I hope for a positive outcome or am i being delusional cause I ran out of time

 

[pb15]

Sidley Austin interview invite! (applied on a deadline day)

Congrats! Can I ask when you applied?

 

[eleven14og]

DWF VI Invite!! (Ethnic Minority Programme)

Congrats! Is this for London and may I ask when you applied?

 

[sibs23]

Got through to test stage for Fladgate Applied on deadline.

 

[JLaw56]

Congrats! Can I ask when you applied?

Hi, I applied on a deadline day.

 

[WeGotThis!]

LW PFO finally!

 

[Deleted member 31263]

LW PFO finally!

Ahhh sorry to hear that. Spring or summer?

 

[Petallove1]

Mishcon VI invite just now - finally some hope

 

[sxw517]

Has anyone done a Watson Glaser on the GFB platform on an Ipad before with ease? My laptop screen has stopped working, and as I'm away from my flat I do not have access to an external monitor.

 

[lonelycruise]

In endlessly reviewing a firm's recruitment brochure to write apps, the trainees photographed start to seem like these unattainable, lofty figures -- celebrities almost. I feel weirdly starstruck when I then interact with them in person, like... My brain has got so used to seeing them as images? Does anyone else get that or is my brain rotting lol

 

[cattlawapps324]

Well this is jarring when they could’ve just sent us all PFOs

Ikr wth!! xD

 

[WeGotThis!]

Ahhh sorry to hear that. Spring or summer?

It was Spring

 

[EqualityNonNegotiable]

Mishcon VI invite just now - finally some hope

Congratulations! When did you apply?

 

[bruhman]

Oh well done! Fingers crossed for you. Mine is next week . I wonder how many people they are taking to the AC stage, do you know? Hope your presentation etc went well

They held back from saying, but they did say that they were doing 5 assessment centres for the office in total and my assessment centre was a group of 5.

 

[Carrington Lane]

In endlessly reviewing a firm's recruitment brochure to write apps, the trainees photographed start to seem like these unattainable, lofty figures -- celebrities almost. I feel weirdly starstruck when I then interact with them in person, like... My brain has got so used to seeing them as images? Does anyone else get that or is my brain rotting lol

Oh tell me about the starstruck. I had been following this lawfluencer on YouTube for quite a long time. And when I got a chance to meet him in my previous VS, I was so nervous to talk to him to the point he even told me you seem to be worrying a lot abt the scheme. The cherry on top was that when we were getting back to our office, I was so fumble that I got slammed by the elevator doors IN FRONT OF HIM

That's just me, starstruck by him and the elevator doors

 

[Petallove1]

Congratulations! When did you apply?

Day before the deadline )

 

[esmemckenzie]

Got through to test stage for Fladgate Applied on deadline.

Hi congrats! Have you done the test stage yet? Do you know if there are any practice resources? I also got through today