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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24
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I've heard back - PFO post AC. Have you heard back yet?Anyone waiting to hear from Fieldfisher for DAC - they're still doing final offers but should be finished by next week
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.
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??
Still waiting on:
Jones Day summer vac
Ropes & Grey summer vac
Shoomsmiths summer vac
Anyone got ACs for Jones summer or Ropes & Grey summer??
Someone called them and they said that we will all hear back before the end of the month
Don’t think anyone has had positive or negative Ropes news yet on the forum
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
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.
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.
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?
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
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!
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