TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[0livia.pope]

Has anyone been accepted onto the Freshfields call which is meant to be happening now? I've been waiting to be allowed in for a while.

Have you been let in yet?

 

[neena12]

Anyone know anyone who has got offer for HSF winter vac scheme post AC?

 

[fingersarecrossed]

I mean I wouldn’t take the L. Email them in a weeks time asking for an update say you didn’t get the VI. Then hope they’ll resend. I wouldn’t just leave it. Kinda silly.

it feels too unethical for me and i already clicked the link

 

[LawLawLawLawLaw]

Has anyone heard back yet for the Mishcon Open Day? and do you know when we should expect to hear?

 

[Audric_T]

Hi @abhuzaifa! I actually wrote a comprehensive post on this recently, I have quoted it bellow. However, if you have any further questions about VIs or DLA Piper I am very happy to discuss that !

Hi Andrei, apologies it looks like you got cut off. Could I kindly ask for the step by step please?

 

[Deleted member 37508]

it feels too unethical for me and i already clicked the link

A lot of things in law are unethical 😔

 

[Zi48]

it feels too unethical for me and i already clicked the link

I think you can just be honest and say you thought it was due today as you didn’t know weekends were included as ‘working days’. The worst that can happen is they say no, I’d say it’s worth trying

 

[KacperLawyer]

Has anyone received an AC invite for NRF Winter Vac?

 

[unknownnn7372]

had my W&C AC yesterday, and the grad rec emailed me today saying that i did not submit my written assessment (When i in fact did, appears to be a glitch or something), hence i have to redo and have an alternative assessment on zoom next week. has anyone been in a situation like this before, and will this impact my chances of getting a VC? also, does anyone have any idea on what the alternative may be. thanks!

 

[Tintin06]

had my W&C AC yesterday, and the grad rec emailed me today saying that i did not submit my written assessment (When i in fact did, appears to be a glitch or something), hence i have to redo and have an alternative assessment on zoom next week. has anyone been in a situation like this before, and will this impact my chances of getting a VC? also, does anyone have any idea on what the alternative may be. thanks!

I think that's very reasonable of them and I don't believe it'll harm your chances. There'll probably wait before making offers.

 

[Deleted member 37508]

had my W&C AC yesterday, and the grad rec emailed me today saying that i did not submit my written assessment (When i in fact did, appears to be a glitch or something), hence i have to redo and have an alternative assessment on zoom next week. has anyone been in a situation like this before, and will this impact my chances of getting a VC? also, does anyone have any idea on what the alternative may be. thanks!

That is very nice of the firm to allow you to do an alternative. You are probably a very strong candidate and they just want to give you another chance. Congratulations on the AC invite.

 

[Jessica Booker]

Hi there, I was wondering about the extracurriculars question for applications - if I've worked on the committee for a ball, would I put this under work experience or in the extras section? also for the work experience sections how should I structure my answers? is it mostly describe what you did in the role or should I put as much attention as for the other questions and adapt these work experience answers per firm?

Anything related to a student society, club or association would be extracurriculars.

Work experience should focus on your key responsibilities and any success/outcomes from your efforts. You generally don't need to tailor most of your work experience to each firm, but may want to prioritise different aspects at the same time. For instance, if you did a vacation scheme and sat in Real Estate and Employment, you may focus more on your employment responsibilities for a firm that is an employment specialist firm, while you may focus more on real estate if a firm has a strong practice or sector focus in this area.

 

[Jessica Booker]

How familiar is one expected to be with Powerpoint and Excel on a vac scheme? Would appreciate insight from moderators and anyone who has completed a scheme before! x

Basic level of knowledge for both would be beneficial. You don't have to be an expert at either though.

 

[Jessica Booker]

Hello, just wondering. I attended a firm’s open day last year, can I refer to this when making my application for them this year? I was looking for online events on AllAboutLaw, Legal Cheek etc but couldn’t find any for this year until after the deadline 🥲

Yes, it would be very appropriate to leverage this experience in an application form.

 

[Jessica Booker]

Is there a specific way you're meant to put your mitigating circumstances? I only say that I suffered from severe illness, which had a negative impact on my studies. Should I add anything?

You should include dates and details of how it impacted your studies (e.g. missed lectures, deferred exams).

 

[Jessica Booker]

Hey everyone, for Clyde & Co, are recent graduates eligible to apply for Vac Schemes? They say this on their website which makes me wonder if recent graduates are just not eligible at all...

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I would tak that if you have graduated, you are not eligible (unfortunately).

 

[Jessica Booker]

Hi @Andrei Radu @Jessica Booker

1. I am currently completing a law firm application that I plan to submit tomorrow. In my work experience section, I have included a part dedicated to open days. I recently secured a place on Paul, Weiss' open day and was wondering whether it is ok to write something along the lines of "I secured an open day at Paul, Weiss, which will take place on 30 October"? On the one hand, I thought maybe it would make me look like a competitive candidate, but on the other hand, I don't have any insights to share from this event yet, so I do not know if it just does not add anything to my application.

2. From a presentation POV, will it reflect poorly if I complete a VI at night time? Do you recommend only doing VIs in natural daylight?

Thank you!

1) You can reference future open days - you don't need to say when they will take place though.

2) It really doesn't matter, it won't reflect poorly. Just make sure the room is appropriately lit and is not too dark.

 

[Jessica Booker]

it feels too unethical for me and i already clicked the link

Its not unethical. If they said 5 working days, then it should have still been live today.

You clicked on the link but it wasn't accessible, so this is a technical issue that the firm should be able to resolve.

 

[Jessica Booker]

had my W&C AC yesterday, and the grad rec emailed me today saying that i did not submit my written assessment (When i in fact did, appears to be a glitch or something), hence i have to redo and have an alternative assessment on zoom next week. has anyone been in a situation like this before, and will this impact my chances of getting a VC? also, does anyone have any idea on what the alternative may be. thanks!

It is likely to be a very similar exercise, just a different topic/theme.

 

[l789]

Anyone who applied to slaughters- how much pre firm contact did you have.

The presentation evening is all booked up for my uni and I’m worried I won’t have enough personal insights for my application.