TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[sammm10101]

a&o pfo

 

[RSK]

Does Baker McKenzie recruit mostly from Vacation Schemes or direct Training Contract applications?

Yep, their direct tc intake is relatively small

 

[helloj]

does anyone have a Sidley Austin winter offer?

 

[KBanana]

What's with all the partner departures at Latham this year? 😮

 

[studenttolawyer]

A&O PFO

 

[Gday33]

A&O PFO - busy day for them..!

 

[wanttosolicit]

Rejected from A&O Summer Vac scheme after a 3 month internship at their Paris Office (which they extended because they liked me!).
I got a near perfect SJT and have perfect grades + double first at Oxbridge
Mad that there's not even any feedback !

 

[asplawyer100]

Rejected from A&O Summer Vac scheme after a 3 month internship at their Paris Office (which they extended because they liked me!).
I got a near perfect SJT and have perfect grades + double first at Oxbridge
Mad that there's not even any feedback !

Wow, with your academics and experience it really is insane that they would reject you. You really have to question what is going on in the heads of law firm recruitment teams sometimes.

 

[johnnysins]

Rejected from A&O Summer Vac scheme after a 3 month internship at their Paris Office (which they extended because they liked me!).
I got a near perfect SJT and have perfect grades + double first at Oxbridge
Mad that there's not even any feedback !

maybe you were too good

 

[hazanelson]

A&O PFO - feel like its the online assessment that let me down?

 

[billyonthespeeddial]

Akin telephone interview!

 

[V2002]

Hi, has anyone received rejections from Dechert or any offers recently?

 

[V2002]

Hello, @Jessica Booker @Andrei Radu @Ram Sabaratnam Do you know of any firms to which you can apply for Vacation schemes multiple times in one cycle?

 

[MayaM0921]

Akin telephone interview!

Congrats! Did you do an online test post-application?

 

[ashwright]

Rejected from A&O Summer Vac scheme after a 3 month internship at their Paris Office (which they extended because they liked me!).
I got a near perfect SJT and have perfect grades + double first at Oxbridge
Mad that there's not even any feedback !

Good things are going to come soon!! You've got an amazing academic record + stellar work experience so you'll be a very competitive candidate anywhere you go
May I ask what stage you got to of the app process you got to + how you found out about your SJT result?

 

[billyonthespeeddial]

Congrats! Did you do an online test post-application?

Yep!

 

[user9809]

Does anyone have any resources for the Watson Glaser that they feel really made a difference?

@Ram Sabaratnam @Andrei Radu @Amma Usman

 

[gazdgazd11]

Does anyone have any resources for the Watson Glaser that they feel really made a difference?

@Ram Sabaratnam @Andrei Radu @Amma Usman

Sorry I know you didn’t ask me but what has helped me the most were definitely the resources available in TCLA premium membership resources. There’s a whole guide on it. Super helpful. Defo recommend purchasing TCLA just to access it I’ll be honest.

 

[wanttosolicit]

Good things are going to come soon!! You've got an amazing academic record + stellar work experience so you'll be a very competitive candidate anywhere you go
May I ask what stage you got to of the app process you got to + how you found out about your SJT result?

So lovely of you, thank you.
Rejected pre-interview. I thought my SJT was strong - top brackets for applied verbal & numerical intellect + all "key skills" were areas in which I "excelled" execpt one showed a "good level".
I did apply unsuccessfully for the vac scheme last year (rejected post-app) and I'm wondering if they used this to filter out candidates

 

[s9111]

Yep!

Hi, congrats! When did you do the post-app online test?