TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[ashwright]

Clifford Chance Training Contract:

I attend their insight day so thought I’d share the timeline of the application process although it’s on the website this is what graduate recruitment stated. I hope to see less panic regarding this firm on the forum given the information provided answers most if not all timeline queries.

20/11/2024 - Deadline

W/C 02/12/2024 - Video interviews will be sent, this will be sent closer to the end of the week than the beginning.

W/C 16/12/2024 - Those who successfully passed the video interview will be invited to attend an Assessment Centre in their London office in the last two weeks of January these invites will be sent towards to end of the week.

End of January - Assessment centres are taken place and you’ll hear back with an outcome within 1-2 weeks.

Extra information:
1. All invites and rejections are sent at the same time to avoid rumours or uncertainty I ensured to ask this given the absolute mess most firms have been this cycle for their winter vacation schemes.
2. Once you pass the application review and are invited to the video interview your application will no longer be a factor and it is merely based on your video interview and assessment centre performance.
3. There is a cap on how many are invited to video interview and assessment centres. do not know what the cap number is.

Thank you for sharing this!! It's really lovely that they've been so clear about the timeline.
This is a bit of a basic question but could I just check if it's rolling or non-rolling? I'm not sure if I've understood the Extra Info Point 1. correctly but I think it suggests perhaps non-rolling?

 

[bella98]

I think it's more of a generic "encouragement" in the sense that they don't have a specific policy barring people from applying after failing an AC. But I don't know anyone who actually pulled it off in the very next cycle....

You don’t know anyone who improved their interviewing skills after almost AN YEAR?

 

[KSV]

W&C winter scheme offer!! I honestly cannot believe it.

 

[SamiyaJ]

W&C winter scheme offer!! I honestly cannot believe it.

That’s amazing news!!! Congratulations.

And you totally should believe it, you worked very hard for this opportunity. Hope it goes well for you!! 🎉

 

[thelawstudent2000]

W&C winter scheme offer!! I honestly cannot believe it.

Congratulations!! When was your ac ?

 

[m12]

anything from HL this week?

 

[KSV]

That’s amazing news!!! Congratulations.

And you totally should believe it, you worked very hard for this opportunity. Hope it goes well for you!! 🎉

So kind, thank you!

 

[KSV]

Congratulations!! When was your ac ?

Thank you! It was on Monday, 11 Nov

 

[James Wakefield]

Hi all- I’m wondering if anyone has some advice on applying to Taylor Wessing?

I’m especially interested in what they look for in the cover letter and how’s that’s different to ‘What motivates you for a career in Law at Taylor Wessing and what key skills would you bring? {provide answer of 2500 characters}’.

Thanks!

 

[futuretrainee101ac]

Applied and completed the test to BCLP’s Spring Vac. Does anyone know how long it takes to receive the feedback report / receive an update? Thank you

 

[Pola123]

DLA post AC rejection🥲 I don’t even know what to feel 🧍🏾‍♂️

 

[thelawstudent2000]

DLA post AC rejection🥲 I don’t even know what to feel 🧍🏾‍♂️

Keep your head up ! The fact that you made it to the AC means that you have more than enough potential ( as they are SO competitive) . Honestly I’ve been there ( trust me ) and it’s best to firstly , try and do something to keep your mind off it , something that makes you happy . And secondly don’t let it stop you from either applying again next application cycle or put you off law altogether. Your vacation scheme and Training contract will eventually come! Have hope 😊

 

[Tcvspfo]

My friend attended CMS event yesterday and they confirmed CMS are not rolling.

 

[Uch21]

Has anyone done the Osborne Clarke test for their summer vc? If you have, about how many questions were there and how hard was it?

 

[jojo23]

It was snowing when I left for London, and now that I'm here, it's raining non-stop... all this for an open day 😭

 

[Parsorandini]

I cannot believe that I've done this, and put it down to lack of sleep and too many things going on at once, but I have just applied to a scheme that I am not eligible for instead of the one that I am. I even knew this, I just got mixed up between firms I have been looking at. I have emailed grad rec but I suspect all those hours and days into that application have been for nothing. This is a reminder to everyone to double check they are applying to the correct thing. 😭

 

[Audric_T]

DLA post AC rejection🥲 I don’t even know what to feel 🧍🏾‍♂️

I’m sorry this happened - but you shouldn’t give up or be too hard on yourself. It’s difficult to even get to this step so be proud of that. Sometimes it just comes down to luck more than anything else.

Do they give any feedback on what you can work on or improve?

 

[billyonthespeeddial]

I cannot believe that I've done this, and put it down to lack of sleep and too many things going on at once, but I have just applied to a scheme that I am not eligible for instead of the one that I am. I even knew this, I just got mixed up between firms I have been looking at. I have emailed grad rec but I suspect all those hours and days into that application have been for nothing. This is a reminder to everyone to double check they are applying to the correct thing. 😭

In my experience grad rec is usually chill about this, they'll likely just change your selection of schemes

 

[Pola123]

Keep your head up ! The fact that you made it to the AC means that you have more than enough potential ( as they are SO competitive) . Honestly I’ve been there ( trust me ) and it’s best to firstly , try and do something to keep your mind off it , something that makes you happy . And secondly don’t let it stop you from either applying again next application cycle or put you off law altogether. Your vacation scheme and Training contract will eventually come! Have hope 😊

Thanks a lot!! Yh I’ll just distract myself haha. And I still have other applications that I haven’t heard back from anyways.

 

[Pola123]

I’m sorry this happened - but you shouldn’t give up or be too hard on yourself. It’s difficult to even get to this step so be proud of that. Sometimes it just comes down to luck more than anything else.

Do they give any feedback on what you can work on or improve?

Yh I’ll be scheduling a feedback call so that should be helpful for next time!