TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[kokoprep]

Sidley Austin interview!

hey when is your AC?

 

[laurenn42]

Is anyone waiting for the Hogan Lovells WG?
I submitted quickly because it's rolling and now I feel concerned because I still haven't received the WG even though it's automatic

 

[laurenn42]

I try to do one per day, with varying degrees of success. As for Ashurst, good luck, that's very impressive.

one per day is so so impressive!! I've just started BCLP and can't believe its 4 x 500 word app questions pray for me

 

[futuretcholder]

hey when is your AC?

@kokoprep When did you apply?

 

[l789]

Anyone hear back from Hogan Lovells for the REAHL insight day?

 

[Gday33]

It was the LGBTQ+ one

Same!

 

[l789]

Same!

Hey when did you hear back?

 

[Gday33]

Hey when did you hear back?

Yesterday

 

[l789]

Yesterday

thank you!

I applied via allaboutlaw for the REAHL day, who said we’d be notified by the 20th, and still haven’t heard anything.

 

[dr579]

I'm planning to apply for some firms which recruit on a rolling basis, like White & Case. A number of them offer open days but these occur closer to the Vacation Scheme deadline. Should I delay my application until/if attending the Open Day or should my priority be to apply to the Vacation Scheme ASAP?

 

[fingersarecrossed]

If you were a Trainee Solicitor at Baker McKenzie, where would you want to go on secondment and why? (this may be client specific, country specific, or both) (300 words max) *


Hey! I have decided to go for the country-specific option, and I was wondering if it would be worth mentioning a specific country & practice area, or should I aim to keep it general?

Thank you in advance!

 

[User5678]

If you were a Trainee Solicitor at Baker McKenzie, where would you want to go on secondment and why? (this may be client specific, country specific, or both) (300 words max) *


Hey! I have decided to go for the country-specific option, and I was wondering if it would be worth mentioning a specific country & practice area, or should I aim to keep it general?

Thank you in advance!

I think you should focus on a practice area and then choose a country accordingly where the practice area is doing well (I had spoken to trainees and this is something I had asked them)

 

[fingersarecrossed]

I think you should focus on a practice area and then choose a country accordingly where the practice area is doing well (I had spoken to trainees and this is something I had asked them)

thank you so much!! i really appreciate it

 

[hmevey]

I have until 12 today to do the ashurst winter vac scheme- i put this application on the backburner and have moved quite slowly. Is it even worth me squeezing the application our now this morning? I will have to fill out the form and do psychometric tests or is this a wasted application

 

[User5678]

I have until 12 today to do the ashurst winter vac scheme- i put this application on the backburner and have moved quite slowly. Is it even worth me squeezing the application our now this morning? I will have to fill out the form and do psychometric tests or is this a wasted application

You get three days to do the psychometric tests regardless of the application deadline but if you think you won’t be able to write a good application then maybe apply for their spring or summer scheme

 

[hmevey]

You get three days to do the psychometric tests regardless of the application deadline but if you think you won’t be able to write a good application then maybe apply for their spring or summer scheme

Oh so if i submit the application today i wont have to finish the tests by 12? I have written most of my application but I have just struggled to find time to review it as I work quite long hours as a paralegal full time

 

[Holly2002]

Wondering if I should apply for the Paul Weiss open day and apply for the VS after that or just apply to both?

They're also non-rolling so you might as well wait to apply to see if you get an open day

 

[User5678]

Has anyone who applied to jones day on or after 13 September (last Friday) heard back yet?

 

[Jessica Booker]

Wondering if I should apply for the Paul Weiss open day and apply for the VS after that or just apply to both?

As the deadline for the VS isn’t until mid January, I would apply for the open day and then apply for the vacation scheme.

 

[Jessica Booker]

If you were a Trainee Solicitor at Baker McKenzie, where would you want to go on secondment and why? (this may be client specific, country specific, or both) (300 words max) *


Hey! I have decided to go for the country-specific option, and I was wondering if it would be worth mentioning a specific country & practice area, or should I aim to keep it general?

Thank you in advance!

I think this depends on your motivations. Are you choosing the location because of a general interest in that country and its sectors, or are you choosing the location because of its strength in a particular practice area? For instance, someone who has done a year abroad in France may choose the Paris office because of their language skills and connection to the country, while someone else may choose Paris because the secondment opportunity would give them exposure to international arbitration work, which is something they have an interest in exploring during their TC.