TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[Chris Brown]

What was the content of the Paul Weiss email?

It was just an application deadline reminder. 🙂

 

[Chris Brown]

10 applications made

Reed Smith SJT + VI
Akin AC
Goodwin VI
Weil VI
W&C VI
Dechert Written Task
Willkie Written Task
CMS VI
Linklaters
HSF Test

Wondering if I should do freshfields? I missed Slaughter and May, A&O and Clifford Chance. I’m not sure what others firms to look at. I would like to stick to US.

Some firms have a direct training contract route in the spring and summer.

Paul Hastings, Fried Frank, Baker McKenzie, etc.

The Magic Circle firms also have a direct TC route that opens in the summer because they have two intakes.

 

[Farhan65756]

Anyone going to the London CRS Open Day tomorrow?

 

[futureTS03]

Any1 know if ropes vac schemes are rolling or not? Cheers

It's non-rolling, confirmed by the grad rec last month

 

[Amiyrerose]

have you completed it yet?

No not yet, giving myself two days to prep and refresh myself with my application also going to do the practice video interview a few times too!

 

[tosin4774]

Does anyone have subscribed access to Bloomberg? I am unable to access the link "https://news.bloomberglaw.com/busin...gthens-grip-on-shifting-m-a-deals-leaderboard" because I don't have a subscription. Could @Andrei Radu or @Amma Usman please confirm if they can access the information about Kirkland and Ellis maintaining its position as one of the top 10 Global Legal Advisors for M&A in 2024, based on deal value and deal count?

 

[badmintonflyinginsect]

@Andrei Radu Hi Andrei! Are interview invites for DPW sent in a single batch or over a few days?

 

[xxx]

Guys what firms don’t have a VI element?

 

[noahsmiit01]

Anyone heard back from Slaughter and May?

 

[Tintin06]

Does anyone have subscribed access to Bloomberg? I am unable to access the link "https://news.bloomberglaw.com/busin...gthens-grip-on-shifting-m-a-deals-leaderboard" because I don't have a subscription. Could @Andrei Radu or @Amma Usman please confirm if they can access the information about Kirkland and Ellis maintaining its position as one of the top 10 Global Legal Advisors for M&A in 2024, based on deal value and deal count?

I think others would cover this. Happens with The Lawyer articles too. If you Google the headline maybe. That usually works well for me. Thomson Reuters might have covered it.

 

[noahsmiit01]

Does Vinson Elkins send out an automatic Watson/SJT test, or only if you have progressed to the next stage?

 

[Aspiringsolicitor01]

Guys what firms don’t have a VI element?

HSF

 

[Tclarocks123]

Guys what firms don’t have a VI element?

Hogan Lovells, Links, Macfarlanes, Slaughters etc

 

[r5533]

Is Mayer Brown's VI situational/behavioural/motivational?

 

[tosin4774]

I think others would cover this. Happens with The Lawyer articles too. If you Google the headline maybe. That usually works well for me. Thomson Reuters might have covered it.

Thanks

 

[Uch21]

Hi Everyone,

I’m a non-law student and this is my first application cycle. I am applying to - Baker McKenzie (submitted on the morning of the deadline day), NRF (submitted also on the Day of the deadline), Freshfields, white&case and lastly Osborne Clarke. I didn’t realise that Bakers, white&case and Osborne have rolling deadline. (Osborne review applications as they come but do not fill up interview or AC places until after the deadline). White&Case and Osborne Clarke have deadline on the 12/01 and 15/01 respectively.

Have I messed up here and do I have any chance at all of progressing to the next stages?

I heard from OC's grad rec that their deadline is non-rolling. She said that yeah, they review applications as they come in and put them in piles. Then after the deadline, they review their yes and maybes and give AC then. So you still have a chance if you submit on the deadline.

 

[billyonthespeeddial]

Anyone else with no Arctic Shores from NRF still?

 

[Mace2121]

Has anyone heard from Latham on the Spring VS?

 

[safari3]

Has anyone had to reschedule an assessment centre and if so how did you go about it? Something important has come up on the same day I have an AC scheduled in February and it would be just as detrimental to miss it

 

[jta227]

Has anyone had to reschedule an assessment centre and if so how did you go about it? Something important has come up on the same day I have an AC scheduled in February and it would be just as detrimental to miss it

Email them literally now (or first thing tomorrow) and ask if they have alternative dates. I had an AC for CC previously, fell ill 2 days before, emailed and they said they have no slots left so I could either go to the original date or relinquish that date and wait to see if someone else would drop out the day before/day of and get moved to that at last minute notice (no guarantee). Since yours is February they might have other slots, especially if it's a firm that hasn't handed out all their ACs yet.