TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[BillSikes]

Does anyone know what SPB test is please?

 

[fxy]

Anyone have insights regarding reed smith vi?

I have completed the interview not heard anything back - Has anyone heard anything

 

[fxy]

RPC AC!

Hey if you don't mind sharing when did you send your application in?

 

[fxy]

Hi, I did it a few weeks ago so I don't have very strong memories but from what I remember you had to be quite concise because they asked you one question with a few sub questions each time (if I am wrong anyone can correct me).

hey how long did they take to get back to you after the VI

 

[elsx]

hey how long did they take to get back to you after the VI

They haven't so far ...

 

[fxy]

Anyone know around what time period Freshfields gives out its WG test for the vac scheme?

They gave me mine today and I applied around mid December

 

[fxy]

Has anyone heard from Macfarlanes yet? I scored lowest in credibility - don't know if anyone else also had this?

haven't heard back either

 

[Legalgirl]

Is it safe to assume Davis Polk PFO? Crying in the club rn...

 

[Arbiter141]

Has anyone received word on Latham for the summer vac scheme post app?

 

[Chris Brown]

Does anyone know any firms that are still open for Vac scheme applications and are not rolling?

I think some US firms are e.g., Orrick and Ropes and Gray. Their deadline is 31st Jan and they’re non-rolling.

Stephenson Harwood is open but not sure if they are rolling or non-rolling. This deadline is 28th of Feb for both Spring and Summer VS.

Spring VS starts in April so not sure if they meant 28th Jan. 🤷🏾‍♂️

I’d say it worth double checking if you are going for the Spring VS. 🙂

 

[Chris Brown]

haven't heard back either

Same here I applied and took the test before the final deadline.

I imagine we will hear back by the end of Jan or early Feb.

 

[MissAnnaliseKeating]

Was this after VI?

Post application haha. To be fair, I left it much too late to apply.

 

[Jessica Booker]

guys am i cooked if i mentioned one sentence about an international secondment opportunity to a certain office in a 'why this firm' question. I did still manage to mention two other points about the firm and my interaction with the London office.

This won’t be an issue

 

[theruleofno]

Is it safe to assume Davis Polk PFO? Crying in the club rn...

Spring or Summer?

 

[Jessica Booker]

sorry just to clear it up - i saw an earlier post on the forum from Jessica mentioning that we should focus on work the London does in our answers, so I just wondered whether that sentence would make my commitment to the London office of this firm seem a bit shaky/unserious - but I’m hoping like you said that the other parts of my answer make up for it.

The secondment opportunity is part of the London office offering - this won’t be an issue.

 

[kelisi88]

Anyone heard back from Dentons for AC?

 

[studentdelaw786]

Is Winston & Strawn rolling or non-rolling?

 

[plshireme]

can i abbreviate squire patton boggs to squire or SPB? the word count is tight so want to save as much space as possible

 

[Chris Brown]

can i abbreviate squire patton boggs to squire or SPB? the word count is tight so want to save as much space as possible

Yeah this is fine but just write it in full the first time and then put the abbreviation in brackets. 🙂

Squire Patton Boggs (‘SPB’) would be fine I think. After this, you can just refer to the firm as SPB. 🙂

I did this for HSF and BCLP by writing the full name first and then abbreviating to save space. 🫡

 

[mulan0]

From the SPB applications I have seen, it is best to avoid the repetition and just focus on other aspects of the firm's opportunities outside of practice areas. This can include things like sector expertise, the structure of their training contract/trainee supervision, cultural aspects of the firm, or things like their approach to CSR/pro-bono/client relationships etc. I think you can often still find things that are very SPB specific for these and then focus on the practice areas in the other question, especially as you also have to cover "why commercial law" in this question too, which means you don't have a lot of word count to dedicate to these other factors.

Thank you so much!!