TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[yeezyee]

omg mishcon spring ac 🥹 i finally passed a vi!!

 

[Olivialee15]

Anyone get RPC AC that applied on the deadline?

I haven't even received the WG yet haha

 

[Olivialee15]

Regarding people saying Weil will get back to us today, where did you find this as I can’t seem to find anything online. Also same for mishcon post app for summer VS! TYSM!!

mishcon just emailed about getting back by mid-feb

 

[ashwright]

mishcon just emailed about getting back by mid-feb

i instinctively got sad when i saw it because i assumed the notification was a PFO 😅 🤣

 

[Alessio1642]

mishcon just emailed about getting back by mid-feb

i instinctively got sad when i saw it because i assumed the notification was a PFO 😅 🤣

Same hahah!!

 

[Someoneinlaw]

Akin AC
Goodwin VI
Weil VI
W&C VI
Dechert Written Task
Willkie Written Task
Linklaters
HSF VS
Reed smith AC
Macfarlanes AC
Addleshaw Goddard AC

12 applications, 5 ACs, 1 rejection

Successful with HSF and got an offer

Waiting for Weil, Linklaters, W&C and Goodwin.
Weil said 2 weeks but nothing yet. I saw a summer VS for Linklaters today, was that the fast track individuals.

Hello! Congratulations!! Please when did you hear from HSF? I applied to them very early on and have heard nothing back. This is for vacation scheme.

 

[maymays]

Anything from Cooley folks? 🥹

 

[bibss]

Mayer Brown PFO post-job simulation! These online tests are the death of me

 

[BreadandButter]

Hello! Congratulations!! Please when did you hear from HSF? I applied to them very early on and have heard nothing back. This is for vacation scheme.

Post AC?

 

[via1511]

An update for those who applied to Birketts: their applications increased by 62% this year so may take longer for them to get back to us.

 

[amieclark]

Any tips for White and Case VI? (summer VS)

 

[Chris Brown]

Any tips for White and Case VI? (summer VS)

Congrats on getting the VI for White & Case. 🥳

If you don’t mind me asking, when did you apply and when did they get back to you with the VI invite?

 

[Jessica Booker]

Are there any downsides of taking this route (other than having to self-fund the SQE)? For example, does taking this path affect your chances of being hired as an NQ at elite firms?

If I'm not mistaken - it seems many firms still favour the traditional training contract structure, so I’d like to understand if this route could create any disadvantages when it comes to securing competitive roles.

The key issue is that paralegal roles are not all equal. A lot of them are very basic administrative roles that will not develop the same skills as a trainee will as typically their responsibilities are different.

There are some paralegal roles where they get high levels of responsibility and can have higher levels of challenging work than a trainee has. But I’d say it’s more common for a paralegal role to not be as complex as a trainee role, and therefore you are not getting the same level of training to prepare you for an NQ role.

Because of this, there will be some people who qualify via the SQE/QWE route without a training contract, but they are over qualified and under experienced.

The good thing is that the individual candidate is in control of when they submit their QWE to the SRA. My advice time and time again is to not submit until you know you can secure an NQ role.

 

[sack]

Freshfields Watson Glaser Invite- this is last minute of Friday... apply summer vs on 14th Nov

 

[sooae]

By some miracle, I received FF WG invite. I applied on deadline.

 

[amieclark]

Congrats on getting the VI for White & Case. 🥳

If you don’t mind me asking, when did you apply and when did they get back to you with the VI invite?

Thank you!!

I applied 04/01/25 and got the VI invite today (24/01/25) at 17:15

 

[tech_netium]

Birketts interview for the London office : ) applied 2nd Jan for those interested, got a call from Grad Rec just now!

 

[Mug Fan]

Any tips for White and Case VI? (summer VS)

Didn’t write the questions down but remember thinking it wasn’t particularly stressful compared to others. It’s only 3 questions for a start. Think it was 2x competency and 1x motivational? Granted, I haven’t heard back so don’t know how well I answered!

I will forever hate VI as an interview format but I’ve defo done worse VI’s than this one.

 

[EA95]

i instinctively got sad when i saw it because i assumed the notification was a PFO 😅 🤣

Same looool

 

[YS391]

mishcon just emailed about getting back by mid-feb

Is this for the summer vacation scheme, not the spring?