TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[EA95]

After a tough cycle: Hope, Light at the end of the tunnel, Silver lining. When everyone says you only need one, it truly is 100% true !!!

My favourite update so far:

HFW ✅✅✅ (AC on last Tuesday, received a call yesterday CONFIRMING MY ACCEPTANCE FOR THEIR SUMMER VACATION SCHEME!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳) They said that they'll reply within two weeks, and I got my offer two days after! HOWEVER, graduate recruitment told me that I was the first offer, so please do not be discouraged, she told me there are a lot of offers coming up as they still haven't done the rest of their ACs, so do not think me getting it should discourage you, there are still a bunch of other places and they hold three vacation schemes, so you got this!!

Gibson Dunn (VI was last week, awaiting 2 weeks for outcome)

Baker McKenzie ❌
Allen & Shearman | ❌
Goodwin
Pinsent Masons |❌
Mayer Brown |❌
Skadden ❌
Morrison Foerster
Slaughter & May | ❌
Jones Day | ❌
Cooley ❌
Linklaters
Willkie Farr & Gallagher | ❌
Latham & Watkins
Forsters LLP ❌
TLT
Dechert LLP ❌
Orrick
BCLP
Paynes Hicks Beach
Eversheds ❌
Clyde & Co
Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Kirkland
Covington LLP
White & Case ❌
Macfarlanes ❌
UN Legal Affairs Intern
Clifford Chance Dubai | ❌
Weil | ❌
Katten
Charles Russel Speechlys
King & Spalding (TC)
Quinn Emmanuel (Paris) ❌
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP ❌
Legal intern at random company in Scotland ❌ (ghosted so probably not)
Deloitte ❌
Vison & Elkins
Morgan Lewis
Walker Morris ❌
CMS
Hogan Lovells
Osborne Clarke
Davis Polk
RPC
Ropes & Gray
Paul Weiss
Squire Patton Boggs
Mills & Reeve
Simmons & Simmons
Norton Rose Fulbright
Withers (TC)
Joelson
Capsticks LLP | ❌
Gowling WLG ❌
Gide Loyrette Nouel London ❌ (ghosted)
DAC Beachcroft (TC)
Howes Spercival
PwC |❌
Cleary Gottlieb | ❌
Reed Smith | ❌
Farrer & Co
Shoosmiths
Freshfields ❌
Debevoise & Plimpton
Greenberg Traurig (TC)
Lockton ❌
Watson Farley & Williams ❌
HSF ❌

Congrats and well deserved 🎉🎉🎉

 

[Andrei Radu]

General question about CVs. I have received different advice on how many bullet points/information to include under each experience. Some have recommended to include no more than 2 bullet points and others have said that I am not stelling myself enough. What do you all think?


Could I please have your opinion? @Jessica Booker @Andrei Radu Thank you

I think how much information you give for each experience is highly depended on the context. For instance, if it is an internship or a paralegal work experience, which will have involved a variety of different responsibilities over an extended period of time, it is perfectly acceptable to have multiple bullet points. For my most substantive experience I actually had 3 bullet points for each of the two seats I did. However, if this were a Forage Virtual Internship, it would not have made sense to have more than two bullet points.

While in my view there is no "rule" for how many bullet points or how much word count you can have per experience, you need to exercise your judgement in terms of how much value adding extra information provides, keeping in mind that you want to make the CV as easy to read as possible.

 

[jacksollaf]

Congrats and well deserved 🎉🎉🎉

thank you!!

 

[harris100]

Does anyone have any insights for Akin AC? First time having to do a group exercise and proofreading so I'm not sure how exactly to prepare. Any tips would really help!!

 

[eefs2000]

Has anyone heard back from PMC - oxford office?