TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

Chris Brown

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I have survived two rounds of HL PFOs. WG completed early december. What is going on??
I think they probably send out decisions in small batches e.g., one group receive AC invites and the next group receive a PFO. I saw on their website they get between 4,000 to 5,000 applications a year, so they must take a while to process all of them. Best of luck for Hogan Lovells! 🙂​
 
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SamiyaJ

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Hey guys! I am a future trainee at links and used this forum a lot and i mean a lot when i was applying for vac schemes last year, so just wanted to put it out there that if anyone has any question feel free to pm or just reply to this and ill try to answer!
Absolute legend!
 

l789

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Hey guys! I am a future trainee at links and used this forum a lot and i mean a lot when i was applying for vac schemes last year, so just wanted to put it out there that if anyone has any question feel free to pm or just reply to this and ill try to answer!
Thank you!

Do you have any advice on the cappfinity test…I’m failing it every time, and desperate for help.
 

anon12

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Thank you!

Do you have any advice on the cappfinity test…I’m failing it every time, and desperate for help.
I get this question a lot and I struggle to answer these because I did the test at 2am in bed, so whenever people ask for advice in person i really dont know what to say but whats already out there like using the links personality grid and answering questions based on that (it has a specific name but i cant remember it now).

It also doesnt help that i did this test last year and have no recollection of it so sorry I dont have any specific advice for it other than use the links tool, be true to yourself and practice online.

its always hit or miss with these types of tests like ive failed far more than ive passed so dont beat yourself up on it.

And, i get this question a lot whenever we do like events or q&as and i always say yeah i agree with my trainees because i have no idea what to say lol.

edit: also, i think the reason i passed is that i didnt think too hard about the right answer, i just answered with what i was feeling was right rather than analysing it too hard.
 

trainee4u

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Did you change your app or submit same app?
My work experience changed from paragraphs to bullet points.

My last year's news article was about AI, which is just a bit hackneyed at this point, so I wrote about the Budget instead.

My "Please give details of any prizes, scholarships, positions of responsibility (or something you are proud of) and any other noteworthy achievements that will support your application." was a rewritten version, with similar themes but would pass a plagiarism test.

My " Please tell us about something which did not turn out as you expected." was the same theme (educational achievements), but a different example written from scratch.

My "If you couldn’t work in law, what do you think you would do and why." was essentially copy pasted, my existing answer explaining that I have an existing career, and only lightly edited.
 

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