TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[FCL25]

Hill Dickinson PFO 😭 still stings even though they’re not my main target. Still waiting to hear back from AG which I assume at this point is most likely PFO. Leaving WBD as my last hope!

 

[Chill_solicitor]

Any Ropes and Gray AC invites?

 

[floral.tcla]

Hey, as someone who studied law I found that the Forage internships are really useful to get yourself familiar with legal documents such as term sheets, SPAs, employment contracts etc. The Slaughter and May programme literally provides you with an exemplar term sheet and goes through each section with an explanation. If you do enough of them, you’ll see that the exercises are very similar to what you get in ACs and you’ll be familiar with the documents involved in a transaction or shareholder agreement so it won’t be so foreign to you. Even though I studied law, of course we aren’t exposed to practical documents during our degrees, so Forage has really been helping me in that sense. Hope this helps and be kind to yourself, you got to a Linklaters AC which is defo something to be proud of

hi! thank you so much for this ))

 

[jojo23]

Add Stephenson Harwood and their 1800 words (3 600 word questions) to that

I tried to erase this one from memory 🤣🤣

 

[Tiffanychan4]

Kennedys final Partner interview!!! anyone has this too or knows anything about it too please reach out as I'm not sure what to expect.

 

[Katy12345]

Has anyone heard from Addleshaw Goddard at all? I am still waiting since submitting the app/test in early January.

They have done VI’s, AC’s and given out offers but people are still getting invites to all stages. I believe they only send out rejections once all places are filled up so they can have everyone in reserve until then

 

[LawJourney101]

Any Hogan Lovells news as of late?

 

[Chris Brown]

Any Hogan Lovells news as of late?

I saw someone on the forum mention they had received an AC invite recently and that Hogan Lovells confirmed to them that they were running AC’s until around mid March time. 🙂​

 

[aa1]

Kennedys final Partner interview!!! anyone has this too or knows anything about it too please reach out as I'm not sure what to expect.

Congrats! Can I kindly ask what location / sqe or TC this was for - thank you!

 

[Miss Chocolate]

If you have enough time before your TC starting then part time might be an option where firms do not have bespoke SQE prep courses.

I would expect those firms who use BARBRI would be flexible particularly with location as it’s effectively an online course.

I’d also say the higher the maintenance grant, the more likely there won’t be flexibility with location as that grant is calculated on the basis of you living in the location of their preferred supplier.

Firms may consider personal circumstances on a case by case basis - but I think it would need to be something more substantial than just wanting to be out of the U.K. (and that could raise a bit of a red flag to them too).

Ooooh thank you for this. I think more than a part-time arrangement, what I would ideally like is something remote. Very useful to know BARBRI is a remote online course. I suppose if I get enrolled onto a course, I could always check with the firm closer to time

 

[c3alg]

The holding email was for still handing out VIs just in case there's any confusion there

oh okay thanks

 

[BillSikes]

Hill Dickinson test invite for London

 

[Tiffanychan4]

Congrats! Can I kindly ask what location / sqe or TC this was for - thank you!

thank you ! i applied to their Healthcare TC

 

[lawgal1908]

Would anyone be able to provide insight into the Simmons AC? Can provide AC insight for JD, Weil, DLA Piper.

 

[aa1]

thank you ! i applied to their Healthcare TC

Thank you - appreciate it. Best of luck with the partner interview!

 

[TheInevitableTCholder2024/25🙏]

I really do think sometimes applications and interviews are just vibes and luck man lol

 

[TheInevitableTCholder2024/25🙏]

I really do think sometimes applications and interviews are just vibes and luck man lol

it's easy to overanalyse to make ourselves feel better because it gives meaning and keep us sane and makes us feel like we're heading in the right direction, but I do think grad recruiters enie mine mine mo this sh*t sometimes ffs.

 

[B101]

Has anyone heard from Paul,Weiss today?

 

[lawbear123]

Hey, sorry to ask this again, but did u hear back for your AC on the 6th or your WE was on the 6th? I did my WE on the 6th too, so I’m wondering if it’s a PFO

written exercise on the 6th

 

[jojo23]

Whoever decided that VI’s were a good thing to add to the graduate recruit process needs to seriously go outside and touch some f****ng grass imo. Worst idea to have ever been thought of smh. 🤦🏽‍♂️😂​

Aiming this shot at Reed Smith (I'm still very salty)