TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[badmintonflyinginsect]

@Jessica Booker So sorry for pinging you here but could you please check your PMs? I couldn't bring it up here since it mentions personal info!

 

[LexNavigator]

Are US firms expecting students to have more legal work experiences? ( I feel like they may have a higher standard due to their small intake

In my experience the smaller ones, which might hire 2-3 trainees will have this expectation yes, but it’s not a hard and fast rule. I’d say elite New York firms, which hire 9-15 trainees, or even more like Latham, which hires about 32, would not have work experience as a strict requirement. I’ll caveat this by saying this is my personal impression given the firms I’ve interacted with

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

@Jessica Booker So sorry for pinging you here but could you please check your PMs? I couldn't bring it up here since it mentions personal info!

Hi there - unfortunately there is a bit of a delay in me responding to PMs at the moment due to the volume received. I will try and come back to yours as soon as possible.

 

[evianmineral]

Also - quick q on Clifford Chance. They don't offer the traditional VS so would a final year law student need to apply via their TC route (which I assume requires some form of legal experience)?

Doesn't require legal experience (tho having some never hurts)

You just apply via direct TC - loads and loads get offers this way.

 

[HelpAStudentOut]

I’m not sure if I’m being stupid, but on the Sidley winter VC application form there’s only space for 4 work experience examples to be entered - unless there’s somewhere to attach a CV I guess I just put my four most recent/legal experience??

 

[hannah04]

I’m not sure if I’m being stupid, but on the Sidley winter VC application form there’s only space for 4 work experience examples to be entered - unless there’s somewhere to attach a CV I guess I just put my four most recent/legal experience??

I don't think it needs to be the 4 most recent, I just choose 4 which highlight your relevant skills the best!

 

[daisy110601]

Since the A&O Shearman interactive assessment is hosted on the Amberjack Assessment Platform, does this mean we are being assessed against their four strength pillars (grit, applied intellect, creative force, digital mindset)? Or could it be a list of skills chosen by the firm?

 

[Deleted member 30442]

Anything from Sidley today?

 

[Z48]

Anything from Sidley today?

Their brochure says interviews will be in late September/October so it might be a while till we hear

 

[LawAspirer]

Does anyone know what the video questions for the A&O assessment are? I got the assessment but I want to prepare for the video questions.

 

[gazdgazd11]

Does anyone know what the video questions for the A&O assessment are? I got the assessment but I want to prepare for the video questions.

Im also wondering!

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Anticipated forum downtime:

Hi everyone - just to mention you may find it difficult to access the forums this afternoon (around 3pm) for around an hour or so as we are doing some technical work to upgrade our servers.

 

[Deleted member 30442]

Their brochure says interviews will be in late September/October so it might be a while till we hear

I suppose, I still thought it being on a rolling basis would mean early applicants would hear back earlier, and it would be staggered from there on

 

[lawyersum]

Hey, on Travers Smith's application there are two questions, one which allows you to put any details of extra curricular(tutoring) and then another on any achievements/awards/levels of responsibility which you have gained (the very popular legal blog).

Hi @s2203 , thanks for replying! Yes, I know Travers Smith does have these two questions, but I'm a bit scared to put these two into these sections as it will reduce the number of work experiences I have which may make me look a little inexperienced. As it stands, I have got a decent amount of stuff to put into those two questions without the tutoring and Editor position, so might just take the approach Jessica suggested. But, I'd love to know whether you think I'm being overly cautious about this hehe?

 

[Soniastudent]

if anyone attended the A&O Shearman talk today - would you be able to share the takeaways? thank you

What was this talk? Was this an event ?

 

[ayiiii05]

What was this talk? Was this an event ?

Events :: A&O Shearman UK Early Careers

}

earlycareersuk.aoshearman.com

you can sign up for the next one! i thought i hadn't received an invite for the one on the 12th but the invite was in my spam.

 

[Soniastudent]

Events :: A&O Shearman UK Early Careers

}

earlycareersuk.aoshearman.com

you can sign up for the next one! i thought i hadn't received an invite for the one on the 12th but the invite was in my spam.

Thank you so much ! Does anyone know if A&O is offering a Middle East TC this year?

 

[Apple]

so who is going to take the bullet and do the A&O assessment questions first.

 

[GivesTerribleAdvice]

so who is going to take the bullet and do the A&O assessment questions first.

Why not just submit the answers without reading the questions? It’ll definitely make you stand out!

 

[jasonbourne]

Has anyone heard back from Slaughter and May or Addleshaw Goddard? W&C hasn't gotten back to be by now, should I expect a PFO?

nothing from W&C either