TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[crt1s]

Has anyone completed the Flex Legal virtual test? Would be grateful for any insights

Feel free to message me, started a Flex role this week.

 

[random6035]

Does anyone know if you can apply to both the direct TC and vac scheme at Travers Smith? I can't find anything on the grad rec website :/

 

[Lastseasonwonder]

Absolutely. I did this for White & Case and got to interview so I think it's useful to break things up with headings. Lawyers will often skim read things because time is money (among other things) so accessible formats have a lot of currency.

Many thanks!

@Tintin06 what question(s) did you do this for, and what questions do you think is best to adopt this approach for (cover letter, why commercial law, short questions etc)?

 

[Lastseasonwonder]

Hi @Lastseasonwonder. I had used a combination of both prose and headings, as well as bullet-points in my application answers and got progressed onto the next stage. However, often times I found myself using prose. I would say regardless of which format you use, ensure you answer all arms of the question and don’t spin off on any tangents. Hope this helps, and feel free to drop any more questions if you have them

Many thanks @Amma Usman

But can't prose and headings be used at the same time? For instance, the below:

Heading 1

TEXT IN PROSE

Heading 2

TEXT IN PROSE

 

[Lastseasonwonder]

Could someone please confirm which wording is best to go for:

"I assisted a partner with" or "I assisted a partner in"

@Jessica Booker

 

[Jessica Booker]

Could someone please confirm which wording is best to go for:

"I assisted a partner with" or "I assisted a partner in"

@Jessica Booker

It will depend on what is said next as both could work depending on how/what you then describe.

 

[RonRod13]

No but I keep getting emails from them about applying for open days that I applied for weeks ago 😭 like please just respond, please just respond

It’s actually excruciating how long all these firms take to respond. Every other job and every other industry will respond after a week/ month maybe max. It’s a mix of too much competition and too much inefficiency tbh

 

[sammm10101]

It’s actually excruciating how long all these firms take to respond. Every other job and every other industry will respond after a week/ month maybe max. It’s a mix of too much competition and too much inefficiency tbh

To be fair, I've been waiting for roughly 3 months to hear back from Blackrock and 2 months to hear back from BNP Paribas post interview.

 

[Tsitsipas10S]

I'm slightly confused by the Linklaters vacation scheme process - they don't ask for work experience, so are they simply putting more emphasis on the Capp assessment and WG test?

 

[Chelsea101]

Has anyone heard from Sidley yet?

 

[plshireme]

AG direct TC app application critical thinking test but transfer the application to the VS and progressed to critical thinking stage. I can't write properly lol as its my first application good news for months.

well done! I got the same

 

[RSK]

I'm slightly confused by the Linklaters vacation scheme process - they don't ask for work experience, so are they simply putting more emphasis on the Capp assessment and WG test?

+ grades

 

[Lastseasonwonder]

It will depend on what is said next as both could work depending on how/what you then describe.

"I assisted a partner with/in advising a client on X"

 

[Lastseasonwonder]

Have Stephenson Harwood opened their applications? Can't see that they have, but they have WVS and it is late Sept!

 

[Jessica Booker]

"I assisted a partner with/in advising a client on X"

Both can work with that example - it’s not really going to matter which one you choose.

 

[Lastseasonwonder]

Both can work with that example - it’s not really going to matter which one you choose.

Many thanks.

 

[fingersarecrossed]

If you self-fund your SQE, will law firms prefer you? Because they wont have to give you the SQE grant?

 

[Tintin06]

Holding myself accountable (again).

HSF ✅📝❌
NRF ✅📝❌
Weil ✅
Sidley ✅
Willkie ✅🎥
Latham ✅
Skadden ✅
Goodwin ✅
Covington ✅
Linklaters* ✅📝
Paul, Weiss ✅
Slaughters* ✅
Gibson Dunn ✅
White & Case ✅
Hogan Lovells* ✅
A&O Shearman ✅📝

Key: ✅ = application submitted; 📝 = test received; 🎥 = video interview; ❌ = rejection.

*Training Contract applications

 

[3000to1shoteverytime]

Holding myself accountable (again).

HSF ✅📝❌
NRF ✅📝❌
Weil ✅
Sidley ✅
Willkie ✅🎥
Latham ✅
Skadden ✅
Goodwin ✅
Covington ✅
Linklaters* ✅📝
Paul, Weiss ✅
Slaughters* ✅
Gibson Dunn ✅
White & Case ✅
Hogan Lovells* ✅
A&O Shearman ✅📝

Key: ✅ = application submitted; 📝 = test received; 🎥 = video interview; ❌ = rejection.

*Training Contract applications

Are you listing them on purpose by length of name or has that just happened randomly?

 

[Szofi66]

Are you listing them on purpose by length of name or has that just happened randomly?

It’s oddly satisfying