TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[Tintin06]

Meet Cooley November open day invite. The rollercoaster of all this stuff!

 

[Legalstalker]

Does applying and participating in the Latham and Linklaters Open bypass doing the assessments for their VS?

Are there any firms that take this approach?

 

[lolololol]

i applied for the hogan lovells life off on the 4th and haven’t received anything after, should i email or wait a bit?

 

[Tintin06]

Does applying and participating in the Latham and Linklaters Open bypass doing the assessments for their VS?

Are there any firms that take this approach?

Latham & Watkins it absolutely does.

 

[Legalstalker]

Latham & Watkins it absolutely does.

Interesting, thank you.

Do you know how many they take for each open day? and does this apply for all open days inc black lawyers?

 

[Tintin06]

Interesting, thank you.

Do you know how many they take for each open day? and does this apply for all open days inc black lawyers?

Maybe around 10 our so - cosy.

 

[bella98]

i applied for the hogan lovells life off on the 4th and haven’t received anything after, should i email or wait a bit?

I applied on 27/09 and still haven't heard anything. Last year I had an assessment centre with them for the vac scheme, and I remember receiving the Watson Glaser more than a month after I had submitted my application. For now, I'm just waiting...

 

[tosin4774]

Sidley Austin interview!

how was it?

 

[Aspiringsolicitor01]

Has anybody applied to RWK Goodman? If so could you tell me the email address for grad recruitment? I can’t submit my app because I need to verify my email address, but when I request a link to do so I never receive one through the automated system setup.

 

[thelawstudent2000]

White and Case VI invite !! Not sure if it’s automatic or not , but I’ll take it😂 Any tips would be much appreciated!!

 

[DulyDiligent]

anyone heard back about Weil Insight Day on 23rd Oct?

 

[-legal-]

Does anyone know how many they take for the in-person Meet Cooley event?

 

[asplawyer100]

White and Case VI invite !! Not sure if it’s automatic or not , but I’ll take it😂 Any tips would be much appreciated!!

It’s not automatic for W&C so congrats!

 

[Jobenjoyer1323]

Just had mine on Monday and still waiting - they said within a week, so just have to wait unfortunately

when did you hear back with ac invite? Still havent heard back since initial application so im assuming it's a pfo

 

[Tsitsipas10S]

Willkie Open Day!

 

[HelpAStudentOut]

Does anyone have insight into Jones Day and HSF AC? I have good advice/ insight on Macfarlanes AC and Simmons. Please PM me.

Just did the JD one, pm me if you’d like

 

[👩🎓]

Hi! Does anyone have any experience with completing the CMS WG test, and would be happy to provide any tips? When I use practice tests, I usually do quite well on them but when doing specific firm ones, my scores are not very high.

 

[jojo23]

Is anyone else having trouble accessing WFW's (or maybe allhire in general) application portal?

 

[DulyDiligent]

Is anyone else having trouble accessing WFW's (or maybe allhire in general) application portal?

Yep cannot access Gibson Dunn one

 

[DulyDiligent]

Anyone have any tips on key areas to discuss for Freshfields personal statement. Am thinking of focusing on (1) cross-border expertise with focus on success in US market, (2) cross-functionality of corporate and litigation practices, and (3) uniqueness of training programme?