TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

Aspiringsolicitor01

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@Jessica Booker @Ram Sabaratnam @Andrei Radu On the vantage platform or the all hires platform that firms use re work experience, should I be putting in bullet points for the details of my role or explaining my responsibilities with more granularity? There’s more to talk about with my full time jobs than I can fit into 250 words if I go into detail so I thought it best to bullet point the major responsibilities and achievements?
 

Uch21

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Jan 25, 2024
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The website says ‘We’ll read applications as they come in but won’t fill our assessment centre places before the deadline closes.’

I take that as possibly rolling, as it implies they may allocate some AC places before the deadline. Would be interested to know if anyone has heard otherwise.
I spoke to Grad Rec during their insight evening, and he said it's non-rolling. They just sort through applications as they come in, so they won't actually give out ACs until after the deadline.
 

patternteddybear

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Jan 4, 2023
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@Jessica Booker @Ram Sabaratnam @Andrei Radu On the vantage platform or the all hires platform that firms use re work experience, should I be putting in bullet points for the details of my role or explaining my responsibilities with more granularity? There’s more to talk about with my full time jobs than I can fit into 250 words if I go into detail so I thought it best to bullet point the major responsibilities and achievements?
i used full sentences :))
 
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adomz

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Sep 14, 2022
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Has anybody actually received a PFO post AC from White & Case? Or is everybody still just waiting for an answer/received offers?
Nothing received yet! I did see two or three people on this thread who said they had received offers last thursday/friday. Obvs not everybody who receives an offer will be on here of course. Idk if there's still hope atp...sigh (buy hey, maybe they did their ACs at the earliest date)
 

jobhuntwarrior

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Jan 31, 2022
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Applying for Hogan Lovells direct TC and currently struggling with this one question: tell us about any open days and events that you have attended in the legal sector (250 words).

It's been 2 years since I've graduated from uni and since I've started working, I've never had the chance to attend any more recent events. The last law firm open day/event i've gone to was in my second year of uni.

What exactly is the firm looking from this question? Meaningful reflection of the events?But what exactly can I write about -- please may I get some pointers?

Also because my attendance at these events were so long ago, are they still considered relevant?
 

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