TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[charlotte1704]

Anyone else not heard from DLA after passing the WG? Am I cooked?

Anyone else not heard from DLA after passing the WG? Am I cooked?

Just got an e-mail saying the same thing. At least its not a pfo I guess..

 

[V2002]

Hello, @Andrei Radu @vera.mekhonoshina @Jessica Booker. Could you please help me with how to structure this argument, do I use the STAR method do I just describe tasks which helped me develop competency skills?

Using the three pieces of work experience you have included above, please outline the skills these have enabled you to develop, that are transferable to the role of a Trainee Solicitor. (500 words)

 

[billyonthespeeddial]

Is Chambers Student 'True Picture' not working for anyone else? All the profiles are blank for me

Go to the Law Firms A-Z page first and go from there to see pages that have been updated for 2025

 

[ashwright]

anyone heard back from baker's general open day - i applied on the deadline, and didn't realise it was rolling, so assuming rejection.

same situation hopefully we'll be the lucky ones 🍀

 

[Bread]

Does anyone have experience with applying to HL vac scheme after submitting a lift off application and doing the WG? Unsure about what to do bc if you meet the benchmark then you don't have to retake the WG but otherwise you do, but HL doesn't tell people whether they've met the benchmark 😅

 

[Hana ♥]

Does anyone have experience with applying to HL vac scheme after submitting a lift off application and doing the WG? Unsure about what to do bc if you meet the benchmark then you don't have to retake the WG but otherwise you do, but HL doesn't tell people whether they've met the benchmark 😅

At a previous event they recommended waiting for the lift off result before applying to the VS, but I'm unsure how long that might take

 

[lolololol]

Does anyone have experience with applying to HL vac scheme after submitting a lift off application and doing the WG? Unsure about what to do bc if you meet the benchmark then you don't have to retake the WG but otherwise you do, but HL doesn't tell people whether they've met the benchmark 😅

i am on the same boat 😭

 

[Bread]

At a previous event they recommended waiting for the lift off result before applying to the VS, but I'm unsure how long that might take

Thanks, I just have a sneaky sensation we won’t hear back before vac scheme deadline lol

 

[legalxp2]

Anyone know about Evershed's Middle East app process?

I thought they opened the TC apps in March?

 

[James Wakefield]

Trowers and Hamlins winter insight day invite!

 

[Unknowncabbage]

i am on the same boat 😭

I’m pretty sure it’s not just if you meet the benchmark because in the email it says if you were previously successful for one of our programmes implying that I think you need to have attended I.e their first year scheme or campus ambassador etc

 

[unknownnn7372]

do you think we’ll hear back from W&C for the WVS today?

 

[Kodak123]

do you think we’ll hear back from W&C for the WVS today?

Idk for some reason I feel like they gave out all offers last week, but we could tho. If we don’t hear today then more likely PFO negl

 

[cjwx]

Hey does anyone know where I can find a bunch of commercial awareness questions just to practice for my interview?

 

[thelawstudent2000]

Idk for some reason I feel like they gave out all offers last week, but we could tho. If we don’t hear today then more likely PFO negl

Have hope !!

 

[Kodak123]

Have hope !!

It’s true but a wise man once told me , sometimes it’s the hope that kills you😂😂😂

 

[g.cl.2020344]

Have hope !!

still hoping they r considering us for spring..

 

[l789]

I’m getting a lot of messages about VIs. I’m not in a frame of mind to deal with these and have been depressed since not converting the VS I did in spring. I’m not sure how many more months of waiting I can take. I’m 27 and I was once told that if you don’t qualify by 30 it seriously impacts your chances of making Partner. That, plus my concern that multiple VSs raises questions about your abilities. I know resilience is important here but even so.

I’m sorry that you’ve dealt a bad hand with not converting or being in the position of receiving a TC despite doing multiple vac schemes, but I seriously think you need to take a step back, take some time off, and seek some support with your mental health.

Everyone - you included, is trying their best, and I know this is a community to help uplift each other, but making ageist comments based of something you were “once told” isn’t helpful for anyone. I think that was completely inappropriate to mention, especially considering one of the community staff on this forum is in his 30s and has received a TC. The only limits you have are the ones you impose on yourself.

I’m only saying this out of kindness but I do think you could do with a break and support from a professional and friends/family. Please take care of yourself

 

[Deleted member 37508]

Fieldfisher AC.

 

[member7830]

not to take away any hope for people waiting for W&C post-AC, but just for insight, I was rejected after AC for spring last year, and they literally sent me my PFO after the spring scheme was over