TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[AlegalA]

Yess it's been appearing for me since Sunday 17th

It was doing that for me as well, but I used an incognito tab and it worked!!

 

[plsletmein]

Has anyone done the Pinsent Masons blended assessment? If so, how many questions are there for the VI and how long do we have to prepare?

 

[A worried graduate]

Yess it's been appearing for me since Sunday 17th

Thank you.

Why are firms like this

 

[A worried graduate]

It was doing that for me as well, but I used an incognito tab and it worked!!

I changed devices and it didn’t fix it

 

[AlegalA]

I changed devices and it didn’t fix it

Oh well idk.. I just know that it wasn't working even if I used different web browsers, but incognito worked so

 

[3000to1shoteverytime]

I have graduated but still never had such a document.

Mine was issued electronically in my student portal for me to download. Also the university will email one once free of charge with a charge should I need it resent.

 

[James Wakefield]

I see Eversheds Sutherland have the same application questions as last year (and I think going back a few years before too).

Is there any advice anywhere on how to approach these and what they are looking for? Given they’ve been the same for a few years I haven’t found much, and the firm doesn’t have a Chamber Students profile, for instance.

Thank you!

 

[legalxp2]

CMS VI was something lmaoo

Hi how much prep time is it? also how long after the WG did you receive the VI?

 

[jojo23]

Is it affecting submissions?

It doesn't let me on at all 😅

 

[abhuzaifa]

For people that done the DLA Piper VI, did you guys receive a confirmation email after submitting the VI ? And if so, how long after submitting the VI did you get a confirmation email ?

 

[A worried graduate]

Mine was issued electronically in my student portal for me to download. Also the university will email one once free of charge with a charge should I need it resent.

I got a regular certificate but never a full one.

Interesting

 

[James Wakefield]

Hi - does anyone else only have the option to input one work experience example in the Osborne Clarke application? It won't let me add any.

I didn’t have this problem and could enter all my work experiences.

 

[tcla888]

Hey, has anyone completed the critical thinking test for Addleshaw Goddard? Is it a Watson Glaser?

 

[Andrei Radu]

I see Eversheds Sutherland have the same application questions as last year (and I think going back a few years before too).

Is there any advice anywhere on how to approach these and what they are looking for? Given they’ve been the same for a few years I haven’t found much, and the firm doesn’t have a Chamber Students profile, for instance.

Thank you!

Hi @James Wakefield while you may know about some of them already, here are resources I recommend:

• TCLA Eversheds Law Firm Profile
• A useful thread discussing Eversheds' application questions
• A thread on one of Eversheds' situational judgement questions
• An older thread on how to generally approach Eversheds' questions

 

[arando]

For the Farrer & Co application question where its asking about our legal work exposure, should we list all of the experiences that apply or pick a few to discuss in detail?

 

[g.cl.2020344]

I’m final year non- law and have applied for a mixture of vac schemes and TCs. Should I apply to ULaw to get a sport for the PGDL just in case I don’t get a TC this cycle?

 

[BillSikes]

Yess it's been appearing for me since Sunday 17th

use browser on incognito

But yeah TW need to fix up as that application portal is 20 years out of date (DLA and AO also)

 

[Pola123]

Hi how much prep time is it? also how long after the WG did you receive the VI?

1 minute prep 1 minute to answer. Did WG on the 20 of October and got VI on the 19 of November Took them a month haha

 

[001hussa]

What are the benefits of a six-seat training contract? Compared to the typical 4 seat structure.!

 

[Andrei Radu]

@Andrei Radu
Describe how you think the innovative developments taking place in the legal industry will change the role of a commercial lawyer at Dentons. Please outline your research and reference the sources you used to inform your opinion.

This is one of the application questions from the Dentons Application. How would you recommend structuring this answer? How many developments should we talk about and how should we reference the sources?

Hi @a1024 so to separate the questions:

A. For structuring, as in other cases you can make a number of different approaches work, but I would go for something like:

1. Explain a development taking place in the legal industry, and take care to focus on showing why this has been innovative - how is it different from the previous status quo.
2. Explain how the development has generally impacted the work of commercial solicitors: are there any type of mandates that are more or less in demand as a result, processes that have been automize, particular skills that have become more or less useful as a result etc.
3. Explain how the development impacts the work of Dentons lawyers specifically - impact to specific practice areas the firm focuses on, on its key sectors, impact to the needs of particular important classes of clients, etc.

B. As for what number of developments, there is no specific figure I can quote you. Somewhat unhelpfully, I think it depends on (i) the subject matter of the development itself - how much information do you have to convey for your answer to make sense; (ii) whether a given development can be connected with other developments you are considering writing about; and (iii) the level of depth you want to go into.

For the depth vs breath issue, the general rule is that depth takes priority. However, do not feel the need to show off your knowledge unnecessarily. For instance, say you have already covered everything central as to the explanation of a development and its impacts in one paragraph. In this case, instead of writing another paragraph covering more tangential points, I think it is better to choose a new development to write about.

C. As for referencing sources, I would likely do it as I am introducing a point - "As discussed in a recent FT article by ...". You do not think to provide full references, but just enough information to allow the reader to easily identify a resource on a google source. In practice this will likely only include the name of the publication and/or name of author and/or title.