TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[marisachr]

How did you find it? Did mine yesterday and nervous now.

Honestly harder and longer than I expected

 

[Audric_T]

having now done the A/C we play a waiting came - anxiously counting down the days until we get the results and feedback

 

[sammm10101]

WFW open day pfo 😫

 

[DoyDoy24]

I am having this issue as well! I have emailed the early talent team so will keep on trying and wait for their response

If you delete your cookies and cache for the website, that worked for me🤞🏾

 

[nodustollens]

having now done the A/C we play a waiting came - anxiously counting down the days until we get the results and feedback

how did it go?

 

[axele]

Do we say HSF or HSF Kramer for the application?

 

[SoonToBeTrainee]

Do we say HSF or HSF Kramer for the application?

Pretty sure they haven’t agreed to merge yet. Voting is in Feb I think

 

[axele]

Pretty sure they haven’t agreed to merge yet. Voting is in Feb I think

Oh I see, thanks for that. Should we refrain from mentioning the possible merger in our application?

 

[Deleted member 37508]

Oh I see, thanks for that. Should we refrain from mentioning the possible merger in our application?

Does this merger has any affect on the reasoning for you wanting to apply?

 

[SoonToBeTrainee]

Oh I see, thanks for that. Should we refrain from mentioning the possible merger in our application?

I’d probably advise not focusing on it explicitly, just because it’s not 100% set in stone.

I’m sure a brief reference to a future ‘potential merger’ will be fine though, if you’d really like to mention it. Just be mindful that it might not go through, so you don’t want it to seem like it’s your main motivation for joining the firm.

 

[Aspiringsolicitor01]

@Jessica Booker for someone who hasn’t done a law firm vacation scheme before, how useful would it be mentioning the legal cheek winter vacation scheme in my future applications?

 

[Audric_T]

how did it go?

It was a fantastic day - the partners, hr team, early careers are fantastic and I wouldn't have asked for a nicer day to assess me and those who were with me on the day. Its just a waiting game now, I did my best and there is nothing else I can do now but wait, pray and try to distract myself.

 

[nodustollens]

It was a fantastic day - the partners, hr team, early careers are fantastic and I wouldn't have asked for a nicer day to assess me and those who were with me on the day. Its just a waiting game now, I did my best and there is nothing else I can do now but wait, pray and try to distract myself.

I’m glad you enjoyed it! fingers crossed you get it🤞🏼

 

[ThelawgraduateX]

Can someone please explain to me if the CMS Insight programme is open for law graduates? or is it only open for non-law graduates?

 

[bella98]

I have just received a PFO from Bird & Bird -
“Thank you for recently completing a video interview with Bird & Bird.

We regret to inform you that, on this occasion, we are unable to progress your application.”

The problem is that I have not completed, nor was I invited to complete, A VIDEO INTERVIEW! Is this supposed to be a rejection after the Watson Glaser or what is thisss🫠🫠🫠

 

[KBanana]

@Ram Sabaratnam @Jessica Booker
My LLM transcript does not provide an overall average (it just lists my individual module grades and states that I have a distinction). However, Willkie's Vantage application portal requires me to state my "overall university average score/GPA". I have calculated my weighted average to be 74.5% - would it be appropriate to round this to 75% for the application?

Thank you 😊

 

[Jessica Booker]

@Jessica Booker for someone who hasn’t done a law firm vacation scheme before, how useful would it be mentioning the legal cheek winter vacation scheme in my future applications?

It is definitely something to leverage in applications if you feel you have gained either skills, knowledge or motivations from the experience that is relevant to the firm you are applying to.

 

[bella98]

I have just received a PFO from Bird & Bird -
“Thank you for recently completing a video interview with Bird & Bird.

We regret to inform you that, on this occasion, we are unable to progress your application.”

The problem is that I have not completed, nor was I invited to complete, A VIDEO INTERVIEW! Is this supposed to be a rejection after the Watson Glaser or what is thisss🫠🫠🫠

Yeah it was a PFO after the WG😭

 

[Jessica Booker]

@Ram Sabaratnam @Jessica Booker
My LLM transcript does not provide an overall average (it just lists my individual module grades and states that I have a distinction). However, Willkie's Vantage application portal requires me to state my "overall university average score/GPA". I have calculated my weighted average to be 74.5% - would it be appropriate to round this to 75% for the application?

Thank you 😊

If you can only put in a round number, then yes, it will be fine to round up to 75%.

 

[Amehta1]

@Jessica Booker for Skadden’s application they ask:

“If you had to choose a career apart from law, what would it be”

For this question is it okay to pick a career that is vastly different from the role of a lawyer? I’ve always been interested in technology and would probably be a software engineer if I wasn’t pursuing a career in law. Would that be an acceptable answer or are they looking for a much more commercial profession like consulting or banking?

Thanks for the help!