TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[tarty23]

anyone know if jones day have started interviewing for summer?

 

[futuretrainee2503]

Anyone else heard back from Paul Weiss

I suspect they started getting back to successful candidates
if we haven’t heard back yet might be a pfo
someone who applied on deadline day got an invite.. I applied 19 nov and have not heard back..

 

[lilymawe1]

Anyone else heard back from Paul Weiss

Yeah I got an open day invite around 11am today

 

[Tintin06]

I also had 2 vac schemes last cycle and failed to convert.
I'm convinced that law firms give you one chance, so make your first application to them the best.
(I'll caveat that with, unless something drastically different has happened in that year and your next application will be much much much stronger).
Each time, I've had my most luck with firm's I've never applied to before. I think they try and give people a chance first time round.

This might be true. I got Travers Smith VS after three years of applying there.

 

[happdyln]

Has anyone heard back from DLA (Leeds)? I received an email saying that I passed the VI but no AC yet? has anyone been invited to AC for Leeds yet?

 

[SerGo2507]

Hi guys, has anyone got any tips for the Taylor Wessing Written Exercise. What type of thing comes up? What structure is best?you receive the invite

Hi guys, has anyone got any tips for the Taylor Wessing Written Exercise. What type of thing comes up? What structure is best?

Hi there! May I ask when you received the test invite?

 

[g.cl.2020344]

tbf applications don't close until 19th Jan

 

[SoonToBeTrainee]

tbf applications don't close until 19th Jan

They won’t get back to people until after this date. They’re non-rolling.
The mentions of them before have been in reference to their open day

 

[g.cl.2020344]

They won’t get back to people until after this date. They’re non-rolling.
The mentions of them before have been in reference to their open day

ah sorry I missed this! thank you

 

[Reem2024]

I applied on 28/11 and have not heard back. Has anyone who applied post 28th heard back with WG Invite?

I applied yesterday afternoon (around 5pm) and recieved it this morning (8:58 am). Check your spam! (I think its automatic- or AI screens you).

 

[josiemusgra]

Anyone heard back from A&O post AC for SVS?

 

[Tintin06]

Holding myself accountable again (another app).

CC* ✅📝❌
HSF ✅📝❌
NRF ✅📝❌
Weil ✅❌
Akin ✅
Sidley ✅❌
Orrick ✅
Willkie ✅🎥❌
Cooley ✅
Latham ✅
Milbank ✅
Kirkland ✅
Dechert ✅❌
Skadden ✅
Goodwin ✅
Covington ✅❌
Linklaters* ✅📝❌
Paul, Weiss ✅
Slaughters* ✅❌
Gibson Dunn ✅
Macfarlanes* ✅📝
White & Case ✅
Morgan Lewis ✅
Hogan Lovells* ✅
Cleary Gottlieb ✅❌
A&O Shearman ✅📝❌
Vinson & Elkins ✅
Arnold & Porter ✅
Baker McKenzie ✅
King & Spalding* ✅
Winston & Strawn ✅
Morrison Foerster ✅
Sullivan & Cromwell ✅❌

Key: ✅ = application submitted; 📝 = test received; 🎥 = video interview; ❌ = rejection.

*Training Contract applications

I'm actually ineligible for S&C VS. I'll be applying for their TC. 13 firm's rejections overall now.

Applications left to do: Fried Frank; McDermott, Will & Emery; Paul Hastings.

 

[Sayi]

Has anybody who's applied to CMS in the last week heard back?

Submitted my app on the 25th I think and got the WGT test on the 28th. Submitted on the 3rd of Dec, waiting to hear back.

 

[tarty23]

Submitted my app on the 25th I think and got the WGT test on the 28th. Submitted on the 3rd of Dec, waiting to hear back.

exactly the same here haha

 

[studenttolawyer]

CMS PFO

 

[FutureTraineeMaybe]

Submitted my app on the 25th I think and got the WGT test on the 28th. Submitted on the 3rd of Dec, waiting to hear back.

Thank you for letting me know!

 

[Sayi]

CMS PFO

What does PFO mean?

 

[HZP1309]

anyone know if Linklaters has a benchmark score for wg?

 

[Kodak123]

is there a benchmark for the Latham SJT where they filter out applicants?

 

[lawyersum]

What does PFO mean?

excuse my French, but it means: please f--- off