TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[sooae]

Eversheds pfo maybe because I tried to use AI.

I'm sorry to hear that. May I ask when you applied?

 

[bored7887]

Just received a pfo from eversheds, but I submitted my application on Saturday and I thought it was non-rolling. No idea how they could review my 2000 word application in that time? I used grammarly as a spellchecker - does any know if this counts as AI?

 

[LimitedLiabilityLover]

Yh was thinking that also maybe as Trump wants to help businesses grow.

My advice is, not that it is necessarily right, not to give an opinion on Trump/Labour or any political stuff. Base everything you say in fact, if everything you say is substantiated it shows your ability to analyse information and, more importantly, lets you seem bit more impartial about stuff.

 

[plshireme]

Just received a pfo from eversheds, but I submitted my application on Saturday and I thought it was non-rolling. No idea how they could review my 2000 word application in that time? I used grammarly as a spellchecker - does any know if this counts as AI?

I got my pfo earlier and I didn't apply until Sunday night so I don't know how they got through it so quickly, I'm not sure what they class AI as or how they check for it

 

[NCTC2025]

BCLP london AC invite! Anyone else?

Is this for the Spring scheme?

 

[tomtom1]

Is this for the Spring scheme?

summer!

 

[Jessica Booker]

Just following on this, if anyone can help I’ll be grateful!

If it is a particular deal/matter, I think it needs to have wide reaching consequences for the legal sector, which is often not the case for many deals/cases. Therefore a broader story might be more appropriate unless there is something ground breaking about the deal/matter.

 

[Tcvspfo]

My advice is, not that it is necessarily right, not to give an opinion on Trump/Labour or any political stuff. Base everything you say in fact, if everything you say is substantiated it shows your ability to analyse information and, more importantly, lets you seem bit more impartial about stuff.

Thank you and appreciate and yh I get you.

 

[Jessica Booker]

Just received a pfo from eversheds, but I submitted my application on Saturday and I thought it was non-rolling. No idea how they could review my 2000 word application in that time? I used grammarly as a spellchecker - does any know if this counts as AI?

It would be pretty easy to review applications within a couple of days if they did have capacity.

Technically any spell checker (even on Word) is AI, which is why the idea of not using AI in applications is particularly bizarre. I don’t think a firm would pick up on the use of Grammarly though.

 

[Aspiringsolicitor01]

It would be pretty easy to review applications within a couple of days if they did have capacity.

Technically any spell checker (even on Word) is AI, which is why the idea of not using AI in applications is particularly bizarre. I don’t think a firm would pick up on the use of Grammarly though.

Really? I can tell when I use grammarly because it hyphenates a lot of things it shouldn’t and puts too many commas in a sentence. It’s great for concise writing and spelling but I feel it hinders an application overall.

 

[James Wakefield]

Just received a pfo from eversheds, but I submitted my application on Saturday and I thought it was non-rolling. No idea how they could review my 2000 word application in that time? I used grammarly as a spellchecker - does any know if this counts as AI?

There are a range of free tools on the internet that will ‘scan’ your application answers for ‘AI’. One is GPTZero. I don’t know how accurate/reliable these are but you could always run future answers through one of these to check its not flagging AI material.

 

[lolololol]

Eversheds vi any tips for the strengths based interview would be appreciated!!! really stressed since i have never passed a vi before

 

[Andrei Radu]

I’m so annoyed with myself. The internet kept coming in and out so I’ve missed some of an app that I submitted. I also made a mistake on two of the dates of employment. It’s only an insight evening but I was hoping to use that to get info for the vac scheme. Just have to email HR acknowledging the mistakes and provide the missing information I guess and hope they don’t remember my open day application when looking at my vac scheme application. Oh well 😔

If the rest of the application is strong enough I don't think a few errors of this nature should be a big issue, especially when partially caused by tech problems. Furthermore, emailing HR about this shows a number of positive qualities, like proactivity and an ability to take responsibility for your mistakes. Regardless, I would definitely not expect this to be of any relevance when applying for a VS. It is not common practice for firms to look at past insight events applications when assessing you for a VS, and even if they did I would be surprised if they placed any weigh on these errors.

 

[hfbjsdhfbhf]

Reed Smith VI invite!!

 

[Jessica Booker]

Really? I can tell when I use grammarly because it hyphenates a lot of things it shouldn’t and puts too many commas in a sentence. It’s great for concise writing and spelling but I feel it hinders an application overall.

Like any AI (even spellcheck) use it as a guide rather than absolute. If you take that approach and only use what you are happy to integrate rather than any suggestion, it usually works quite well.

 

[lookingforaTC]

Eversheds VI received today for regional

Now I can say this without it appearing to be cope - last few years Eversheds have seemingly sent VI to those who applied latest and worked backwards.

 

[James Wakefield]

Eversheds vi any tips for the strengths based interview would be appreciated!!! really stressed since i have never passed a vi before

Congrats! Is this for London?

 

[lolololol]

Congrats! Is this for London?

regional!

 

[RonRod13]

Reed Smith VI invite!!

Was this after the test?

 

[Tintin06]

I don’t think a firm would pick up on the use of Grammarly though.

Thank goodness for that.