TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[sulanya]

anyone who appllied to V&E - is their training principal this year Scott Steigler or Andrew Nealon?

 

[LawAspirer]

Anybody got any reply from Latham / Goodwin / Pinsent Masons ?

 

[andrecsaa]

88% percentile for Linklaters! Does anyone know whether they put more weight for the WG or their assessment?

Congratulations!

I scored 26/40 (65%) and got 27th percentile for Linklaters. Hope this is enough to pass the cut-off and have the application screened.

Read somewhere at Reddit that in the past a candidate with 40th percentile got the VS with Linklaters but someone with 99th percentile did not. So I believe it will be a mixed and holistic review of WG and application. The post also said that Hogan Lovells cut-off was 17th percentile in the past.

 

[futuretrainee!]

Have you heard back yet by any chance? I just did mine and it felt like a complete disaster... I also don't want to hold out hope.

Spoke to grad rec and they confirmed that we are going to hear back after the deadline, i.e., 6th Jan.

 

[JessicaTC27]

Mine is on Friday.

Good luck Looking forwards to hearing the outcome!

 

[unknownnn7372]

hi! did u email and ask them?

Congratulations!

I scored 26/40 (65%) and got 27th percentile for Linklaters. Hope this is enough to pass the cut-off and have the application screened.

Read somewhere at Reddit that in the past a candidate with 40th percentile got the VS with Linklaters but someone with 99th percentile did not. So I believe it will be a mixed and holistic review of WG and application. The post also said that Hogan Lovells cut-off was 17th percentile in the past.

 

[allenpopi]

scored in the 73% percentile for links, any idea if this is likely to pass the benchmark or not?

how did you find out your percentile? did they email?

 

[andrecsaa]

hi! did u email and ask them?

Yes, I did and they sent the WG results report in a couple hours.

 

[Jessica Booker]

scored in the 73% percentile for links, any idea if this is likely to pass the benchmark or not?

Most likely will meet their benchmark. A percentile ranking benchmark that high is very rare.

 

[pleasepleaseplease]

maybe it is too early to ask but has anyone done the Kennedys test yet? if so, please can you say what kind of a test it is- WG or SJT or a mix? Thanks!

 

[pleasepleaseplease]

I think London should meet the threshold? They probably don't do sponsor a lot hence the confusion.

Did they say if they automatically reject applications from people who would not meet the skilled worker requirement? Even for vac schemes?

 

[evianmineral]

bakers VI

 

[AS24]

Bakers VI, I completed the SJT on Sunday morning.

 

[0livia.pope]

The Bakers invite labelling me as a number is so funny but scary - “hello 98” how many of us are there gosh

 

[suhana]

bakers VI

Congrats! is this for spring or summer vs if you dont mind me asking

 

[Legalitaly]

scored in the 73% percentile for links, any idea if this is likely to pass the benchmark or not?

Hi! Sorry how do you know how much you scored?

 

[evianmineral]

Congrats! is this for spring or summer vs if you dont mind me asking

spring - summer not shut until 1st jan and it is not rolling btw they just say that so dont get flooded on NYD

 

[Legalitaly]

Yes, I did and they sent the WG results report in a couple hours.

Ah amazing cheers!

 

[suhana]

Hi! Sorry how do you know how much you scored?

just email grad rec

 

[Wannabe_Lawyer]

Spoke to grad rec and they confirmed that we are going to hear back after the deadline, i.e., 6th Jan.

Thanks! I'll just put it into my reject pile in any case...