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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

lawyersum

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Hi, I picked option 2 after considering the core values and the work the firm has done, justified it according to each part of the question they’ve asked again looking at the core values and work. (They are big on innovation so I don’t think option 1 has many advantages)
Thanks for this insight. Did you happen to mention cons of Option 1 in your answer or strictly stick to justifying Option 2?
 

SoonToBeTrainee

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    To be honest I’m happy with my answers but I did take full advantage of the unlimited (but not untimed) prep time, and worried I took way too long on each question.
    I’m in the boat. If I knew timing was assessed, I would have answered more quickly. The only reason I didn’t was because they gave us unlimited prep time, which I thought meant they didn’t take it into account.

    Their own website even says “use the preparation time wisely” and “don’t rush”.

    I don’t know if they do look at how long we took?
     
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    James Wakefield

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    I’m in the boat. If I knew timing was assessed, I would have answered more quickly. The only reason I didn’t was because they gave us unlimited prep time, which I thought meant they didn’t take it into account
    I knew they would consider it but when you’re nervous about answering, a fixed time limit is helpful as it gives you no choice and you have to just go for it. This one was a choice of balancing quality and time, and I think I didn’t take the time thing as seriously…
     

    SoonToBeTrainee

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    I knew they would consider it but when you’re nervous about answering, a fixed time limit is helpful as it gives you no choice and you have to just go for it. This one was a choice of balancing quality and time, and I think I didn’t take the time thing as seriously…
    I wish they said it would be considered, as I wouldn’t have taken so long. I left the VI open for hours next to me while I was working 🤣
     
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    Mug Fan

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    Q1. Imagine that you are a member of the Osborne Clarke internal employee forum. You have been asked to provide feedback on a confidential proposal which would result in significant investment into one of two areas:
    Option 1 - A team hire into one of Osborne Clarke's smaller international offices which would allow that location to offer new legal expertise in their jurisdiction; or
    Option 2 - A team hire into OC Solutions which would expand the teams' ability to innovate client service delivery.
    The investment into both of these options would be equal, and it is not possible to split the investment between the two options. Which one would you choose? Please use the following space to outline your rationale. Within your submission you should outline the key factors that you have considered in making your decision, the reasons why you have chosen this option, and any potential impacts to the firm. If it helps you to make your points clearly, please feel free to use bullet points within this answer only. Max 500 words


    Somebody PLEASE help with this OC question, I do not even know where to begin or how to structure!!! @Amma Usman @Andrei Radu @Ram Sabaratnam
    Honestly, I decided not to even bother with OC precisely because of this question 😂. It’s OC for goodness sake - MC was more straightforward!
     

    sapphireoreos

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    Caught COVID at the end of last month (must've been while attending a firm's open day ironically) and I'm just getting back to not being bedridden now, that's about 2-3 weeks behind on Forage VIs and applications 😭 going to have to put in a herculean effort to make up for it towards the end of the year. Also wondering whether I should even apply to that firm at this point because at their open day they said to apply end of Nov/early Dec to have a chance of the application being successful (deadline January but rolling) :(
    For what it's worth, I applied to Mishcon last year on deadline day and they're rolling 💀 but i still got a VI invite so do with that what you will
     
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