TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[FutureTraineeMaybe]

Is stage-fear/ presentation a bad area of growth to mention?

 

[Tintin06]

Best thing I watched before ACs. I can’t praise this video enough. It’s extremely useful in all honesty. Watched it daily during a VS.

 

[gazdgazd11]

Are fatter & co, and macfarlanes strict on grades?

 

[jojo23]

Hi all- I’m about to submit my Reed Smith application. The FAQs state they permit AI to be used to help in the application form (which I’ve taken advantage of), with the usual caveats.

But at the end of the form, they have a box to tick to confirm your responses are free from ‘any influence or assistance’ from AI.

Has anyone else come across this? how did you deal with it? Did you just tick the box?

I just ticked it, but i think (don't quote me on this) all applications through the vantage system have that same tick box at the end.. I'm sure i remember dentons having it too

 

[kokoprep]

I approached it by looking at their sectors and picking one and did some research to see if there has been any recent developments in my chosen sector. In my answer, I mentioned the sector I chose, what the developments were, how this can affect clients in that sector and how NRF can position themselves to I.e help clients mitigate risks arising from the developments etc. I only spoke about one specific development btw.

That’s how I did it but I’m yet to know whether that approach has been successful or nah 😭

Hope this helps.

thank you, very helpful

 

[member7830]

You don’t have to - but depending on your feedback from the AC, you may want to try and demonstrate how you have worked on that development area since your AC.

thank you! basically in my AC feedback, they told me I just wasn't reflective enough in some examples of transferrable skills, etc, would highlighting these and linking them to a legal career more clearly in the cover letter help?

 

[Miss Chocolate]

Any tips on Simmons & Simmons online test? xx 🙏

 

[lawgal1908]

Does anyone have any insight into the Weil VI? Planning on doing it in a couple days and really worried about the commercial questions they may ask. Any help would be really appreciated!!

 

[futuretrainee101ac]

I got flex, supportive, and explained and critical reasoning as my weakness😂what about you?

Sounds good !! I got Supporter, Team Mentality and Flex as strengths, and Initiative as weakness! Hopefully were hear back soon!

 

[James Wakefield]

Willkie VI! 😁

 

[g.cl.2020344]

Does anyone have any insight into the Weil VI? Planning on doing it in a couple days and really worried about the commercial questions they may ask. Any help would be really appreciated!!

congrats! when did u apply? I haven't heard anything since my app, so think it could be a PFO ( I applied 28th sept lol)

 

[baj5]

Willkie VI! 😁

Congratulations! Can I ask when did you apply?

 

[James Wakefield]

Congratulations! Can I ask when did you apply?

18th December.

 

[buggy]

Does anyone have any insight into the Weil VI? Planning on doing it in a couple days and really worried about the commercial questions they may ask. Any help would be really appreciated!!

did this early 2023. the questions were mostly motivational/ competency based questions if I remember correctly. two questions in total. a tip I'd give is to expect questions with many parts; the parts really could have been questions on their own. that threw me off then and was rather unexpected.

 

[jacksollaf]

Watson Farley VI invite! Any tips?

is that for the summer vacation scheme? I thought they were non-rolling

 

[legalxp2]

Still waiting for w&c WINTER!! anyone in the same boat?

 

[sunshine101]

Has anyone heard from Willkie, I applied on the 16th December?

 

[sjr22]

Anyone heard back from Sidley, Goodwin, (springs), Latham or Jones Day (summer)

Thanks in advance!

 

[marisachr]

is that for the summer vacation scheme? I thought they were non-rolling

Yes, for the vac scheme!

 

[jacksollaf]

Yes, for the vac scheme!

Oh my; I just applied now, looks like I just wasted my time