TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[user9809]

Thank you! That's what I was thinking. I just wanted to confirm. What WG elements were in it?

Assumptions, deductions, interpretations and arguments

 

[zq522]

Congrats!

Quick question - Did you choose your preferred scheme as well (like spring or summer) or you just applied for VS (in general)?

I can’t remember honestly I think it was summer though

 

[Law queries]

Goodwin VI 😭 but the deadline is in 3 days wow

heyy, congratulations!! could you please tell me when did you apply?

 

[Zaraa.x]

Has anyone heard from BCLP from like mid December onwards? For the Summer vac scheme. If you have heard from BCLP what’s your turnaround time from completion of test to some sort of correspondence please.

 

[anjali20]

I can’t remember honestly I think it was summer though

Congrats!! When did you apply?

 

[mariistm]

When did you apply? I applied on the fifth of Jan and haven't heard anything yet
It sounds like good news tho

I applied on the 8th of Jan. I did apply for a smaller office though (Chelmsford) so it may take longer for others?

 

[jta227]

Probably doesn't matter but if there are 2 AC slots, one from 9am to 1pm and one from 2pm to 5:30pm, is there any benefit to picking either one over the other?

 

[mariistm]

Longlisted means it’s just a larger group of candidates rather than a shortlist. A shortlist may only be a handful of candidates, while a long list maybe a large group of candidates that are then whittled down to how many they need to interview.

I see, thank you Jessica!

 

[Adithi]

Did anyone get the test from Bakers yet? Starting to feel like it’s a PFO….

 

[T_03]

Did anyone get the test from Bakers yet? Starting to feel like it’s a PFO….

Is this for summer? I think I haven’t heard of anyone get it yet.

 

[user9809]

Congrats!! When did you apply?

Thank you! 15th December

 

[lawstudent2]

I applied on the 8th of Jan. I did apply for a smaller office though (Chelmsford) so it may take longer for others?

oh yeh I went for London Cambridge etc so expect I'll have to wait a bit longer then, well done though !!

 

[shays]

Anyone still waiting on Latham? Or should I just assume PFO?

 

[MaxC7930]

Anyone done the NRF Arctic Shores? Same as Gowling's?
My feedback from Gowling was:

"How you understand others": 4/4 - I always do well on emotion recognition games
"How you respond to change" 1/4 - I'm sure this is from reacting too slowly or wrongly in the press x/y type games
"How you attend to tasks & decisions" 1/4 - I'm not sure what this relates to specifically
"How you approach challenges" 3/4 - I think this is spending too long on the game at the end.
"How you identify patterns & rules" 4/4 - I will have performed very well on the maths stuff

So my concern is that research proves that reaction times decline with age and I'm 40+.

NRF have asked "If you have require any reasonable adjustments please do let us know as soon as possible and we can look at what adjustments cant be made."

I'm slightly confused by this because they say on their form that "We’re positive about employing disabled people and are an accredited Disability Confident Employer. As a Disability Confident organisation we offer interviews to disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for our roles."

On that basis I therefore disclosed that I have ASD (although I don't have a formal diagnosis, I would likely get one), so I'm a bit confused now about this, in that I've already disclosed a disability so there's some second-guessing perhaps on whether I should request an adjustment. In addition, I don't think that the people at Arctic Shores have considered that their games are age discriminatory specifically, and it says on the Arctic Shores page only that any of the following may warrant an adjustment and/or additional time:

"▶ ADHD ▶ Autism ▶ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ▶ Dyscalculia ▶ Dysgraphia ▶ Dyslexia ▶ Dyspraxia ▶ Epilepsy ▶ Mental Health Issue ▶ Multiple Sclerosis ▶ Physical Disability"

but age is not listed there.

I'm very much in doubt that it would be a good idea to email NRF and say "hey, your testing discriminates on the basis of age, which is illegal", even though it's obvious that it does. So maybe I just email and say "I'd like more time for the split-second games on the basis of ASD meaning I have slower reactions" [even though this is probably scientifically much less certain than the age issue, lol]? Anyone with experience dealing with this?!

Im 19, play lots of hard videogames and still found to reaction time tests difficult for NRF. It sounds like it is very similar to Gowlings

 

[mariistm]

oh yeh I went for London Cambridge etc so expect I'll have to wait a bit longer then, well done though !!

thank you! could still be a rejection but will hope for the best, good luck to you too!

 

[lolololol]

does anyone have insight or resources for the eversheds internal meeting simulation for the ac? its my first ever ac and idk how to prepare for it so any insight would be appreciated.

 

[zq522]

Congrats!! When did you apply?

A few days after the applications opened so some time in October I think

 

[futuretrainee101ac]

Does anyone have any tips for the Kennedys VI please, any advice would be much appreciated? Thank youuuu!

 

[Tsitsipas10S]

NRF TC offer! 🥳🥳🥳

 

[tcla888]

AG PFO (London)