TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
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Hi. Does anyone have tips for W&C interview? What questions do they ask typically. It would be with early careers and a partner.
I believe they have already told everyone now (I received the call from the recruitment manager earlier this week)
Possibly not for all offices. They do it on an office by office basis.
anyone heard back from PMC post-AC? It's been more than 2 weeks
I had an AC today for their London office. They said they’re holding ACs for another 2 weeks and that we would find out about outcomes by the end of those 2 weeks.
Was urs for London?
Yeah I have the same question cuz mine has been on 77% and candidate review tick for ages … idk if that means they did not even review mine cuz i didn’t get the benchmark percentile
email.
I did AC the week of 13th January, WGT following week, then they said they'd email "successful" candidates the following week, so depending on when you did your AC, anything over a couple of full weeks gone by is likely to be a PFO I'd say.
I wouldn’t worry! I just received an AC offer yesterday. Those offers are from people who were fast tracked I believe. Either via pathfinders or an open day. I attended neither so hold out hope! My application was on 77% on hold with a tick by candidate review if that means anything
Hey guys! Do you think employers check your socials? I’ve seen a few “diml” solicitors on TikTok .
Do you think this kind of content is appropriate/ detrimental? 🤗
Do you think this kind of content is appropriate/ detrimental? 🤗
Employers 100% check LinkedIn, I get many hits there. Logically they are going to also check twitter, facebook, tiktok, instagram, to a greater or lesser extent, and if you've got something off-colour there, then I'd expect it to cost you jobs.
At an AC today, someone I know from uni discussed in the final break of the day (where the marketing team was present) that they (a woman) really liked that their intervieweres were all female because it removed one layer of social discomfort/anxiety in the context of a law firm interview, but clarified that they of course are sure that all lawyers at the firm ar entice including the men. Do you think the marketing team (employed at the firm) would have judged them for that or even rejected them for that comment? Because as a lawyer you need to be more careful when phrasing stuff?
context: this is like the end of a LONG day + the interview in question is a really technical, challenging interview. This person was otherwise quite friendly, smiley, etc!
context: this is like the end of a LONG day + the interview in question is a really technical, challenging interview. This person was otherwise quite friendly, smiley, etc!
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People's applications with Linklaters are on 66% or 77%. Some people think this correlates with whether you get through or not, but I have seen someone who was on 66% get through so really it's just guess work.
LinkedIn is the most common one for sure. I have had partners view my profile and then later on send me a request and I’m sat there like wtf should I do or say, this is normally supposed to be the other way around or something lmao. It actually scares me every time because I’ve no idea what their first impression is of me at all. 🥲
I remember the one that caught me off guard the most was when an international arbitration partner from Willkie viewed my profile and then requested me. I felt like I had just won the lottery but I was equally stressed out at the same time. Similar story for a competition litigation partner at Willkie who did the same thing. I hope they liked what they saw. I also hope it gets me extra brownie points for Willkie. 🥲
I remember the one that caught me off guard the most was when an international arbitration partner from Willkie viewed my profile and then requested me. I felt like I had just won the lottery but I was equally stressed out at the same time. Similar story for a competition litigation partner at Willkie who did the same thing. I hope they liked what they saw. I also hope it gets me extra brownie points for Willkie. 🥲
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How bad is it if you use an example you have used in your application form as an example to a competency question in an interview ?
not great, is it.
I mean you could go with "As a woman who understands that the upper echelons of the law industry are dominated by men I was inspired and encouraged to be interviewed by two women today and that the firm pays more than lip-service to equality and recognising the unique needs and contributions made by women to a law firm."
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