TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[Alessio1642]

I think mishcon PFO is likely - looking back for Spring VS all invites to VI were sent Dec 16th

 

[applicant457]

congrats! I think that seals it for me then, PFO for me incoming I guess

Yeah same, they told me the same as you so probably a PFO yeah

 

[Zi48]

congrats! I think that seals it for me then, PFO for me incoming I guess

Thank you! I wouldn’t give up yet, some people had their VIs on the 3rd/4th and got AC invites last week so I assumed pfo, but that wasn’t the case

 

[jacksollaf]

Yeah same, they told me the same as you so probably a PFO yeah

I did mine a day after you, so I'll say desperately optimistic until tomorrow night 😂

 

[Kakaboo]

Which office are you waiting to hear back from?

Leeds!

 

[Legalgirl]

Paul, Weiss Interview! Got it at 5:39pm. My SJT scores weren’t that great so guys, don’t loose hope lol!

 

[Alessio1642]

Paul, Weiss Interview! Got it at 5:39pm. My SJT scores weren’t that great so guys, don’t loose hope lol!

Congrats!!

 

[applicant457]

I did mine a day after you, so I'll say desperately optimistic until tomorrow night 😂

I think im going to read a poem called 'The God Abandons Antony' and call it a day.

 

[Chris Brown]

I’ve probably asked this question at least 10x by now but has anyone heard from Travers Smith or Ropes & Gray at all? Low-key starting to crash out from waiting this long lmao. 😂🥲​

 

[ashwright]

I think im going to read a poem called 'The God Abandons Antony' and call it a day.

After my HL rejection today, I definitely feel a lot like I'm Antony 🤣

 

[lawstudent2]

I’ve probably asked this question at least 10x by now but has anyone heard from Travers Smith or Ropes & Gray at all? Low-key starting to crash out from waiting this long lmao. 😂🥲​

I've not heard back from TS, is driving me slightly mad at this point as I'm only waiting for responses from them and HL and both are taking agesss

 

[ashwright]

Sorry to hear this. When did you do the WG?

Second week of January

 

[simplyfaith]

I was musing on this last night. I was watching a youtube streamer, who has about 1500 videos each about 30-120 minutes, and in his more recent videos (compared to the earliest) he has a nice desk microphone, a better camera, and his introduction style sounds more fluent and confident.

I accidentally clicked on an older video, and while the main stream (the game being streamed) is identical in quality, the difference in video and sound quality of his voice/inlaid video of himself is very noticeable, and makes a big difference to the overall quality of the stream.

I was thinking therefore that it's likely that if you have a nice camera and microphone, then it's going to create an immediate better impression than if you are using just whatever your laptop comes with.

Funny you mention that, actually. I used to stream on Twitch, so I have the whole setup and am comfortable recording myself! Whenever I attend online firm events, I always look and sound better than their representatives 🤣 I never understood why they don't have better equipment. Or lecturers, for that matter (shout out covid university). The only issue is that your quality will be reduced depending on what video interview system you have to go through, so it might not end up as nice as you'd have hoped. It should still be noticeably better, though!

 

[trainee4u]

Funny you mention that, actually. I used to stream on Twitch, so I have the whole setup and am comfortable recording myself! Whenever I attend online firm events, I always look and sound better than their representatives 🤣 I never understood why they don't have better equipment. Or lecturers, for that matter (shout out covid university). The only issue is that your quality will be reduced depending on what video interview system you have to go through, so it might not end up as nice as you'd have hoped. It should still be noticeably better, though!

What's your setup, in equipment terms?

 

[toad92]

being a final year law student and having these application processes i'm about to crash out fr

 

[lawelmo]

I haven't applied yet, but I think I came across another post from many weeks ago too that said that apparently there are 2x500 word questions as part of the 'blended assessment'. Someone more informed can provide the details...

I'm surprised they haven't mentioned it in the email lol

Hi, how long did it take for the SJ test to come through? I applied a week ago and I haven't received anything yet. The website says it will be sent shortly after the application is submitted. Thanks

 

[toad92]

Is this why they asked on their application form for one of their 500 word questions “how do business generate and maintain a profit.” These guys were trying to get some ideas from us lmao. Icl it’s clever on their part. I hope they took some detailed notes. 😂​

in my ff ac last year got asked what the optimal way to make money as a deep sea mining start up would be, and what would be better technology to use to mine than what they already had

girl idk i just want to do the vac scheme

 

[sapphireoreos]

I’ve probably asked this question at least 10x by now but has anyone heard from Travers Smith or Ropes & Gray at all? Low-key starting to crash out from waiting this long lmao. 😂🥲​

I know someone who got an interview at TS for their VS very recently (like today or yesterday), so don’t lose hope!

 

[simplyfaith]

What's your setup, in equipment terms?

Camera: Logitech C920
Mic: Shure PGA58
Audio interface: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 2nd gen

The PC itself was prebuilt. i5-10400F. RTX 3060.

 

[James Wakefield]

I’ve probably asked this question at least 10x by now but has anyone heard from Travers Smith or Ropes & Gray at all? Low-key starting to crash out from waiting this long lmao. 😂🥲​

My fear is that TS may have given out all their interviews already.

Looking at the negatives, they only interview 5% of those who apply, according to Chamber Student. So very few people will hear back before they send out PFOs, presumably in a couple of weeks time.

However, only one person has posted on here they’ve got an interview (and there must be way more than 20 TS applicants on here) and people on the TCLA (I think) submit better applications than the average.

So maybe there’s still a bit of hope, but it’s dwindling for me.