• How confident are you in your knowledge of the core LLB/PGDL subjects, including Contract, Tort, Trusts, Land, Criminal, and Public Law?

    TCLA is teaming up with BPP for a free interactive event designed to refresh your fundamentals, especially for those interested in or planning to take the SQE. We'll practise multiple choice SQE questions, with prizes for the highest scoring participants!

    Register Here

TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

trainee4u

Legendary Member
Sep 7, 2023
242
515
Assessment centres are notorious for not running to time. With every intention and amazing planning in the world, they so easily fall behind schedule.

I wouldn’t worry too much about when your exercises started - it’s just about getting the amount of time for exercises like written assessments/case study prep etc.

They sent a table which was a Word document that consisted of a table with five rows (plus header):

<Time><Activity><Zoom link>
<10-10:15><Introduction><link>
<10:15-11:00><Group Exercise><link>
<11:00-11:10><Break>
<11:10-11:40><Written exercise><link>
<11:40-12:00><Written exercise><link>

(there was no other text except for the names of the staff leading the sessions)

Whereas they should have combined the last two rows into one
<11:10-12:00><Written exercise><link>

and provided further clarification:

"You will be sent a link to a skillsarena task on the day, which you will have 30 minutes to complete. You should join the zoom session before starting the task, then leave it to do the task, then rejoin again after you have completed it. "

As it was the fact that a 11:40 start time was given for the apparent second 'written exercise' zoom meeting, led to an expectation (by me!) that you would need to be back there at that time, or at least not be too late, because it was listed as a separate item labelled "written exercise"
 

abbiewhitlock03

Star Member
Dec 13, 2022
45
107
They sent a table which was a Word document that consisted of a table with five rows (plus header):

<Time><Activity><Zoom link>
<10-10:15><Introduction><link>
<10:15-11:00><Group Exercise><link>
<11:00-11:10><Break>
<11:10-11:40><Written exercise><link>
<11:40-12:00><Written exercise><link>

(there was no other text except for the names of the staff leading the sessions)

Whereas they should have combined the last two rows into one
<11:10-12:00><Written exercise><link>

and provided further clarification:

"You will be sent a link to a skillsarena task on the day, which you will have 30 minutes to complete. You should join the zoom session before starting the task, then leave it to do the task, then rejoin again after you have completed it. "

As it was the fact that a 11:40 start time was given for the apparent second 'written exercise' zoom meeting, led to an expectation (by me!) that you would need to be back there at that time, or at least not be too late, because it was listed as a separate item labelled "written exercise"
That's odd - my timetable looked the same, but stated 'Wrap up and Final Questions' in the 11:40 - 12:00 slot, so maybe there was a typo in the timetable sent to your group?
 
  • Like
Reactions: trainee4u

trainee4u

Legendary Member
Sep 7, 2023
242
515
That's odd - my timetable looked the same, but stated 'Wrap up and Final Questions' in the 11:40 - 12:00 slot, so maybe there was a typo in the timetable sent to your group?
yes other thing that was slightly off was that the group task was scheduled till 12:00 but we were told '1 minute to go' in the chat (why not use voice!?) at 11:56 and then abruptly cut off at 11:57
 
  • Like
Reactions: abbiewhitlock03

Legallywhatever

Star Member
Jan 29, 2025
49
67
Does anyone know whether Stephenson Harwood recruits on a rolling basis (i.e., does the firm make offers before the final deadline), or does the firm only review on a rolling basis but make final offer decisions after the deadline? I want to apply but the application deadline is next Friday so it’s very likely I won’t finish my application until mid next week (I’m half way through it at the moment).​
i keep putting it off because the thought of writing 1800 words is actually draining
 

James Wakefield

Legendary Member
Premium Member
Oct 7, 2024
270
710
Does anyone know whether Stephenson Harwood recruits on a rolling basis (i.e., does the firm make offers before the final deadline), or does the firm only review on a rolling basis but make final offer decisions after the deadline? I want to apply but the application deadline is next Friday so it’s very likely I won’t finish my application until mid next week (I’m half way through it at the moment).​
They review the applications as they come in (and rolling reject them) but don’t make any offers about ACs etc. before the deadline.

That’s at least what they said at the Open Day.
 

Chris Brown

Legendary Member
Jul 4, 2024
596
1,970
i keep putting it off because the thought of writing 1800 words is actually draining
That’s literally what has been throwing me off because I’ve got the rest filled in (e.g., personal details, academics, work experience, rare recruitment data, etc.) but the thought of writing 1,800 words is actually draining. That’s basically an entire university essay. Just need to firm it at this point. 🥲​
 

About Us

The Corporate Law Academy (TCLA) was founded in 2018 because we wanted to improve the legal journey. We wanted more transparency and better training. We wanted to form a community of aspiring lawyers who care about becoming the best version of themselves.

Newsletter

Discover the most relevant business news, access our law firm analysis, and receive our best advice for aspiring lawyers.