I think generally, firms don't do this, as it's too costly when hiring someone for 2 weeks. I think White & Case does and there may be other US firms who do it.
TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
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Hello 👋🏻
Anyone who has done an AC with Addleshaw Goddard for a VS, how long did it take you to hear back please?
Anyone who has done an AC with Addleshaw Goddard for a VS, how long did it take you to hear back please?
Really hoping for good news for us this week!!
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Congratulations on your TC.
I strongly suspect this is not correct. I would call the universities to speak to them, assuming your firm does not have a preferred supplier. If the firm does, then they are likely to have a reserved place for you anyway.
It’s definitely not to late to apply - these universities are selling places in the weeks before the programme starts and even then the courses are massively under sold and typically are only about 50% full.
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If you have enough time before your TC starting then part time might be an option where firms do not have bespoke SQE prep courses.
I would expect those firms who use BARBRI would be flexible particularly with location as it’s effectively an online course.
I’d also say the higher the maintenance grant, the more likely there won’t be flexibility with location as that grant is calculated on the basis of you living in the location of their preferred supplier.
Firms may consider personal circumstances on a case by case basis - but I think it would need to be something more substantial than just wanting to be out of the U.K. (and that could raise a bit of a red flag to them too).
Fieldfisher DAS post AC PFO! Great start to the week 
Hoping Travers Smith will get back to us this week or next with either a partner interview invite or a PFO. At this point my reaction will be the same because the waiting is long asf. 🥲
Have they sent out any interview invites yet? Apologies if it has been mentioned on here already, I have been off for a while!
I’ve seen around 4-5 invites on the forum so far and someone said they send interview invites out until early/mid March. I imagine after that we can assume it’s a PFO. 🥲
I am not an immigration lawyer, but I have heard there is simply no type of suitable short-term visa for 2 weeks of paid work.
Quick Q- I’m final year non law and will do my PGDL in Sept. I have a vac scheme offer and an AC coming up for another firm- should i enrol myself at ULaw for September just in case I can’t convert my vac scheme and still have a spot there? @Jessica Booker thank you!
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I normally used 'Hi [name of the addressee]' if there was implied familiarity from the details of the written exercise or if they were someone in the firm who was not very senior. If they were either a client or a partner/counsel and familiarity was not implied, I simply used 'Dear [name of the addressee]'. I never included a Mr/Mrs/Ms or sir/madam as I did not want to make any assumptions about gender or marital status. From my vacation scheme experiences, the emails I have seen associates send looked much the same in terms of address form, so I am quite sure this is an ok approach to follow.
did everyone still waiting apply for summer?
I know this is for Jessica, but I’d strongly advise so. I was in the same position last year, and didn’t convert my vac scheme into TC. However, my final TC interview was at the end of August, so I think just depends on when your vac scheme is? If it’s earlier, and you get a decision before September, then no need to enroll just now.
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I remember the graduate recruiter at Paul, Weiss said that for the first stage application review they would have an automatic spelling and grammar check. If you passed that, I doubt they would focus much on it at a later point. I do however believe this applies more broadly. I had a few typos in 3/6 of the applications that led me to an AC and was never asked about. Moreover, I did mock interviews for a number of different people who had upcoming ACs and were worried about a typo or spelling error and once again this was never raised in an interview. I think at the stage of the AC most firms do not do much more than taking a quick look over the application - so if the typos were missed by them at a stage when the written answers were a lot more in focus, I doubt they would find them now.
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