TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[tarty23]

This might sound like a stupid question, but if an application asks for references, what exactly are they looking for?

I am almost finished with my Paul Hastings SVS application and it asks for two references, but I don’t know what that means lmao. This is one of the perks of a first application cycle. 🤣

Is this like an academic reference so maybe a lecturer or professor from university, or is this an employer reference? Is it kind of like the UCAS teacher reference thing? Please help. 🥲​

Typically they ask for one academic and one professional - academic should probably be a lecturer you may have had contact with, professional probs a superior

 

[191919191]

Anyone still waiting from Slaughters? I might be the only person waiting this?! They haven’t got back to me since Nov/Dec…

 

[jacksollaf]

nice little Katten pfo

 

[B101]

Travers pfo, dtc applications it is🙃

 

[lawyer195]

Has anyone else done their PW interview yet?

 

[adrian_nlh]

Loads of Travers PFOs and even saw someone had an offer today and yet I still haven't received anything from them in any capacity.

Guess my PFO is pending

 

[Leveraged]

Thank you! By interviews, have in person interviews been offered or do you mean the video interviews are still being reviewed?

Quite a few person interviews have been offered

 

[Mathlaw432]

Anyone got their AC interview with Ropes next week, it SUCH a long process/day ?

 

[Mathlaw432]

also has anyone heard back from covington post AC, or is it OVER to PFO land

 

[Interested_In_Law]

Still not heard from Ropes, Travers or Latham 😭😭

 

[Chris Brown]

Anyone got their AC interview with Ropes next week, it SUCH a long process/day ?

4 elements (1 written, 1 presentation, 1 group exercise, 1 interview) and a psychometric test before the AC

This is what someone said the Ropes AC consists of. It sounds like a full day thing tbh.​

 

[gazdgazd11]

has anyone here done an AC at Squire Patton Boggs before?

 

[Kakaboo]

I had my AC today for the SVS

What office?

 

[Amakaa]

Latham PFO post app/test 🥰

 

[Kakaboo]

I dont think my maintenance grant will fully fund living costs during PgDL, what options do I have? ANyone got experience getting loans fro high street banks?

Live at home

 

[LawHopeful1]

Quite a few person interviews have been offered

Thank you for the insight! I’ll take that as a PFO then 😂

 

[hmevey]

Does anyone have any guidance/tips for the browne jacobson SJT / written questions - was it difficult?

 

[SeniorJunior]

What office?

London

 

[Kakaboo]

London

Ah I see! Hope you get it! Northerners we still have faith!!!!

 

[👩🎓]

Has anyone who is waiting heard from PMC post-app? I'm assuming a rejection given that I thought ACs were being conducted until the end of Feb