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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

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    @Jessica Booker @Ram Sabaratnam (or really anyone on here!) would you happen to know if Morgan Lewis reads applications if you fail the SJT? Or is it effectively unread? I want to reapply for the training contract after a VS rejection at application stage this cycle (that I suspect was my poor track record with SJTs) and I worked really hard on my answers and I cannot comprehend a way to make them better - I was just wondering if it's ok to reuse them? Thank you!
     

    Jessica Booker

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    @Jessica Booker @Ram Sabaratnam (or really anyone on here!) would you happen to know if Morgan Lewis reads applications if you fail the SJT? Or is it effectively unread? I want to reapply for the training contract after a VS rejection at application stage this cycle (that I suspect was my poor track record with SJTs) and I worked really hard on my answers and I cannot comprehend a way to make them better - I was just wondering if it's ok to reuse them? Thank you!
    I don't know the specifics of the firm unfortunately.

    However, I would always ensure your application form is updated in suitable ways to ensure there is evidence of the things you have done and achieved since your last application, or demonstrate how you have continued to refine your motivations for commercial law and the firm.

    I would also use the reapplication to critically evaluate how you have written your answers - it is usually a good time to review with a fresh pair of eyes. You are likely to spot ways in which you can rephrase points or say things more concisely.
     

    jfb

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    Don’t stress too much about it! I know for a fact (I had a call explaining circumstances) that they are processing the summer intake later and focusing on the spring (they stated that over the phone). Don’t give up hope; they will definitely get back to you! :)
    Hey did they say much about timeline for the Summer intake? As I've known people last year not hearing until really late (late-Apr/May), and wondered if that means I won't hear much for a while.
     

    student353

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    Hey did they say much about timeline for the Summer intake? As I've known people last year not hearing until really late (late-Apr/May), and wondered if that means I won't hear much for a while.
    They don’t mention anything about the timeline but they just stated that they were working through spring first, and then making their way through summer( which made it sound like they hadn’t gone through application which just selected summer). Just hold tight, they are definitely going to get back to you! :)
     

    jfb

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    They don’t mention anything about the timeline but they just stated that they were working through spring first, and then making their way through summer( which made it sound like they hadn’t gone through application which just selected summer). Just hold tight, they are definitely going to get back to you! :)
    Thank you for your positivity, I hope so!! :)
     
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    sc13

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    @Jessica Booker @Ram Sabaratnam I got a call last Wednesday for a vacation scheme offer which I was unable to accept because my dates for another offer clash (spring) and the other scheme (summer) dates are during term time (I'm international). I still managed to express my enthusiasm for the firm and ask if I could be swapped on to the DTC AC to which the grad rec said that would be absolutely fine but I haven't received any email confirmation since, should I email them? also for future reference am I better off not telling them over the call that I'm no longer available? (sorry just feeling a bit paranoid they're going to rescind the offer)
     
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    Jessica Booker

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    @Jessica Booker @Ram Sabaratnam I got a call last Wednesday for a vacation scheme offer which I was unable to accept because my dates for another offer clash (spring) and the other scheme (summer) dates are during term time (I'm international). I still managed to express my enthusiasm for the firm and ask if I could be swapped on to the DTC AC to which the grad rec said that would be absolutely fine but I haven't received any email confirmation since, should I email them? also for future reference am I better off not telling them over the call that I'm no longer available? (sorry just feeling a bit paranoid they're going to rescind the offer)
    From what you have said, I sense they are probably waiting for you to confirm in writing you are declining the vacation scheme offer. Unfortunately saying this over the phone isn't sufficient - they will need something in writing from you first and I suspect then they will reference the direct TC process from there.

    I would email them confirming you are declining the vacation scheme offer and that as per your phone conversation you look forward to hearing more about the direct TC recruitment process instead.

    You would have needed to tell the firm one way or another you were not accepting the offer - I think it is better to do this over the phone so you can show your enthusiasm for the firm (positive tone is much easier to pick up in a call than in an email) and also discuss what the alternatives are. So it is not an issue that you called them. Whatever way you told them, the process from there on for the direct TC process would have been the same.

    I doubt they will rescind any offer to convert to a direct TC process, but this is likely to include further assessments - firms rarely will just offer TCs off the back of VS assessments.
     

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