TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[EA95]

Received a PFO from Paul,Weiss, as expected tbh, but pretty demoralising that they took this long to hand it to me.

 

[Babablacksheep]

With group exercises, I mainly have experience with case study ones where We need to advise a client or find a solution. For these, it was just keeping up with commercial awareness but also making sure I am confident in the firms practices and capabilities (for example explaining recommending to the client [role played by partner] a specific practice that could help with this issue).

On the day, it was just being friendly, getting into the character (e.g., associate in corporate), including quiet people, and also creating a time plan for the exercise (e.g., if we had 1 hour to discuss and create a presentation breaking down the time into discussions, voting, presentation plan, and practise).

Thank you!

 

[lawyersum]

Hey, I can totally resonate with how you’re feeling! I graduated in 2017 with a degree in psychology and decided to pursue law instead a year later. I constantly applied for VS/TCs year after year for three years to no avail; never even getting past the application/testing stage. You can only imagine how demoralising getting rejection after rejection was. But I guess one thing this taught me was resilience.

The next year (2022/2023 cycle), I approached the cycle differently. I spent the summer really researching, trying to actually understand what I was looking for from a firm. I narrowed down the firms I wanted to apply to 8. From September-November, I made 3 applications, ended up with 2 VS offers and a training contract. You’ve got to bounce back. My mentality at the time was, ‘I’m eventually gonna get a TC, it’s just a matter of when. Just keep at it! It only takes one. You’ve got this💪🏾
Also, utilise all resources at your disposal: aspiring solicitors, STRIVE, rare, TCLA, the commercial law academy etc.

Thank you so much, your journey is honestly amazing - well done to you! Reading this has definitely given me a push

 

[Jessica Booker]

Just over a day, so I am definitely not too worried yet! But just wanted to anticipate any delays and understand how long it is appropriate to wait

I'd generally wait until late Tuesday or early Wednesday before chasing up. If they have said 24 hours, I would wait 72 hours before chasing up unless it was super time urgent and you needed the documents ahead of another deadline.

 

[johnnysins]

Tuesday of the next week I think. Are they keeping you on hold post-WG?

They have kept me on hold as well, not sure if a follow-up email is necessary or if I should just assume a rejection haha

 

[billyonthespeeddial]

They have kept me on hold as well, not sure if a follow-up email is necessary or if I should just assume a rejection haha

If there is no second batch, the last interviews are taking place tomorrow. Sadly I think it might be a rejection

 

[Z48]

Hi, does anyone have any insight into Faegre Drinker’s VS interview?

(Applied 31/3, interview invite 22/4)

 

[johnnysins]

If there is no second batch, the last interviews are taking place tomorrow. Sadly I think it might be a rejection

Yeap seems like the most sensible option