TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

[CorporateLaw101]

I think no one who received the holding email has heard anything yet. I guess they are just waiting to mass eliminate us together Can't see any silver lining from this waiting given the first AC slot is taking place in 4 days I believe???

I'll copy and paste my post on the Reed Smith interview forum page to perhaps give some optimism:

No one has heard anything regarding summer ACs on the forum from what I can gather; myself included.

I’ve either been PFOd or they just genuinely haven’t given out summer spaces yet. Time will tell as they promised us that we’d find out by the end of this week.

Whilst this is only creating more and more riddles for us Summer schemers… We know that the dates for spring/summer ACs are the same.

We know that ‘If you are successful in progressing to the next stage, the dates of the case study interviews will be held in the AM and PM of the below dates.’ From the original holding email that we received

The most probable, and perhaps optimistic, guess that I can conjure up is that the slots that you see available are purely for the spring AC, which will be held in the AM, and that us summer schemers will be held in the PM, or vice versa, with entirely separate slots on the same days.

Ive come to this conclusion since it doesn’t look like you can choose between AM or PM, but please; let me know if you can!

If I am in fact correct, then call me Sherlock Holmes. If not, then I give up trying to predict the often unfathomable and mystical patterns that surround graduate recruitment, which is probably the most healthy thing for me to do at this point anyway .

But I agree, the first AC being so soon is intriguing at the very least and makes me question everything.

 

[elizabeth_98]

I'll copy and paste my post on the Reed Smith interview forum page to perhaps give some optimism:

No one has heard anything regarding summer ACs on the forum from what I can gather; myself included.

I’ve either been PFOd or they just genuinely haven’t given out summer spaces yet. Time will tell as they promised us that we’d find out by the end of this week.

Whilst this is only creating more and more riddles for us Summer schemers… We know that the dates for spring/summer ACs are the same.

We know that ‘If you are successful in progressing to the next stage, the dates of the case study interviews will be held in the AM and PM of the below dates.’ From the original holding email that we received

The most probable, and perhaps optimistic, guess that I can conjure up is that the slots that you see available are purely for the spring AC, which will be held in the AM, and that us summer schemers will be held in the PM, or vice versa, with entirely separate slots on the same days.

Ive come to this conclusion since it doesn’t look like you can choose between AM or PM, but please; let me know if you can!

If I am in fact correct, then call me Sherlock Holmes. If not, then I give up trying to predict the often unfathomable and mystical patterns that surround graduate recruitment, which is probably the most healthy thing for me to do at this point anyway .

But I agree, the first AC being so soon is intriguing at the very least and makes me question everything.

I do think you may be correct in them giving out ACs to spring applicants first but I was able to choose between am and pm for each day

 

[CorporateLaw101]

I do think you may be correct in them giving out ACs to spring applicants first but I was able to choose between am and pm for each day

Well then, I'm genuinely expecting a PFO

Although, no one on the forum seems to have gained a summer place which is fascinating to me.

 

[M777]

Anyone else still waiting for weil post AC? I did my AC 11/01.

 

[ellwilsen]

Congrats! what office? and what was your score?

Thank you! It is the London office, I have never been able to access my score lol

 

[AW_08]

I'll copy and paste my post on the Reed Smith interview forum page to perhaps give some optimism:

No one has heard anything regarding summer ACs on the forum from what I can gather; myself included.

I’ve either been PFOd or they just genuinely haven’t given out summer spaces yet. Time will tell as they promised us that we’d find out by the end of this week.

Whilst this is only creating more and more riddles for us Summer schemers… We know that the dates for spring/summer ACs are the same.

We know that ‘If you are successful in progressing to the next stage, the dates of the case study interviews will be held in the AM and PM of the below dates.’ From the original holding email that we received

The most probable, and perhaps optimistic, guess that I can conjure up is that the slots that you see available are purely for the spring AC, which will be held in the AM, and that us summer schemers will be held in the PM, or vice versa, with entirely separate slots on the same days.

Ive come to this conclusion since it doesn’t look like you can choose between AM or PM, but please; let me know if you can!

If I am in fact correct, then call me Sherlock Holmes. If not, then I give up trying to predict the often unfathomable and mystical patterns that surround graduate recruitment, which is probably the most healthy thing for me to do at this point anyway .

But I agree, the first AC being so soon is intriguing at the very least and makes me question everything.

I've sent them an email to ask for an update on my application/check whether they received my VI as I haven't received any holding emails since submitting last month!

 

[therealellewoods]

strongly recommend using spell/grammar checkers, I paste my answers into quillbot ai, Grammarly and then Microsoft word, and those sorts of mistakes get picked up 99% of the time

wow thank u! I love quillbot but wasn't aware of the ai feature until now

 

[John Doe]

I do think you may be correct in them giving out ACs to spring applicants first but I was able to choose between am and pm for each day

@elizabeth_98 Hi, which portal can you choose AM/PM? Is it Apply4Law?

 

[CorporateLaw101]

I've sent them an email to ask for an update on my application/check whether they received my VI as I haven't received any holding emails since submitting last month!

Keep us updated! I kinda have a feeling we will hear back this evening.

Let's hope that there are separate spaces for spring/summer as @elizabeth_98 's portal only showed 5 slots left!

 

[emilyrose99]

Is there much point applying to Sidley unless you've got a first from Cambridge, an MBA and President of every society under the sun at uni?

I know the answer is yes, it’s definitely worth it, that being said the only people I know with TCs at Sidley got 1sts from Cambridge

 

[John Doe]

I do think you may be correct in them giving out ACs to spring applicants first but I was able to choose between am and pm for each day

Ahhh - you've been invited to AC. Now I see why. Thank you for your info!

 

[elizabeth_98]

@elizabeth_98 Hi, which portal can you choose AM/PM? Is it Apply4Law?

Yes it was on Apply4Law

 

[Rob93]

Is there much point applying to Sidley unless you've got a first from Cambridge, an MBA and President of every society under the sun at uni?

Is Sidley really that extreme? I've gotten a less elitist vibe from them than from many of the other US firms

 

[LawInTheNorth]

Freshfields PFO - genuinely don't know what more I can do at this point! Two years in a row

 

[John Doe]

Keep us updated! I kinda have a feeling we will hear back this evening.

Let's hope that there are separate spaces for spring/summer as @elizabeth_98 's portal only showed 5 slots left!

Well, it's either going to be a surprise invitation or a dramatic send-off with a bang. Either way, let's buckle up and hope for the best

 

[Arche172372]

yup! basically 80% means you have outperformed 8 people out of 10

I think higher as I got 94 from Freshfields and got the ac, but maybe it varies across firms

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Yeah, been invited to do a voice recorded interview.. new one on me

All the benefits of a pre-recorded video interview, but employers are increasingly using these voice interviews to ensure there are fewer biases (e.g. how someone looks, what they are wearing etc) while people are being assessed. Having assessed some recently (outside of law), as an assessor it really makes you focus on what someone says.

 

[Scandi]

For Mayer Brown's job simulation, how many VIDEO INTERVIEW questions were there? and were there any based on comm awareness or were they just competence/why MB/why law?

Very interested to know this as well! It seems like it is mostly scenario-based though, not like a standard interview.

 

[sxw517]

Is Sidley really that extreme? I've gotten a less elitist vibe from them than from many of the other US firms

I don't think they are that elitist, it was said a bit tongue in cheek really!

I guess its the firms reputation and salary that gives me the idea that they may be.

 

[Rob93]

Anyone else still waiting for weil post AC? I did my AC 11/01.

Still waiting post-VI since 02/01