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

[Nicole15]

Hey @AspiringIPLawyer,

This post might be helpful for the AC! I had two scenario interviews and a competency interview (although the firm should email you ahead of the AC with more information). This may have changed though so take what I have said with a pinch of salt!

Let me know how it goes!


Awesome advice here @I.Like.UFOs.Not.PFOs!


Hey @CorporateLaw101,

Personally I always tried to use up the space. Having said that, it will make no difference if you are waffling just with the intention of using up space. If the choice is between waffling or having a shorter, more succinct answer (below the limit by 10-15%), definitely go with the latter!

Hope that helps 😊

Hey @pizzamalia,

Absolutely. I did this after all of my interviews. As was pointed out by another user, firms often provide this as part of the vacation scheme once you are on it!


Hey @Nicole15,

I know exactly what you mean about the lack of tangible, practical advice regarding steps to take ahead of an AC. This post might help. I tried to outline the practical steps that I took ahead of my interviews.

Let me know how it goes!


Hey @therealellewoods,

I did not interview with ML personally. However, I believe @James Carrabino interviewed with them! He might be able to provide some insight on this. 💪

Thank you so much, George!

 

[Rachael.Elisa]

For those who did Gateley’s interactive assessment, what was the turnaround?

I completed it in November and nothing yet!

 

[Jessica Booker]

So I just wanted to give an update - because I think it would be useful for others that are going through sh^$. I just received the call that I got a vacation scheme offer from Linklaters
Reflecting back now I completely understand the mental state I was in - but I wish I had not brought myself down like that and that I would have believed in myself.

I missed this yesterday, so congratulations! Follow up posts like this are so important I feel for our community, so not only delighted to hear the good news for you but also for people to see that these feelings do not necessarily mean that your negative assumptions on your future performance become true.

 

[elizabeth_98]

Does anyone have any advice for Reed smiths case study/ interview? On their website it says no preparation is required but I don’t really know whether to believe that considering most law firm case studies usually involve some sort of deal

 

[smfc]

Have people had AC invites from Linklaters for the summer VS?

Please do the emoji agree/disagree thing to show whether you have or not!! I know of many rejections from quite early on but surely having heard nothing at this stage must be a PFO too 😣

 

[tryingforavacscheme]

Congrats!! When did you apply?

I applied 29 Dec, got my invite today

 

[AAA_a]

Has anyone heard back from King & Spalding? On their website it says we should hear back by the end of January.

 

[hl1512]

Has anyone who did an AC with hogan lovells this week heard back yet ?

 

[Tony Stark]

For CC 2024 TC does anyone know when will we hear back from the firm?

Did mine last week and they said we'd hear back this week but nothing yet

 

[average_jo123]

How did people find the Pinsents test?

Is it just me or is the GMA-A test just a random collection of symbols lol

Couldn't make out the difference between Group A and B for the life of me, let alone assign the answers to the right group/neither. I think I ended up only genuinely attempting 2 questions out of the 23? I could only seriously identify the patterns in less than 3 questions, and the rest was just me randomly clicking

I thought I could prepare for the GMA-A by practising logical reasoning tests but having done this, and then completed the GMA-A, I feel like my practice made no difference whatsoever. For logical reasoning tests there's usually a logical pattern/sequence, and as you practice you get better at identifying them. But as I sat for the GMA-A I felt like the skill you would need to do well in the GMA-A is so different from the average logical reasoning tests. Practice will probably make you better at it, but I couldn't find any free GMA-A practice tests online

The email invite says this though, so I guess that means our whole application is reviewed holistically and the GMA-A results don't serve as a strict cut-off point? 🤷‍♀️

"The candidates chosen to attend the final stage of the selection process, a virtual assessment centre, will be those who perform strongly across both the application form and the psychometric assessment"​

I'm just wondering if a candidate with a relatively strong application form but atrocious GMA-A results would still get a chance of being invited to AC 🤔

I had a friend who got invited to GMA last year but got PFO after the test. I'm just hoping that my whole application doesn't go to waste because of this 😭

Also, would be interesting to hear how others prepared for the GMA-A test

 

[AAA_a]

I have a telephone interview with Morgan Lewis! Does anyone please have any tips? I've never done a telephone interview before I'm so nervous! 😭

Hey if I may ask when is your TI? I was offered one without a choice of date and time.

 

[layk]

Have people had AC invites from Linklaters for the summer VS?

Please do the emoji agree/disagree thing to show whether you have or not!! I know of many rejections from quite early on but surely having heard nothing at this stage must be a PFO too 😣

THey posted on their insta stories that lots of people were emailing them regarding an update and they said that they're still reviewing/handing out ACs so we should hear back in the next few weeks!

 

[M777]

Weil PFO post AC, but I'm not surprised considering the length of time that has passed since my interview.

Hope everyone else gets better news!

 

[aspiringsolicitor98]

Has anyone heard back from A&O post-AC?

 

[S87]

For those applying to Brown Rudnick did you find information about the right CV format?

 

[bibss]

Reed Smith third holding email 🥵🥵🥵

 

[jessicamcnamara]

Nooooo reed smith 😭😭 getting back to us next week 😓

 

[Ks36]

and they need to send materials for the AC so unless summer ACs are Mon 7th - Fri 11th, I'm getting less hopeful

They are hosting ACs on those dates. It’s not a PFO till it’s a PFO. Hopeful thinking Ik but one would crumble without it.
The AC dates are:
Mon 31st

- Wed 2nd

- Fri 4th

- Mon 7th

- Wed 9th

- Fri 11th

 

[h1]

I gotta stay positive cos I might be waiting til next Friday now 🤯🤯

 

[parsleyperson]

just got my 3rd holding email from reed smith.... 🤣😭