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

[Asil Ahmad]

Guys I have still not heard from Latham and their deadline was 2nd January and applied on new year eve. Do you lot think I should email them about an update on my application or is it early. I am asking as I have never had experience with Latham application and when is the last VI they send out.

 

[Legal Chick]

Has anyone heard anything from Clyde &co?

 

[sami.rehman]

Has anyone already heard anything from BM post VI? I know that they are aiming to let candidates know if their application has been successful by no later than the end of February.

 

[rohit301099]

please add me to the study group!

would love to be added!

 

[lhs444]

Hi all, I was hoping someone could tell me more about what makes a firm a competitor of another firm. I'm in the process of determining the competitors of a certain firm and wanted to know what factors should I be looking at? I think that a competitor would be one that competes for the same clients so, firms that are strong in the same sectors are competitors even though the difference in reputation could be wildly different. Does that also mean that a law firm's list of competitors could be really long? If so, is there a way to determine their main competitors?

 

[ellek]

NRF TI for summer vac scheme!
would appreciate any help from people who have done it for spring or winter

 

[S87]

I am glad that women are not like law firms..because the ghosting is just brutal!

 

[SCN]

Hi all, I was hoping someone could tell me more about what makes a firm a competitor of another firm. I'm in the process of determining the competitors of a certain firm and wanted to know what factors should I be looking at? I think that a competitor would be one that competes for the same clients so, firms that are strong in the same sectors are competitors even though the difference in reputation could be wildly different. Does that also mean that a law firm's list of competitors could be really long? If so, is there a way to determine their main competitors?

In terms of competitors, I would look at it through practice areas. X firm might be a competitor because they have a very strong Y practice area. But X firm might not be a competitor in other practice areas

 

[NMA]

Has anyone ever been invited to attend an AC and accepted, and then decided not to do it anymore? I'm pretty sure this one coming up will be my last for the cycle, but I am unbelievably burned out. Where I used to feel confident before the ACs I've done, I just now feel sick at the prospect of having to do another 4 hour day of questions. Also, will I probably be barred from applying to that firm again in the future if I do cancel?

 

[thirdtimelucky]

NRF TI for summer vac scheme!
would appreciate any help from people who have done it for spring or winter

I think there are some really good resources in the forum for TI! But basically why the firm, why law, a commercial story and some competencies are what you should be preparing for!

 

[hellovacschemes]

Does anyone know how long Slaughter & May takes to get back to you after an interview? And if a firm asks to confirm my dates for a vac scheme asap, how long do I have to reply?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Guys I have still not heard from Latham and their deadline was 2nd January and applied on new year eve. Do you lot think I should email them about an update on my application or is it early. I am asking as I have never had experience with Latham application and when is the last VI they send out.

I’d normally wait 6 weeks before chasing up unless you are sure other people have heard back and you haven’t.

 

[Amanpreet Kaur]

Is anyone still waiting to hear back from Hogan Lovells re summer VS and W&C re summer VS?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Does anyone know how long Slaughter & May takes to get back to you after an interview? And if a firm asks to confirm my dates for a vac scheme asap, how long do I have to reply?

I would go back immediately for the vacation scheme dates to be honest. Why do you need to wait?

 

[lawful_neutral216]

DLA PFO post-WG finally!

 

[Asil Ahmad]

I’d normally wait 6 weeks before chasing up unless you are sure other people have heard back and you haven’t.

Thank you for this and yes I will wait as it has only been 4 weeks.

 

[hellovacschemes]

I would go back immediately for the vacation scheme dates to be honest. Why do you need to wait?

Slaughter and May's summer vac scheme dates clash with this firm's. The spring vac scheme for this firm does not, but I'm afraid that if I submit that I am only free for one specific date this would reflect badly upon my wanting to be at the firm. Do you have any advice?

 

[thewaitinggame]

for anyone else waiting – just got an A&O PFO post-AC for summer vac

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Slaughter and May's summer vac scheme dates clash with this firm's. The spring vac scheme for this firm does not, but I'm afraid that if I submit that I am only free for one specific date this would reflect badly upon my wanting to be at the firm. Do you have any advice?

You can state a preference for the date that doesn’t clash but insinuate you’d be happy with either.

Not going back when they have asked you to confirm ASAP is likely to be more risky than stating a preference. You’ll also be more likely to get your preference the earlier you request it.

 

[LawfulRust00]

DLA PFO post-WG finally!

When did you complete the WG?