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

[antisocial applicant]

Not too bad, although the questions didn’t seem the simplest to answer. It was mainly competency/strength based, and a bit of commercial (but not as much as I thought they would be)

Thanks for sharing your experience!

 

[WillF]

Thought I'd give this a go haha!

✨✨✨✨✨manifesting a positive response from HFW post AC today✨✨✨✨✨

Can't quite believe this, but just received an offer from HFW for VS!

Very grateful for everyone in this forum!!

 

[ar2r]

any word from skadden anyone?

 

[M777]

any word from skadden anyone?

None for me

 

[captainhilts]

congratulations! How was the AC in terms of difficulty? what do you think made you succeed?

lol i thought i had flopped it...while i think they test your resilience a lot but also your ability to be able to pick up concepts quickly once corrected

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Just out of curiosity, but has a firm ever accidentally called the wrong candidate to offer them a vac scheme/TC? I don't even want to begin imagining how soul crushing that would be

Highly unlikely - would have to be an exceptionally strange set of circumstances for this to happen.

The worst I have seen is two people with the same name both being invited to the next recruitment stage or the wrong person (but with the same name as the right person) being invited. But even then it all corrected itself ahead of offer stages.

 

[zidoeslaw]

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 😣

i haven't heard anything but my friend was offered a summer vac scheme for the london office. however i saw some linklaters ambassadors saying that they were still reviewing applications ! also, considering they take 50 trainees and quite a lot of them come from vac schemes, they probably are organizing more

 

[lawvc2021]

Just out of curiosity, but has a firm ever accidentally called the wrong candidate to offer them a vac scheme/TC? I don't even want to begin imagining how soul crushing that would be

Not quite the same situ but I got rejected by a MC the other week, and then was called up to say that they meant to invite me to interview rather than reject me!

 

[MH]

Gowling PFO post-VI

 

[ssolicitorz]

DEADLIINE: 6 February 2022 (GMT+00:00)

So I have to complete by saturday night, not sunday night?

 

[B A]

Has anyone not received the tests from Mayer Brown after submitting an application for a vs? I thought they were automatic but doesn't seem so

 

[B A]

Still waiting on application responses from Latham (Summer VS), Freshfields (TC), Shearman (Summer VS), Mayer Brown (Summer VS), Dechert (Summer VS) and Gibson Dunn (Summer VS) - has anyone who applied for these heard back after the initial application?

 

[JD]

Still waiting on application responses from Latham (Summer VS), Freshfields (TC), Shearman (Summer VS), Mayer Brown (Summer VS), Dechert (Summer VS) and Gibson Dunn (Summer VS) - has anyone who applied for these heard back after the initial application?

Waiting on Latham and Gibson post app

 

[GXA123]

Gowling PFO post-VI

I’m so sorry! Which office if u don’t mind telling me

 

[Asil Ahmad]

Still waiting on application responses from Latham (Summer VS), Freshfields (TC), Shearman (Summer VS), Mayer Brown (Summer VS), Dechert (Summer VS) and Gibson Dunn (Summer VS) - has anyone who applied for these heard back after the initial application?

I am at the same stage with you on Latham, Dechert and Gibson but Dechert and Gibson their deadlines were on 31st and 1st so don't expect any response from them soon.

 

[MH]

I’m so sorry! Which office if u don’t mind telling me

London, you still waiting?

 

[Hele25]

I’m actually excited for WBD application, GR were SO NICE last year and so freaking helpful with all the YouTube videos (where my 2nd/3rd cycle peeps at? lol) that I’m looking forward to engaging with them again! So refreshing 😂😂

 

[ZaraB]

Gowling PFO post-VI!

 

[GXA123]

Gowling AC for Birmingham if anyone is waiting 💃 💃

 

[JSM123]

Dechert VS offer ✨✨✨ (nicely timed after a Jones Day pfo)