If you cannot find things to talk about that you haven't mentioned in your applications, always expand on what you have already covered by adding more detail, providing more context and digging deeper into your motivations. This requires a lot of off-application reflection on the things that are driving you to try and make it in this career, but once you put this effort in, your answers will undoubtedly make a greater impact than they did before.
TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
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Not rude at all - we expect it!
Me distracting grad rec whilst you email everyone with TC and VS offers:
Anyone up for this?
Anyone up for this?
Burges Salmon Vac Scheme offer!!!
I had my AC on Monday and am still waiting! They told us that we'd hear back within a few days/by the end of the week "because we were in the Monday group" so I was expecting something today latest but haven't heard anything yet
It honestly depends. Some interviews (especially ones by associates/partners) are cv blind interviews and therefore they generally will just listen to you without having anything in front of them. I have had interviews (but more with grad rec) where they are reading off your application. Even so, as long as you expand and don’t read it word for word - your answers aren’t going to changefor questions like 'why this firm' and 'why do you want to be a lawyer' do I need to prepare different answers than the ones I have written in my cover letter? or is it alright that I expand on them?
I've always expanded on my answers but never been successful so I'm just wondering.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
thank you this is so helpful - will assume I won't hear till next week then, since I was on Wednesday!
I had my AC on Monday and am still waiting! They told us that we'd hear back within a few days/by the end of the week "because we were in the Monday group" so I was expecting something today latest but haven't heard anything yet
Got this email from Winston & Strawn in case anyone else was wondering where the firm disappeared to:
Good afternoon,
Thank you for completing the critical thinking test as part of the application process for our summer vacation scheme. Please accept our apologies for the delay in receiving your outcome and note that we are still in the process of reviewing a high number of candidates and aim to get back to you by the end of next week.
Wishing you a lovely weekend,
Graduate Recruitment
Good afternoon,
Thank you for completing the critical thinking test as part of the application process for our summer vacation scheme. Please accept our apologies for the delay in receiving your outcome and note that we are still in the process of reviewing a high number of candidates and aim to get back to you by the end of next week.
Wishing you a lovely weekend,
Graduate Recruitment
Just got a video interview invite.
Hill Dickinson VI invite! Can't tell if it's live with a real life person or automated? Would appreciate some insight
Hi everyone! Hope you're all enjoying a nice Friday afternoon.
Wondering if anyone has experience with Baker McKenzie's Assessment Day? I've got mine on the 15th of March and really want to perform well, so would love any tips or insights anyone has.
Thanks so much
Wondering if anyone has experience with Baker McKenzie's Assessment Day? I've got mine on the 15th of March and really want to perform well, so would love any tips or insights anyone has.
Thanks so much
MoFo second stage invite!! Honestly thought that was my worst performance of all three interviews/ACs I had this week so not what I expected at all! Actually in shock what a way to end the week.
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