TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

[manifestingtrainingcontract]

There has been previous posts where someone said they were successful with 880 words.

I'm not saying that is impossible, I am simply relaying what I know from their GR With no set word limit, everyone can go about it differently

 

[nj3352]

There has been previous posts where someone said they were successful with 880 words.

tbf if u make the margins small u can fit that on a page lol

 

[Deleted member 17013]

"No, there is no [word] limit, but ideally it should be no longer than one side of A4."

From TS website https://www.traverssmith.com/join-us/graduate-recruitment/faq/

 

[manifestingtrainingcontract]

Updating this in the spirit of accountability! For context, all of these are Spring/Summer Vacation Scheme, and this is my first application cycle.

Applied so far:

• Slaughter and May - Rejected ❌
• Allen & Overy - Rejected post VI & SJT ❌
• Herbert Smith Freehills - Passed WG, waiting ⏳
• Latham & Watkins - taken test & VI, waiting ⏳
• Linklaters - taken WG, waiting ⏳
• Hogan Lovells - taken test, waiting⏳
• Katten - waiting⏳
• Macfarlanes - taken test, waiting⏳
• Travers Smith - waiting ⏳
• NRF - applying soon 🔜
• Freshfields - taken WG, Assessment Centre incoming 📍

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

I think I read that Goodwin doesn't allow you to participate in other vacation schemes if you accept their offer. @axelbeugre, do you know if this is still true? Is this a Goodwin thing or do you know other firms that have a similar policy?

I would expect this to only be a TC offer rather than vacation scheme.

Firms can add terms to their TC offers that state you can’t do vacation schemes elsewhere, but that will be subject to you accepting first. If you can get them to extend the offer, then you won’t have accepted this term and so don’t need to abide by it until accepted.

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

tbf if u make the margins small u can fit that on a page lol

If it is an attachment, don’t make margins too narrow. They will prefer it to fall over one page than they will it being crammed into one.

 

[RonRod13]

Anyone heard from Morgan Lewis?

 

[lawtrainee]

does anyone know if Shearman closes their VS application tonight or tomorrow?

 

[Heartofglass]

29th Feb

Wait, really??? Are you sure it is 29th Feb and not 29 Jan 😀😀😀

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Wait, really??? Are you sure it is 29th Feb and not 29 Jan 😀😀😀

They have a lot of roles to fill - I would be surprised if it was late Feb (used to be that late back in the day, especially as the were doing VS and TC ACs side by side).

 

[Z48]

Anyone heard from Morgan Lewis?

They’re non rolling, last year I heard back about a week after the deadline

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

does anyone know if Shearman closes their VS application tonight or tomorrow?

It is the 15th - so tomorrow.

 

[manifestingtrainingcontract]

Wait, really??? Are you sure it is 29th Feb and not 29 Jan 😀😀😀

lol yep. Quite far away haha

 

[manifestingtrainingcontract]

I am actually quite concerned that by the time they get to me (28th February) they'll have filled up all the Vac Scheme spots. Kinda upset that I napped through the email and only reserved my spot 2 hours after I received it 😅

 

[AlCapone]

Baker McKenzie VS application - Tell us about something - anything - that excites and inspires you. (300 words max) - Do they really mean anything or is it always a better idea to relate it back to business/finance/law in some way?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

I am actually quite concerned that by the time they get to me (28th February) they'll have filled up all the Vac Scheme spots. Kinda upset that I napped through the email and only reserved my spot 2 hours after I received it 😅

Really wouldn’t worry about this. Freshfields have a labour intensive process and only get through so many candidates a day. I suspect they are only interviewing on certain days as well.

They won’t be scheduling interviews they won’t need, and if need be they can always up their VS numbers slightly to accommodate a strong cohort of candidates.

 

[Z48]

Baker McKenzie VS application - Tell us about something - anything - that excites and inspires you. (300 words max) - Do they really mean anything or is it always a better idea to relate it back to business/finance/law in some way?

It can be anything, I wrote about musical theatre last year and got to vi

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Baker McKenzie VS application - Tell us about something - anything - that excites and inspires you. (300 words max) - Do they really mean anything or is it always a better idea to relate it back to business/finance/law in some way?

Can be absolutely anything and doesn’t have to have any connection to law/business. Pick something that genuinely excites and inspires you.

 

[Deleted member 27336]

Baker McKenzie VS application - Tell us about something - anything - that excites and inspires you. (300 words max) - Do they really mean anything or is it always a better idea to relate it back to business/finance/law in some way?

i spoke about historical property last year and passed app stage - it can literally be anything

 

[atlas2425]

Is the white and case SVS application closed?