TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

[Cawareness101]

Ropes & Grey rejection

 

[illegallyblonde]

Hi!

I would like a little advice as I am in a bit of a dilemma. I am not sure if this has been asked before.

I have already secured a VS for a firm in the summer with a firm I loved, but I have an AC coming up very soon for another firm. If I was successful at this AC, I would not be able to do both vacation schemes as they overlap by quite a few days. Ideally, I would still like to go to this one as it would be a great experience but I am becoming quite anxious about it and it is causing me quite a bit of stress preparing for it, which has got me questioning whether this AC is worth the stress if I can't even go? I want to avoid sacrificing my uni grades.

It is one of my favourite firms, but nowhere near the firm that I have secured the VS for (I have visited the offices of both firms). On their website, it says you must be available for the full dates, which does suggest that I won't have a way to do both. Is it worth emailing and asking them whether there would be?

Has anyone been in a situation like this? Would you just attend the AC anyway and just cope with the stress for a while even if it is a little pointless?

Thank you!

 

[SaLM]

AS Meta Scheme PFO post-interview sadge

 

[pb15]

Ropes & Grey rejection

sorry to hear this, did you receive the rejection today?

 

[Boating]

V&E anyone?

 

[Cawareness101]

sorry to hear this, did you receive the rejection today?

Yes

 

[abhuzaifa]

Is it worth emailing FF if I still haven’t heard back post WG or are others still waiting ?

 

[Deleted member 17013]

Is it worth emailing FF if I still haven’t heard back post WG or are others still waiting ?

I think a lot are waiting. I wouldn't email.

 

[Aga123+]

Hi!

I would like a little advice as I am in a bit of a dilemma. I am not sure if this has been asked before.

I have already secured a VS for a firm in the summer with a firm I loved, but I have an AC coming up very soon for another firm. If I was successful at this AC, I would not be able to do both vacation schemes as they overlap by quite a few days. Ideally, I would still like to go to this one as it would be a great experience but I am becoming quite anxious about it and it is causing me quite a bit of stress preparing for it, which has got me questioning whether this AC is worth the stress if I can't even go? I want to avoid sacrificing my uni grades.

It is one of my favourite firms, but nowhere near the firm that I have secured the VS for (I have visited the offices of both firms). On their website, it says you must be available for the full dates, which does suggest that I won't have a way to do both. Is it worth emailing and asking them whether there would be?

Has anyone been in a situation like this? Would you just attend the AC anyway and just cope with the stress for a while even if it is a little pointless?

Thank you!

Others might have different opinions but here's mine: I think you should think about the stress that it's causing you - while it's great to have two offers for a vacation scheme, it is not worth being anxious or stressed over - especially if you will still have to pick one.

During the last cycle, I secured a vac scheme at a US firm but then later progressed to the AC stage of another US firm, I felt really stressed about prepping for this AC because even if I got it I couldn't do both. I decided to go ahead anyway but still couldn't just couldn't shake the nerves. I ended up not doing very well in the interview or presentation. and was rejected post-AC.

I felt a little annoyed with myself - not because I was rejected - but because I had so much uni work to catch up on and had let myself get stressed for honestly no good reason.

 

[neonorange]

Hi - can anyone provide an insight into the mayer brown job simulation? happy to offer advice on any others i have done ))

It's a pretty standard/short SJT but be prepared for more VI questions than you might expect! Every time I clicked a new section and saw it needed video responses I died a little.

 

[trainee_00]

Hi all! Just got Baker McKenzie VI invite, anyone had it? what where the questions, how much is prep time and that to expect? thanks a lot!

 

[happyhippo0402]

It's a pretty standard/short SJT but be prepared for more VI questions than you might expect! Every time I clicked a new section and saw it needed video responses I died a little.

ty so much - are the VI questions to do with the tasks? or about the firm

 

[EliteWhovian]

Anyone not heard back from Harbottle as well post-app?

 

[emee]

Anyone not heard back from Harbottle as well post-app?

I haven’t applied a few days before the deadline

 

[neonorange]

ty so much - are the VI questions to do with the tasks? or about the firm

A bit of both - I found it helpful to try and anticipate them by thinking about the sort of info given in the tasks. Either way prep time is 3 mins, 2 mins to answer so quite generous if you're prepared.

 

[legallybrunette1]

Anyone not heard back from Harbottle as well post-app?

Nope Thought I had a really strong application too but rapidly losing hope!

 

[fingersarecrossed]

if anyone here has an AG AC coming up, please do message me! more than happy to help!

 

[AnonKn635]

Jones Day Summer VS Offer!! Had AC yesterday

 

[LLB0711]

Has anyone got Weil Pfo post-ac?

 

[AZ97]

Bakers SVS VI! Any advice at all would be appreciated!