TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

[suhana]

urgent!! baker mckenzie first year scheme 2024 is yet to start 22 april and i still have not received a response. normally cutting it this close i would expect a rejection, but checking linkedin i know no one has gotten a response yet. has anyone received a response or is waiting for one?

 

[Sened]

Has anyone received a test invitation for Baker McKenzie's direct Training Contract?

Yeah I got mine today, and I applied on deadline day!

 

[manifestingtrainingcontract]

Any clue what happened with PHirst? Anyone heard anything?

 

[PFOenthusiast]

Yes mine were the same! All the dates have been 2022. I guess we don’t know when they will respond

Bevan Brittan now saying we should hear from them by 25th April!

 

[manifestingtrainingcontract]

Also, I am likely to be jumping the gun here, but should I manage to convert my VS to a TC this summer, does anyone know whether I can defer my TC? So instead of starting my SQE courses in 2025, it would be 2026? Does GR tend to be open to something like this? @Jessica Booker your expertise would be very appreciated!

 

[clay pulse]

Just got PHirst Steps interview invite

 

[law2022x]

For those who have succeeded at ACs/virtual interviews (final stage), what would you say is the most important thing to securing the VS offer? Someone on the direct TC thread suggested it is about polish rather than ability, and I am wondering whether others would agree with this? I have an interview coming up and I am wondering to what the most important things are to the interviewers/law firms (both consciously and subconsciously)? @Jessica Booker are you able to give some pointers as to what areas are being measured/rated when they note things down or debrief afterwards?

 

[Indigo1996]

I still haven’t had anything, surely they wouldn’t be contacting us any later than this

Me neither, but in the email I received after completing the video interview, they literally had put the dates for last year's vac scheme, so maybe they didn't actually mean the 10th of April?

Sorry, I just saw everyone else's replies but yes I agree 😂

 

[law2022x]

Just got PHirst Steps interview invite

Congrats! Did the email seem like a bulk email with a link to sign up or did it seem they are sending it out one by one?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Also, I am likely to be jumping the gun here, but should I manage to convert my VS to a TC this summer, does anyone know whether I can defer my TC? So instead of starting my SQE courses in 2025, it would be 2026? Does GR tend to be open to something like this? @Jessica Booker your expertise would be very appreciated!

No harm in asking at the point you are offered - the worst that will happen is that they say no and you a have to decide whether to accept the earlier start date.

 

[Sened]

Goodness me!!!! Browne Jacobson AC!!!! Every time I thought about it I’d convinced myself more and more that I was going to get rejected after the telephone interview!!! Keeping my fingers crossed for all others who applied!!!

Congrats!!!!!! May I ask when you did your tel interview?

 

[midnightsky990422]

Thanks!! I did it on 28th March

Congrats!!!!!! May I ask when you did your tel interview?

 

[SR99]

Goodness me!!!! Browne Jacobson AC!!!! Every time I thought about it I’d convinced myself more and more that I was going to get rejected after the telephone interview!!! Keeping my fingers crossed for all others who applied!!!

Huge congrats!!! I hope they send out more batches of invites 🤞 were there a good amount of dates to choose from?

 

[BillSikes]

Huge congrats!!! I hope they send out more batches of invites 🤞 were there a good amount of dates to choose from?

They staggered giving out TIs

 

[midnightsky990422]

Huge congrats!!! I hope they send out more batches of invites 🤞 were there a good amount of dates to choose from?

I’m sure they will as I think the TI invites were staggered. They have only given me next Thursday (!!!!) and haven’t mentioned any possibility of changing the date. I mean it’s not totally inconvenient as I’m actually on annual leave next week so don’t have to navigate getting time off work but it’s so short notice and it’s my first ever AC so my brain just feels a bit “AHHHH” hahaha

 

[PinkZebra67]

Goodness me!!!! Browne Jacobson AC!!!! Every time I thought about it I’d convinced myself more and more that I was going to get rejected after the telephone interview!!! Keeping my fingers crossed for all others who applied!!!

Congratulations!!! That’s amazing! What office did you apply to by any chance?

 

[midnightsky990422]

Congratulations!!! That’s amazing! What office did you apply to by any chance?

Thanks so much! I applied for Birmingham

 

[clay pulse]

Congrats! Did the email seem like a bulk email with a link to sign up or did it seem they are sending it out one by one?

Not sure, just said to reply by 15th April with dates I am available

 

[BillSikes]

I’m sure they will as I think the TI invites were staggered. They have only given me next Thursday (!!!!) and haven’t mentioned any possibility of changing the date. I mean it’s not totally inconvenient as I’m actually on annual leave next week so don’t have to navigate getting time off work but it’s so short notice and it’s my first ever AC so my brain just feels a bit “AHHHH” hahaha

I had my TI last Friday and they said the AC would be 2nd May so there is defo more AC invites

 

[mp2000]

Ashfords anyone

I did a VS at Ashfords last year if you have any questions