TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[kokoprep]

anyone heard back from bakers for summer VS yet? I applied on Friday, deadline is 1st Jan. Worried I left it too late as I know they're rolling.

Nope haven’t heard back😔

 

[kokoprep]

Hi - Any advice on Baker McKenzie test and what do they cover?

 

[lolololol]

anyone heard back from hfw svs?

 

[kokoprep]

Is there any point of applying to Milbank when they hire predominantly from oxbridge?

 

[Tintin06]

Is there any point of applying to Milbank when they hire predominantly from oxbridge?

Yes it’s always worth applying, honestly. They have a very small intake. One hire changes that a lot. So their Oxbridge percentage also fluctuates. Oxbridge people also heavily apply there. The figures may well perpetuate that. It’s a great firm quite honestly. You should apply for their scheme.

 

[User5678]

Is there any point of applying to Milbank when they hire predominantly from oxbridge?

Please do apply if you like the firm!! I have a friend who has gotten a training contract there (we go to warwick) but she has stellar grades in her law degree (high 2:1 or a first I’m not very sure but I think Milbank expects that from oxbridge too). There is defo a chance so take it

 

[happdyln]

Has anyone had an AC for DLA Leeds yet?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Does being in touch and knowing the grad rec, help in any manner? I was having a discussion about this with someone I met at an open day and they told me it defo helped them! Views?

Grad Rec know far too many people for this to be a shoo-in. I think you can impress graduate recruitment with interactions with them (this has happened with me, although still hasn’t led to a more favourable outcomes all the time) but knowing them means very little in all honesty.

 

[kokoprep]

Grad Rec know far too many people for this to be a shoo-in. I think you can impress graduate recruitment with interactions with them (this has happened with me, although still hasn’t led to a more favourable outcomes all the time) but knowing them means very little in all honesty.

makes sense - thank you jessica

 

[BillSikes]

I am interested to know whether anyone on this forum legitimately does not apply to firms that have video interview?

 

[TCCG2023]

Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone!
I have an upcoming AC at CMS London - any insights would be appreciated! Thank you 🥰

 

[Gin]

Congratulations! I received an invitation to the Weil VI today. Any tips if you have already done that? Thanks

Hey I received the Weil VI invitation as well! Have you guys got any tips? Much appreciated. Thanks

 

[Gin]

Hey has anyone done the VI at Weil? I've never done any VI before so it's really appreciated if anyone could share some tips. Tysm!!!

 

[pepsicola96]

Quick q, what's the consensus on doing an insight scheme in a non-london office, if the end goal is to qualify in London?

To put it plainly, I'll be applying for the CMS insight programme, it is offered in my uni city, and also in London. It would be far preferable to do it in my uni city of course, I wouldn't have to travel across the country, or pay for accomodation. While the scheme is paid (£475), after trains and airbnb or whatever for a week, I would definitely be losing money, vs in my uni city I'd be earning, which would really help me out. My uni city is also close to my home city, where I'm planning to be for the week after for family commitments.

But from a career perspective, I'm keen to work in London. It's a little vague on the website, it is an insight scheme and not a vac scheme after all, but it does say you "may be fast tracked to an assessment centre for a training contract". At the same time, I'm actually really interested in the graduate solicitor apprenticeship at CMS rather than a traditional training contract, so I don't know how that affects things.

Basically I'm asking, is it really silly of me to do an insight programme in my uni city, just to get more legal experience and firm exposure to then later apply for the graduate solicitor apprenticeship in London?

 

[tc252627]

When did everyone hear back from Kennedys re feedback after doing the SST?

I heard back today

 

[Soprano]

I haven't heard from Weil, applied on 8th October for SVS. Should I assume pfo as people have already received vi.

 

[NCTC2025]

Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone!
I have an upcoming AC at CMS London - any insights would be appreciated! Thank you

Congrats! If you dont mind, when did you apply and when did you receive the invite?

 

[Lizzy]

Did you do the open day and was this an AC invite for latham?

No, I did not do an open day. Yes, it’s an AC invite.

 

[FutureTraineeMaybe]

No, I did not do an open day. Yes, it’s an AC invite.

Congratulations!! Can I ask when you applied/completed the test?

 

[floral.tcla]

Merry Christmas everyone, if you celebrate!

Any recommendations for websites to practice the watson glaser that are genuinely hard/as ambiguous as the real questions are - this forum's course on the WG is great but I'd just like to practice as much as possible.

Thank you!