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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
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Hi guys!
This was my 1st application cycle and so far nothing come from it yet 😅
I was just wondering if anyone had any tips on what to do over summer and also during my PGDL (which i start in sept) which isn't just VS's as they seem hard to come by! Any knowledge about building legal experience or what stands out on an application which I can do in my own time would be amazing!
Good luck to everyone still waiting to hear 🤞❤️
This was my 1st application cycle and so far nothing come from it yet 😅
I was just wondering if anyone had any tips on what to do over summer and also during my PGDL (which i start in sept) which isn't just VS's as they seem hard to come by! Any knowledge about building legal experience or what stands out on an application which I can do in my own time would be amazing!
Good luck to everyone still waiting to hear 🤞❤️
has anyone heard from Browne Jacobson post TI today? (Losing patience now😭)
Does anyone have any good ideas/resources for temp legal jobs to do in the next 2 months? I’d have to take a month worth of annual leave in June/July for schemes and so getting a new job right now isn’t that feasible but would still like to be doing *something* relevant if possible.
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Hi @CupOfTea17 I think working on building your profile and knowledge and preparing for the next cycle over the summer is a great idea. For some reason, the majority of people concentrate the vast majority of their efforts in the normal applications cycle, which is also the time they tend to be busier with university and other commitments. However, starting preparation early can be hugely beneficial. A friend of mine who was previously unsuccessful took this very seriously over the last summer (treating it almost like a full time job towards the end) and now has several VS offers.
I would advise you to do the following things:
- Start writing applications early: The first and most important thing is to start working on applications early. Some firms already open their applications in early August, and even for the ones that do not, you can (i) do the research work and determine what would go into your why the firm reasoning; and (ii) if the specific firm's applications questions stay constant between the cycle, you can have a go at answering them already. The most important thing for maximizing chances of securing a VS/TC is to send as many high quality applications as possible. Since researching and writing an application takes a lot of time, particularly before you have built your skills in this regard, it will be very difficult to attain this when you have other commitments and when you have to get many of them done over a short span of time. If you can do some of the work in the summer, this should enable you to improve both quantity (as ideally you can have many of them already completed by the time most people start - my friend had around 20-25 done by late September) and quality (as you will have more time to invest to ensure each one is up to standard).
- Work on your commercial awareness: as you may have heard other people say, commercial awareness is a skill that you can only build over a longer time span. If you can invest time daily to read articles or listen to podcasts discussing the business world, this will pay huge dividends when you reach the interview stage.
- Do Forage Work Experiences: these work experiences are very useful for a number of reasons - they help you learn about practice areas, give you proof you can mention of your interest in them, show commitment to pursuing commercial law, and can be used to showcase interest in a specific firm. The more you can do (ideally across a wide spectrum of practice areas and firms you are interested in), the better.
- Try to find other work opportunities: I know this is quite difficult, but if you can get any work experience at law firm or in house legal department, even if not in the commercial sphere, or if merely a shadowing opportunity, this could be also very useful. A method that I have heard sometimes work with smaller firms and businesses is simply cold calling and emailing. If you do not necessarily ask to be compensated and want the experience more as an insight opportunity, given enough tries, I think this could work.
Hi, I was just wondering which TCLA course it was that gave you the quizzes as I cannot seem to find it? Everything seems to be not relevant or closed for enrollment.
Thanks!
I think W&S sent out a few AC invites last Friday, but given that they staggered their WGT invites i'm assuming that their AC invites are staggered too.
Same! Their first AC is next Wednesday I think - would anyone know if it’s normal for firms/Browne Jacobson to wait until the last moment to send out AC invites (or should I expect a PFO in due course)?
Any insights on Winston and Strawn final interview? I’m really panicking (it’s tomorrow!) and I can’t seem to find anything online.
Same, I don’t know tbh, but I don’t think they’ve gotten back to anyone at all yet! Hope they get back by this Wednesday!!
They have said that all interviews will be between 16 and 25 April. I was a Friday notification with my interview scheduled at the end of that period.
Oooh okay, thank you for the clarification, must have bombed the WGT HAHA
Brabners AC lancashire office! Ahhh I'm so excited! Got a chance to fix my mistakes from last year. 🤞 this will be my last cycle
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