Goodwin won’t reply till next yr
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
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Follow up did you get the email that they will respond in the next two weeks?
Side note but do you reckon it’s too late to apply if they’ve already started giving these out?
Hi, I had an interview yesterday and got asked follow ups on just under half of my responses. Is this a bad sign? To me it seemed like my initial answers were incomplete hence the probing interview style so I feel like a rejection may be incoming
I'm yet to have an inperson interview, but I think they were just testing how well you can think on your feet, check your deeper understanding etc..
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Not related to applications, but keen to know - how do you guys manage upcoming assignment deadlines and making VS applications? What's the best strategy?
Can anyone offer eversheds vi insights, happy to exchange for weil amongst other firms
pm me if interested
pm me if interested
Structure your week appropriately. I am a non-law student and have video interviews, as well as three exams in January and February. I have two days per week dedicated to interview preparation, three days committed to revision and two days off. Keeping that structure is the only way I can remain sane (I hope!)
It is automatic! When I submitted my app they sent me the test straight away so I’d recommend emailing grad rec if you haven’t received yours
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Hello!
This is actually very common and I wouldn't say it is a bad sign at all. If you are asked follow-up questions, this usually means that the interviewer was engaged with your answers and wanted to understand your thinking more clearly, not that you were "failing" to answer correctly. If your responses were way off base or uninteresting, they likely would have moved on rather than probing further! I've found in past interviews that some interviewers deliberately use this style of interviewing to see how candidates think and communicate when prompted.
It's also worth remembering that interviews rarely feel as good as they look from the other side. I remember thinking my Reed Smith interview wasn't great, but it worked out in the end! Hindsight is a wonderful thing, and looking back, it can definitely feel like answers were incomplete - however, that doesn't mean that is how your answers were perceived by the interviewers. Until you hear back, I'd try not to read too much into one aspect of the interview - there are many factors that are involved!
I doubt it, it's rolling so they won't be planning to fill all the places before the closing date anyway
Tell me a interesting/ commercial story you have been keeping up with - how do i structure this question for a vi?
Does anyone know if RPC uses video interviews as part of their process?
is it okay to refer a firm's work in its regional offices when answering a VI questions for its London office (esp, if it was a big case/important ruling)? @Abbie Whitlock
Lowkey if an interviewer does this then that shows they're interested in what you're saying and want to hear more about you. Good sign.
Caveat: if your first answer was really bad or they rolled their eyes at any point.
hi!! @Abbie Whitlock, I've recently accepted a tc offer but its delayed and I have a year to fill - I feel like you mentioned potentially working in grad rec for a bit, completely ignore me if ive gotten that wrong but is that a normal thing for future trainees to do/ easy to access, find roles - or do people tend to stick to paralegalling for that year? thank you!!
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