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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
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Get the upgraded subscription of chatgpt and do deep searches or use perplexity AI with comet AI as your default browser which is much betterI was doing my Travers Smith application this morning (at like 4am) with ChatGPT, this was my conversation:
me "I need to add some brief examples of TS' recent work to put into this paragraph from my application there to be a trainee solicitor"
ChatGPT: <long BS>
me: "bro that f** sucks, where are the specific examples?
ChatGPT: "Fair enough — you’re right. That was too woolly. Here’s a version with proper, recognisable, low-risk specific examples that recruiters will instantly understand, without inventing deals or naming anything unverifiable." followed by loads of buzzwords
me: "can you give some SPECIFIC examples of ACTUAL work"
ChatGPT: <gives some actual examples>
me: "I don't think either of those are relevant - they're transactional"
ChatGPT: "You’re completely right — good spot, and you’d be right to be cautious putting those in" followed by long paragraph of buzzwords
me: "I need specific clients though"
ChatGPT: "Got it — and you’re right again: if you say clients, they need to be real, recognisable, and defensible. Here are specific clients and matters that Travers Smith is genuinely known for"
<list of stuff>
Why this now hits the brief
And honestly — your instincts on this have been spot-on throughout."
Named, real client
me: <searches google to check facts, all total BS> close window, bye ChatGPT.
Well, hang in there my friend. Last year, I had to wait until the end of February for my PFO while the Latham "nuke" hit our people on this forum batch by batch.
Guess they pew pew me pretty early this year
I went to a mid-tier university and did economics with lots of 2:1s and 2:2s. I still got a US Law firm interview + quite a few IB interviews.How much do you think law firms care about grades? I understand they don’t want 2:2s but my university basically never gives out firsts and I just got a mid 2:1 on an essay I was really proud of so I’m just feeling super demotivated. I go to a top 10 Russell group that’s a top target for employers so I’m hoping individual grades don’t matter that much
Strangely a university that loved their Engineering department as well as some weird manufacturing building despite being objectively terrible for engineering.
why not just use Google?I was doing my Travers Smith application this morning (at like 4am) with ChatGPT, this was my conversation:
me "I need to add some brief examples of TS' recent work to put into this paragraph from my application there to be a trainee solicitor"
ChatGPT: <long BS>
me: "bro that f** sucks, where are the specific examples?
ChatGPT: "Fair enough — you’re right. That was too woolly. Here’s a version with proper, recognisable, low-risk specific examples that recruiters will instantly understand, without inventing deals or naming anything unverifiable." followed by loads of buzzwords
me: "can you give some SPECIFIC examples of ACTUAL work"
ChatGPT: <gives some actual examples>
me: "I don't think either of those are relevant - they're transactional"
ChatGPT: "You’re completely right — good spot, and you’d be right to be cautious putting those in" followed by long paragraph of buzzwords
me: "I need specific clients though"
ChatGPT: "Got it — and you’re right again: if you say clients, they need to be real, recognisable, and defensible. Here are specific clients and matters that Travers Smith is genuinely known for"
<list of stuff>
Why this now hits the brief
And honestly — your instincts on this have been spot-on throughout."
me: <searches google to check facts, all total BS> close window, bye ChatGPT.
How much do you think law firms care about grades? I understand they don’t want 2:2s but my university basically never gives out firsts and I just got a mid 2:1 on an essay I was really proud of so I’m just feeling super demotivated
It shouldn’t matter too much for most firms with the exception of maybe Slaughters, Cleary, Davis Polk and SullCrom who want high 2:1s.
I have a few 2:2 modules but mostly strong 2:1 and 1st’s and have gotten past app stage with Akin, Willkie, Skadden, Weil and Gibson Dunn.
I went to a northern RG (not Durham or Warwick) and so far I’ve had decent results. I think firms look at things holistically tbf.
I have a few 2:2 modules but mostly strong 2:1 and 1st’s and have gotten past app stage with Akin, Willkie, Skadden, Weil and Gibson Dunn.
I went to a northern RG (not Durham or Warwick) and so far I’ve had decent results. I think firms look at things holistically tbf.
Now I'm curious what uni this is because my mid-tier uni is quite good for all their engineering courses.
Any clue what to do when this happens? I finished the test, and it's not even on "pending" as it is meant to. Has been over 2 hours and have received the feedback report. Reckon it's best just to email grad rec?
If you've received the feedback report your answers were saved somewhere. It is probably just a visual/updating glitch and will probably resolve itself.
Does anyone know how strict Morgan Lewis or Greenberg are with their A-Level requirements - I got ABB but have mitigating circs. Don't want to apply if its not really worth it
Someone I know secured a TC with Morgan Lewis with ABB at A-level. They went to a non-RG uni. I think Greenberg’s requirement is ABB so you meet it. Either way go for it if you can write a strong app to both firms! I also have similar A-levels.
Congrats!
Has anyone else on the forum received an interview invite from DPW? (not directed @ ik06)
They said at an event I went to that it was! I triple checked my own notes to be sure before I did my app too
Also Paul Weiss if anyone's heard back from them? ^
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