General Discussion Thread 2020-21

[Celestie]

I would qualify it with the number of hours you worked there on average per week so GR sees that your accomplishments are really impressive in light of that!

Thank you! I just popped that in. Have you applied for Freshfields by any chance?

 

[whisperingrock]

How do I say 'Despite working this job, I achieved top academic results at school' without sounding egotistical? I don't wan to come across as bad but I did get high marks while maintaining a job

Its an application, brag about your amazing achievement! I definitely agree with the other commenter that adding the hours is a good idea

 

[Manifesting]

Thank you! I just popped that in. Have you applied for Freshfields by any chance?

Hey! I haven’t yet submitted a TC application to Freshfields because they don’t recruit on a rolling basis but I did attend an insight day with them two weeks ago. So feel free to PM if you have any application/firm-related questions.

 

[Evelina]

Did anyone else get a WG invite from Weil? How long does it usually take for them to get back to you?

 

[lozza_2]

Does anyone know whether you should capitalise job titles/roles of responsibility when discussing them in open text questions?

 

[jan28]

hi guys how would you approach a question like 'what proposals would you make to the partnership of a firm?' I think I might be overthinking this because of the broad term partnership as there can be different types so any guidance would be really helpful!

 

[Celestie]

Hey! I haven’t yet submitted a TC application to Freshfields because they don’t recruit on a rolling basis but I did attend an insight day with them two weeks ago. So feel free to PM if you have any application/firm-related questions.

Great - I was invited to one of their workshops so we are in a similar boat. Pinged you a message!

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

hi guys how would you approach a question like 'what proposals would you make to the partnership of a firm?' I think I might be overthinking this because of the broad term partnership as there can be different types so any guidance would be really helpful!

the partnership are just the people who own the business in this sense.

 

[jan28]

the partnership are just the people who own the business in this sense.

Yes having thought about it more I've gone with thinking of it simply as you said people who own the business/have ability to make changes. Thank you as always, Jessica

 

[dosblancos7]

When a firm asks "whats a news story that you followed", is it important to link it to the firms core practises? For e.g, I really enjoy following Corporate stories, but the firm I have a VS with have a strong focus on Banking- would this be an issue?

 

[Lawbour]

Anyone got any tips for getting onto the ashurst open day? I dont just want to say im interested in its work without being more specific

For all the successful open day applications I have done I always make sure to do a little bit of research on the firm so I can be more specific on what I want to gain from the open day.
So, for example, Ashurst has something called Ashurst Advance Delivery Team which helps the firm better meet client demand through various offerings like tech, so the Open Day may help you learn about specifics of this and maybe how its actually been used in delivering a good service to clients. its also one of the only firms in the City that offers a 6 month pro bono seat within the TC so would be a great thing to mention if you enjoy outreach work and would like to know more about it...

There's a lot more about Ashurst that makes them unique and that you may want to learn more about, it just takes a bit of research to find out what it is haha

 

[Whiyu]

Has anyone heard back from bird & bird post-VI?

 

[Helpme12345]

Hi Rene, I received my email with the link this afternoon!

Hey, did you get confirmation of your registration? There is another webinar tomorrow and I registered but not received any emails!

 

[Jaysen]

@Jaysen Hi, I hope I find you well! I just wanted to send an app for a review and I was wondering whether if a send an app tomorrow (Tuesday) by 5pm, I will get it by the end of day on Friday? ( I have been using only fast track now so not sure how the standard "within three working days" works. )

Yep - if it's a standard review we can guarantee a return by end of day Friday .

 

[CF]

Hey, did you get confirmation of your registration? There is another webinar tomorrow and I registered but not received any emails!

Hi, I did not receive confirmation of my registration. Last week they sent an email with the log in details around 3/4pm the day before, so hopefully we should be sent the link for tomorrow evening's webinar at some point this afternoon!

 

[Helpme12345]

Hi, I did not receive confirmation of my registration. Last week they sent an email with the log in details around 3/4pm the day before, so hopefully we should be sent the link for tomorrow evening's webinar at some point this afternoon!

It just came through thanks! Did you have your webcam on for yours? Curious as to how it works...

 

[Tushar]

Did anyone here apply for the Evening with Ashurst event, which is scheduled for tomorrow and has received a reply?

 

[Larry HC]

It just came through thanks! Did you have your webcam on for yours? Curious as to how it works...

It depends, for their first one (on energy) was more of a meeting type room where everyone could show camera, the second one (on PE) was more like a webinar where you can type out questions but you can't show camera/speak etc...

 

[ZaraB]

Has anyone heard back from bird & bird post-VI?

No, I haven't, but I took my VI last week.

 

[Jaysen]

Thank you. Sorry, just one more question. Which days by the end of Dec will TCLA consider 'non-working' by the end of the year (again trying to calculate when the lastest I can get apps for reviews)? Is it 24th, 25th, 28th, 31st?

No problem - any day between the 24th - 28th will be a non-working day as we're taking some time off for Christmas. We'll be open on the 31st, although we're closed on bank holidays (so the 1st January 2021).

If you're submitting an application anywhere around that time, I'd recommend a fast-track review so we can guarantee a return before the New Year. (Although a standard review will be returned on the 31st if that's not too late for you).