2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

[law89]

Congratulations which office did you apply to?

Thank you!!! Applied to the Birmingham office!

 

[33c]

Dechert AC invite! completed my VI last week

 

[jan28]

dechert ac !! but they have just allocated the day for me (anyone else had this?) and do not have long till then. any advice would be so greatly appreciated please

 

[Georgia Neal]

I have done it twice before and will have the questions somewhere I’ll dig them out!

Hey, I'd really appreciate taking a look too please if you can find them! Thank you

 

[Emily Kate]

dechert ac !! but they have just allocated the day for me (anyone else had this?) and do not have long till then. any advice would be so greatly appreciated please

Same here, they've given my 7th April - if anyone has any tips or advice that they'd be willing to PM me with i'd really appreciate it

 

[FM302989]

“Nonsense grad rec”

In all seriousness, congratulations

My guy, you're one of the good ones!

 

[cheesy0204]

I have done it twice before and will have the questions somewhere I’ll dig them out!

Same i would love if you could send me these too!!!!

 

[GK8997]

Dechert AC!

 

[InNeedofaTC]

So, Gateley want to stagger emails too?? I’m sorry thumb, we’re refreshing all day again

 

[Jaysen]

Today, I have received my first training contract offer (they could have chosen a day other than April Fools)

Man oh man, a tonne of weight is off my shoulders. No more applications, open days, competencies, nonsense grad rec, "when did you apply", weekends spent prepping

Delighted to hear this, well done!

 

[MFK]

I have done it twice before and will have the questions somewhere I’ll dig them out!

Hi! Could you send them to me as well please x

 

[FM302989]

Delighted to hear this, well done!

Thank YOU and the team for helping candidates and creating a platform where we don't have to go through this process alone

 

[BorgP95]

I have done it twice before and will have the questions somewhere I’ll dig them out!

Hi! Could I join the queue for this as well please? Thank you!

 

[breadpitt]

Out of curiosity, when doing vac schemes at law firms, do they provide you with extra allowance for lunch/dinner? I've heard some rumours about this!

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Out of curiosity, when doing vac schemes at law firms, do they provide you with extra allowance for lunch/dinner? I've heard some rumours about this!

Most firms I know don’t provide this unless the placement is informal and unpaid (so not a vac scheme).

If a firm is providing it this year, it might be due to it being remote and then not putting social events on where they would normally be picking up the food bill.

I wouldn’t expect it. I’d just see it as a added bonus if you did get it occasionally.

 

[Sam7051]

Are there any graduates (law grad 2020) who didn't receive an email from Reed Smith withdrawing them? Did the people who get emailed graduate earlier, and are they waiting post-research questions? TIA x

I haven't received any such email! Still waiting to hear back post-research questions

 

[Legalmel_99]

So, Gateley want to stagger emails too?? I’m sorry thumb, we’re refreshing all day again

I think it might be location based which office did you apply to?

 

[LS12]

Is it safe to assume if a firm said they would get back to me by the end of this week it will be today since tomorrow is a BH?

 

[Anon 11031]

Is it safe to assume if a firm said they would get back to me by the end of this week it will be today since tomorrow is a BH?

I would assume so, pretty much no one is going to be in offices tomorrow!

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Is it safe to assume if a firm said they would get back to me by the end of this week it will be today since tomorrow is a BH?

In most instances, yes. But all it takes is someone to be off sick and a deadline could be pushed back, so don’t get overly concerned if you haven’t heard back today.