TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

[GXA123]

Withers test invite! does anyone know what is the next stage after the test?

 

[Law2021vacschemer]

If you get asked in an interview which other firms you have applied to, should you just list one or two? Or should you list all of the others you’ve applied to?

 

[LawfulRust00]

If you get asked in an interview which other firms you have applied to, should you just list one or two? Or should you list all of the others you’ve applied to?

List all the firms which are broadly similar to the firm you are applying to.

 

[Law2021vacschemer]

List all the firms which are broadly similar to the firm you are applying to.

Thank you! Would you say I should just name them, or should I explain why I applied to them?

 

[LawfulRust00]

Thank you! Would you say I should just name them, or should I explain why I applied to them?

I would say something like ‘I have applied to firms with X, Y, Z common characteristics.’ Then list them.

 

[PirateShip]

Just curious, but is the WG from RPC automatic?

 

[refy]

Anyone know the pass mark for WG for Freshfields and BM?

 

[Darth Vader]

Just got an invite to do a Watson Glaser from RPC! I've never sat one of these before, does anyone have any experience with them? I'm dreading them asking those questions about shapes in a pattern

 

[OB]

Just got an invite to do a Watson Glaser from RPC! I've never sat one of these before, does anyone have any experience with them? I'm dreading them asking those questions about shapes in a pattern

Watson Glaser is critical reasoning so no shapes

Lots of good practice tests on the internet e.g. Lawyer Portal and firms such as Clifford Chance

 

[vacschemeapss]

Anyone know the pass mark for WG for Freshfields and BM?

No firm reveals this usually. It's not very high for BM, as they say that they haven't yet fully analysed the positive relationship between test scores and work performance of their trainees. This is what I remember at least

 

[Asil Ahmad]

To those who have done Latham’s test - are you still waiting for a report?

Yes

 

[Asil Ahmad]

Mine showed up in my spam folder.

I don't see it in my span folder what email address did you receive it from if you don't mind me asking.

 

[refy]

No firm reveals this usually. It's not very high for BM, as they say that they haven't yet fully analysed the positive relationship between test scores and work performance of their trainees. This is what I remember at least

Great thank you!

 

[Rob93]

I don't see it in my span folder what email address did you receive it from if you don't mind me asking.

[email protected]

 

[Asil Ahmad]

[email protected]

Thank you very much for this. I just checked I have not received it yet.

 

[Darth Vader]

Watson Glaser is critical reasoning so no shapes

Lots of good practice tests on the internet e.g. Lawyer Portal and firms such as Clifford Chance

Thanks OB! That's a relief, I could foresee a guaranteed rejection if they started asking me about shapes I'll check out some of the practice ones

 

[lawful_neutral216]

Anybody still not heard from Willkie after submitting their app last month? I believe there were some VI invites sent out yesterday

 

[mckelly]

Starting to think it might be a PFO from Weil. Anybody else waiting to hear back after WG?

Still waiting to hear back after the application submitted 20th Dec. Plus, not wanting to sound arrogant, was quite happy with the quality of what I had written so perhaps they could have been on hiatus?

 

[M777]

Anybody still not heard from Willkie after submitting their app last month? I believe there were some VI invites sent out yesterday

Took me roughly that long to hear back post-app in September so don't worry.

 

[hellovacschemes]

Haven't heard back from any firms in the past 2 weeks so I'm honestly getting slightly anxious – anyone in the same boat? :-(