Making a late application (reviewed on rolling basis) - worth it?

[lawstudent12]

Hi,

So I am interested in submitting an application for a vacation scheme at a law firm (either today or tomorrow) and the deadline is 6 January. They review applications on a rolling basis.

Is it even worth making the application considering I have left it so late? This is for Mishcon de Reya

Thank you!

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Yes - it’s always worthwhile applying. Most people will apply in the last few days of an application window.

 

[lawstudent12]

Yes - it’s always worthwhile applying. Most people will apply in the last few days of an application window.

Thank you so much, I was going to tag you but didn't want to bother you on Christmas Eve.

 

[Lisa Lowe]

Yes - there is nothing to lose!

 

[lawstudent12]

Yes - there is nothing to lose!

I understand that, however I wanted to check if it would be worth the time investment given that I could be working on other applications for firms that don't review on a rolling basis. :/ I don't want to be stupid with my limited time basically because I have a lot going on at the moment.

 

[lawstudent12]

But I don't suppose there's ever a way of knowing which firms you stand the greatest chance with, is there

 

[mustardcustard]

I understand that, however I wanted to check if it would be worth the time investment given that I could be working on other applications for firms that don't review on a rolling basis. :/ I don't want to be stupid with my limited time basically because I have a lot going on at the moment.

I used to think it wasn't worth it until I received an AC invite for A&O, having submitted an application a few days before their deadline. So now I would definitely advocate for submitting an application even if it's late.

 

[Sim96]

@Jessica Booker - thank you so much for all your answers on the previous posts! It really has defined my strategy (I have some personal information that I wanted to share on DM-hope that is okay) Will post the general question here - Please could you advice if BCLP is one of the firms mainly recruiting from vacs schemes? (Is there a similar list for other firms? Couldnt find it on TCLA)