TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

[Zi48]

Are these all for the UK offices? cos I know some people applying to their offices outside who are waiting as well

Mine was for London

 

[redred]

Anyone heard back from Arnold & Porter post interview?

 

[neonorange]

I applied in September and haven’t heard anything. When I emailed in January they said if you haven’t heard your application is still under consideration, but I’ve seen some offers on here and LinkedIn so I’m not hopeful

Honestly really admire those of you with the mental fortitude to check if anyone on LinkedIn has offers. This forum makes me insane enough most of the time.

 

[dw11cfc]

Good luck I hope you perform well. And hopefully I hear back too but I feel a PFO is incoming lol

Thank you, I hope you hear back soon

 

[Zi48]

Honestly really admire those of you with the mental fortitude to check if anyone on LinkedIn has offers. This forum makes me insane enough most of the time.

I don’t actively look, I really try to limit my time on LinkedIn lol, they usually just come up cause someone in my network has liked the post or something

 

[hehostressed]

Any advice re amberjacks?

 

[Sened]

Any tips on Browne Jacobson test pleaseee?

 

[lawstudent5533]

What is NRF's testing stage?

 

[legallybrunette8]

what do people generally include in their VI answers for why they want to work at a particular firm? should it be completely different to what has been said on the application form? i feel like im missing something because I never seem to get past the VI stage

 

[DieHard]

what do people generally include in their VI answers for why they want to work at a particular firm? should it be completely different to what has been said on the application form? i feel like im missing something because I never seem to get past the VI stage

Take your points from application and use as opportunity to expand on them

 

[trainee2025]

What is NRF's testing stage?

It’s an Arctic Shores assessment. Series of ‘tasks’ that were presented as being linked to the firm but were just patterns/mental maths type things. I found it pretty difficult/unclear.

 

[lawstudent5533]

It’s an amberjack assessment. I found it pretty difficult/unclear.

was it a SJT/WGT/Arctic shores?

 

[trainee2025]

was it a SJT/WGT/Arctic shores?

It’s arctic shores, I’ll make my original post clearer

 

[lawstudent5533]

It’s arctic shores, I’ll make my original post clearer

no worries, thank you

 

[user184794]

Did the Reed smith ac and they literally starved us the whole day. Never been to an ac where they could be this stingy…

 

[Percypig12]

Did the Reed smith ac and they literally starved us the whole day. Never been to an ac where they could be this stingy…

Tell me about a time you showed resilience...

 

[Standardlawapplicant]

On that note, has anyone heard from RS post AC?

 

[DieHard]

that’s kinda what I find hard to do, i find it harder to expand on points in VIs compared to application forms because of the time limit - i know there’s no formula for this, but how many points should I generally be addressing?

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[Farhan65756]

Did the Reed smith ac and they literally starved us the whole day. Never been to an ac where they could be this stingy…

They didn’t provide lunch?

 

[Amehta1]

Not wanting to start another debate but I was wondering how much age matters in applying for US law firms with a small intake. Talking to trainees at these firms, the vast majority of them were in their early-mid twenties and graduates. I was wondering what chances I had as a much younger candidate going into third year of uni next year in succeeding at small intake US firms and if I should even focus my applications on these firms next cycle or stick to firms with a much higher intake.