Ah yes I forgot to clarify that I was working until 1am most nights during my vac scheme and starting at 9 (thank goodness it was just a week, although the weekend following the scheme was also taken up completing a lengthy research project due Monday morning) 🤣
Had a couple nightmares on my VS with a US firm the other week that I just remembered to post on here for the general amusement of TCLA... I actually really liked the firm come the scheme's conclusion, which leads to the first two problems - only 3 out of 16 of us will get the TC and we'll all...
Application form then video interview!
And I will be lost once this thread closes, it has taken over my life for the last few months, a new thread just won't be the same 🤣
Edit: honestly I've been more excited to read this thread each day than to actually hear back from firms!
@Jessica Booker I am wondering if you can give any insight into how this may have happened just because it is so intriguing to me, but I applied to White & Case at the beginning of November listing the Winter scheme as my preference, followed by Spring and lastly Summer as I am not available for...
The firm I did a VS at last week had three interviews - two rigorous assessments and one more reflective interview for the work we did. Do most firms only have one TC interview?
@Jessica Booker I’m wondering if you have a sense from your time in grad rec how prescriptive firms tend to be if they’re funding the GDL and LPC. Would a firm be okay with me starting the GDL in the January intake, for example, and then doing the fast track LPC starting the following January...
Just to add my two cents a bit late in this discussion (I received the same PFO), I don't let myself get down about this kind of thing but I just find it unimpressive on the part of the firm. The same goes for firms who make you pass tests before even reading your application. Other firms are...
Do firms usually want to know about this immediately when accepting the offer, or is there ever room to defer closer to beginning the actual TC, if an exciting opportunity arises?
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