• 📅 Vacation Scheme Applications 2025–26

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  1. bella98

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Sooo if they're not rolling then I'll focus on another firm since I have one rolling deadline left. I will attend their events in the meantime Exactly, I was thinking the same thing. I believe they'll only start reviewing applications/WGs and inviting candidates to ACs after the deadline at...
  2. bella98

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Is CMS TC rolling or non-rolling? I keep finding conflicting information and I need to know if I should prioritise it ahaha
  3. bella98

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Last year --> Offers: within 3 days (I had mine on Tuesday as well and successful candidates were notified by Friday) Rejections: 2 weeks after the AC
  4. bella98

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I'm confused with DLA - I was informed about passing their WG last Monday but I have not received an invite to the VI. I know they were supposed to shortlist candidates again based on who-knows-what ahaha, but many received VI invites last week. Should I assume they didn't like my application?
  5. bella98

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Is this for the spring vacation scheme or something else? :)
  6. bella98

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    If it helps, I passed the interview for the paralegal officer position back in May, but I've been stuck on the reserve list ever since, with no sign of a job in sight 😭
  7. bella98

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Omg congrats!!! 🙌🏼 great job🤩
  8. bella98

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I applied on 27/09 and still haven't heard anything. Last year I had an assessment centre with them for the vac scheme, and I remember receiving the Watson Glaser more than a month after I had submitted my application. For now, I'm just waiting...
  9. bella98

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Best of luck!! 🤞 I applied on 04/10 and I'm still waiting for their WG, I'm wondering if it's automatic but manually assigned or if they review our application first🤔
  10. bella98

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Anything from Hogan Lovells for the Lift Off programme/ Bird & Bird spring vac scheme? 🤔
  11. bella98

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    469 ahaha. I tried to stick with the "3/4 of an A4"
  12. bella98

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Do you guys know to whom we should address the cover letter for Taylor Wessing? I know Nicola Micklewright is the senior early talent manager but I'm not sure if I should address it to her.
  13. bella98

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    It would be weird to shortlist us again based on WG scores 🤔The email is very positive like 'Congratulations, you passed!' it would be weird to get one with 'unfortunately, your score wasn't high enough' ahaha. It would make more sense to reject us based on the application itself rather than...
  14. bella98

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Sameee 🤩 🤩
  15. bella98

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Ohh you're unstoppable! I'm rooting for you🏆
  16. bella98

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Yes, I'm applying for the summer vacation scheme. I attended the Legal Cheek Virtual Law Fair yesterday and spoke with graduate recruitment - they said the cover letter should be three-quarters of an A4 page. I know this requirement wasn't stated anywhere, my original draft was a page and a...
  17. bella98

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    So Taylor Wessing wants the cover letter to be 3/4 of an A4, am I the only one who thinks this is impossible? 😭 This allows only one paragraph each for "why commercial law," "why the firm," and "why me," whereas my previous cover letters had three paragraphs for each section ahaha
  18. bella98

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I thought the test was automatic 😭
  19. bella98

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Does anyone have a list of firms that don't require video interviews? I'm more interested in UK firms rather than US ones :)
  20. bella98

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I was also worried about 'self-plagiarism', as I was about to submit the same answer to an application question that I used last year. (improved, but some sentences were the same) It’s connected to our university experience—for example, I had to write my Master's dissertation on a law I think...

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