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  1. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    The SVS or the SVS?
  2. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Any thoughts applying to Bristol from London? I previously started an application to S&S winter VS in London, but I faced a technical issue and didn't complete the VI. At the time they were paying London £120k and Bristol £76.5k. They've now gone to £96k for Bristol and kept London at £120k so...
  3. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    if you look up the firm on legal 500 and chambers, then click their leading practice areas, you will see where they rank, e.g., "tier 1 Bristol Commercial Property". if you then click on the relevant practice area then it will show you other firms who rank in that area. you can also drill down...
  4. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    It was 9am. For firms using candidats there is usually some random cut-off time during the day, so you must keep track of this, not just the date. For allhires, the cut-off time is invariably (?) 23:59:59, so slightly easier to keep track of.
  5. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Yes my answer is quite specific. Here's a slightly redacted & condensed version: "As an X at a bank, I managed a team of Y. We were performing a task to achieve compliance with ABC. I arranged meetings with Y and Z, where we collaboratively came up with effective solutions, meeting compliance...
  6. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    That's interesting feedback. My answer to this question goes something along the lines of: "I started a project which then expanded to a team with me leading the team, and I encouraged team members to work together; I also worked with other members of the business to improve the project" But...
  7. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    you have 3 minutes to prepare than 2 minutes to answer.
  8. trainee4u

    Rejections thread!

    Thought I'd track these: Rejected at first stage purely because of the application form (answers, experience, qualifications, who knows!?): Dechert Bates Wells Burges Salmon Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (very fast: rolling!) Travers Smith Slaughter and May Dentons Eversheds Sutherland Weil...
  9. trainee4u

    The best SJT advice on the forum

    I just did an Amberjack SJT. This had the four skills: grit (getting your work done) applied intellect (social/collaborative) digital mindset - using technology creative force - new ideas It's tempting to choose "do everything yourself and work all hours", which might seem like the gritty...
  10. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I saw an opposite post on LinkedIn today, it was "Lawyers who work retail and hospitality have much better people skills and perform better than those who get top grades"
  11. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Just did the Wombles SJT. Very generic, lots of reused questions. No 'slider' questions, just choose the 'best' and 'worst' answers of four. One of the numerical questions had a minor error, another was quite ambiguous. Scored: verbal - excelled numerical - excelled grit - 4 applied...
  12. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    This is correct. I've had generic applications go through, while better ones failed. It's absolutely not predictable. Advantages of quantity include: you will eventually have answers to ALL the possible application form questions, just requiring a bit of copy-editing or re-writing, and it...
  13. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    doesn't appear to be.
  14. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    applied 12 January, PFO today; nothing in between.
  15. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi, I did SQE1 during the break at the end of my PGDL. I have not done SQE2. My thoughts: 1) if you've done a (P)GDL there should be no need for a prep course for SQE1, there's really nothing hard or difficult to understand without teaching, just lots and lots of content, and it's a bit of a...
  16. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Vinson & Elkins VS PFO!
  17. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    PFO @ 1:33pm today! (London)
  18. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Received PFO this morning.
  19. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Fwiw, I contacted them on Monday, as I realised I had been sent a VI invite but had not received it. They resent in and reset it yesterday, and I completed it the same day. This would suggest the ACs are not yet finalised.
  20. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    read the previous message. https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/tcla-vacation-scheme-applications-discussion-thread-2024-25.8976/page-755#post-201779

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