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  1. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Three first-stage PFOs so far today: Arnold & Porter, K&L Gates, and Brown Rudnick. Also a second-stage SHL test from Devonshires. Annoying scheduling etc. task Only got to question 21 of 24.
  2. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    It does tend to be around minimum wage regardless of the firm - doesn't seem to be a significant consideration to me?
  3. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    It's a disadvantage to have only one VS in the sense that most people on a given VS will not get a TC, so more VS increases the chances you will get a TC. However, the firm is going to meet you for an entire week (or two), and will be able to judge you quite reliably based on your performance...
  4. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    deadline only just closed?
  5. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Received a test invite for Fox Williams. Uses Saville Assessment. Pure reading comprehension: 3 minutes to answer 4 questions on a passage (or sometimes accompanying passages). First time I've seen it; I think there were 8 or 10 question sets in total. Apparently next step is a VI, so they can...
  6. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    last year I applied on 23rd Jan (deadline) and received test invite 30 jan
  7. trainee4u

    Rejections thread!

    Thanks. I have updated the OP with my latest rejections. There's definitely a process of learning and development in that I made some rather hasty/slapdash applications last year, and I can go back to these now and see improvement. I've also applied to a lot of firms, and I'm quite passionate...
  8. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    it depends on the type of course. For a (one year) masters, there won't be a summer holiday: it's classed as term time when you are (theoretically) doing your dissertation.
  9. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    it's very poor. Similar issue with graduate visa - once you are on it you can do whatever you like, but to get on to it you have to wait for the university to certify your results, and there's no flexibility with the process or attempt to distinguish between students at reputable unis who are...
  10. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Universities generally don't care at all about this issue. Unfortunately it's difficult to work around this; a friend did 20 hours a week until the end of term (weeks after the course actually ended), but in the context of a vacation scheme it's likely that asking to work only 20 hours would be...
  11. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    https://www.lawcareers.net/Solicitors/TrainingContractDeadlines is the biggest list I think?
  12. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I don't think there are any more stages: just interview + WG, then you either make it to VS or not. After the VS there would be an interview for TC.
  13. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    this is the email I received:
  14. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Winckworth Sherwood emailed saying "applications have increased 32% this year, to 459"; we will get in touch by week ending 17th March. FWIW.
  15. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    FWIW, London is not expensive at all (I live in Zone 2) in that public transport is cheap, there are lots of cheap supermarkets etc, you can go on holiday to Europe (etc) for small sums of money, Universal Credit is actually still available for single people paying higher rate tax (£50k+): so...
  16. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Right, and e.g. Simmons is £66k take-home in Bristol, £76k in London. The Bristol package is clearly better.
  17. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    London is very broken, and standards of living in this country have been declining for decades due to the idiots we have governing us. £75k is £54k take-home, whereas £110k is £72k. If you're renting that's still a better lifestyle in London, but hours likely to be longer, and in the long...
  18. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Just to clarify: in the past some GCSEs had a choice between foundation, intermediate and higher, but intermediate has been eliminated now some subjects require teachers to choose between foundation or higher, where it is impossible to get respectively the highest and lowest grades when sitting...
  19. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    just ignore it, a lot of these tools are garbage.
  20. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Bit confused. Sounds like you used AI for some parts of your answer(s) and not for others? Not quite clear from your post. Firstly, some firms encourage the use of AI, others don't mention it, while others do prohibit it. However, I'm not sure that AI checks are likely to extend beyond simply...

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