2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Does anyone have any tips for the cover letter for Penningtons? "please use this opportunity to tell us about yourself and your reasons for applying to Penningtons Manches Cooper"

Usually I would include 'why law' in a cover letter but that's a separate question, so I'm a bit lost with how to talk about myself without including things I need to use in the why law question

There has got to be a lot more to you as a person than just wanting a career in law! Not everything about you has to be tied to law. In fact some of the more interesting stuff about an applicant tends to be the things that are not tied to law!!

 

[Lawbour]

I got an RPC AC invite today!!!! I think they’re just starting though and just starting to get back to people

Congratulations and good luck!! Just out of interest when did you apply and complete the CRT

 

[Jacob Miller]

There has got to be a lot more to you as a person than just wanting a career in law! Not everything about you has to be tied to law. In fact some of the more interesting stuff about an applicant tends to be the things that are not tied to law!!

This!

I've always been asked more at interviews about all the different non-law things I've done rather than the law ones!

 

[castrooo]

Has anyone heard anything from Withers yet? I sent my application off in November and I haven't heard anything

I was invited to interview today, for reference I applied in January for the summer vacation scheme

 

[aspiringlawyer121]

Hi all! I have submitted my Watson Farley & Williams VI but I have now just got an email requesting that I enter a 'Personal Tagline'. I have not come across this before. Does anyone have any guidance as to what sort of thing I should write? Should I just title it 'Watson Farley & Williams Vac Scheme VI'? So confused !!

 

[Celestie]

Hi all! I have submitted my Watson Farley & Williams VI but I have now just got an email requesting that I enter a 'Personal Tagline'. I have not come across this before. Does anyone have any guidance as to what sort of thing I should write? Should I just title it 'Watson Farley & Williams Vac Scheme VI'? So confused !!

Uhhh 'Watson Farley & Williams Vac Scheme VI' doesnt sound very personal to me... basically a TLDR about you.

 

[aspiringlawyer121]

Anyone else get the ‘please bear with us’ email
from RPC?

Just got the same email, not sure what to think of it!

Hi! May I ask whether this was following submission of the application or the test?? Best of luck anyway

 

[aspiringlawyer121]

Uhhh 'Watson Farley & Williams Vac Scheme VI' doesnt sound very personal to me... basically a TLDR about you.

Thank you Sorry, can I clarify what does TDLR mean

 

[Celestie]

Thank you Sorry, can I clarify what does TDLR mean

TLDR stands for 'too long, didnt read' and is a VERY brief summary of who you are like for bob the builder: 'Builder, degree in Cement, absolute chad'
I don't know your word count though.

 

[aspiringlawyer121]

TLDR stands for 'too long, didnt read' and is a VERY brief summary of who you are like for bob the builder: 'Builder, degree in Cement, absolute chad'
I don't know your word count though.

Oh my gosh thank you so much you're a lifesaver!! Don't think there's a word count so I'll put in a brief description

 

[Ella98]

@Jaysen this could be something you're not aware of?

I also couldn't log in via google!

 

[aspiringlawyer121]

I also couldn't log in via google!

This is the same as me, I've had to create a new account.

 

[ZaraB]

Hi! May I ask whether this was following submission of the application or the test?? Best of luck anyway

Hi! I submitted my application on 30th December and then randomly got the email today, didn't hear from them about the test yet Best of luck to you also!

 

[OH]

Hi all! I have submitted my Watson Farley & Williams VI but I have now just got an email requesting that I enter a 'Personal Tagline'. I have not come across this before. Does anyone have any guidance as to what sort of thing I should write? Should I just title it 'Watson Farley & Williams Vac Scheme VI'? So confused !!

I put 'VI' and still got through. Personally found the tagline odd.

 

[tk166]

Is anyone else getting really stressed out about Kirkland? This time last year they had ACs next week...

 

[Grace_winter9]

does anyone know how long Shearman usually takes too reply for the spring vac scheme?

Not sure as a general rule, but I applied for the summer scheme on the deadline and got interview invite 2 days later

 

[Carmen H]

I put 'VI' and still got through. Personally found the tagline odd.

Hey! Have you got a Watson Farley AC too? Do you mind me asking when you submitted your VI and how long it took them to get back to you?

 

[Lisa Lowe]

Has anyone heard from Reed Smith post research questions submission?

 

[OH]

Hey! Have you got a Watson Farley AC too? Do you mind me asking when you submitted your VI and how long it took them to get back to you?

submitted 9th Jan, AC invite 11th Jan, AC tomorrow

 

[MollyV]

TLDR stands for 'too long, didnt read' and is a VERY brief summary of who you are like for bob the builder: 'Builder, degree in Cement, absolute chad'
I don't know your word count though.

this honestly made me crack up so much - I literally snorted