2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

[Pallatablelawyer]

if anyone is currently a student in London, how much do you spend a month on living expenses? is the £8000-£10000 that firms offer enough for GDL + LPC?

If you live in a single room you can survive on that for 9 months .. single okay room £400-500.

 

[S87]

Also - completely off the beaten track of normal discussion, apologies - if anyone who uses this forum has a bit of knowledge/ experience on the London rental market, I'd massively appreciate if you wouldn't mind sliding into my DMs so I can pick your brains for a few minutes!

Moving down in a few months but it's a bit of a minefield when you're used to small cities like Edinburgh and Aberdeen! Would be massively appreciated

It depends what are you looking for and which area because my friend sometimes a mortgage is less than rent. If you have a deposit and know what you want..my mortgage is £600 for one bedroom flat and my rent for one room was £750.

 

[PositiveVibesOnly]

if anyone is currently a student in London, how much do you spend a month on living expenses? is the £8000-£10000 that firms offer enough for GDL + LPC?

Really depends on rent - when I lived in elephant and castle 2 years ago rent was £723 a month in a three bed flat pre bills and travel so think it’s often tight

 

[lawloser]

Seeing people talk about modules and how contract law is more important than others... is 58 going to be a problem then even if my other marks are all 65+?

No definitely not, I got 52 % in contract and have gotten accepted onto plenty of things

 

[panzerfahrer]

HFW VS OFFER!!

 

[ar2r]

if anyone is currently a student in London, how much do you spend a month on living expenses? is the £8000-£10000 that firms offer enough for GDL + LPC?

Hey! I'm doing an undergrad in London. My rent is expensive (£170 per week but I am very central) but then i can do a shop at Lidl for £30! When i was going out etc i spent a bit more per week but probably around £50 including drinks out. So, I'd say that the grant will probably cover your rent, but i'm not sure how much of your living expenses it would cover depending on how much you spend week-to-week essentially! Hope that helps!

 

[cryingoverTCs]

What would you guys say are BCLP's top competitors? I was thinking like Baker McKenzie and like Addleshaw Goddard because they all seem to do well in real estate (particularly corporate) and they are all quite big on their international presence but I'm not sure if I'm even going about this right?

 

[xht]

I can't say I'm feeling too positive... Sometimes law firms do all the emailing to people who are successful and leave the PFOs right until the end cos it's last on their priority list... Here's to hoping I'm wrong and they are indeed sending out in batches 🍀

Yeah, I get that, but tbh most law firms do send out stuff in batches so a bit of optimism doesnt seem to far fetched (especially since not many seem to have actually gotten back to)!!!!!

 

[Matt_96]

woah, 3 years is a long time

I think they don't update their recruitment exercises that often and because the AC was online I probably still have copies somewhere.

 

[Grace_winter9]

if anyone is currently a student in London, how much do you spend a month on living expenses? is the £8000-£10000 that firms offer enough for GDL + LPC?

As a student in London I currently spend £800 a month on rent and that’s pretty average when sharing accommodation with friends in London depending on the area it can definitely be a lot more and maybe a little less (depends on your budget), £95 a month for zone 1+2 student travel card, normal expenses for food etc, hope this helps

 

[SecretSantaxx]

Ropes & Gray AC!!!! Been hoping for this after bombing my last AC!!!! Very happy!

 

[cmaj]

If you live in a single room you can survive on that for 9 months .. single okay room £400-500.

Lawd I have never seen anything £400-500 in London! I’d say £600-650 minimum if you’re lucky

 

[Celestie]

if anyone is currently a student in London, how much do you spend a month on living expenses? is the £8000-£10000 that firms offer enough for GDL + LPC?

Everyone I know who has a TC worked/saved before or had some sort of support.

 

[Jacob Miller]

It depends what are you looking for and which area because my friend sometimes a mortgage is less than rent. If you have a deposit and know what you want..my mortgage is £600 for one bedroom flat and my rent for one room was £750.

Will be buying ASAP but probably need to rent for about a year first

 

[LegalLily]

if anyone is currently a student in London, how much do you spend a month on living expenses? is the £8000-£10000 that firms offer enough for GDL + LPC?

Just living off 10k grant would be very tight. In lockdown rent prices have definitely tumbled. But I have found average rent for flat share in London Zone 2 is £750-850 and a lot of the times that is not including bills. Then if you add in bills, council tax, frequent tube travel , groceries. I personally don’t think 10k would be enough to be comfortable.

Then assuming you want a social life too..very tight indeed. I would recommend saving up a few grand to supplement.

 

[ilovetheDLR]

Hey guys - If I used to date someone who works at a firm that I'm applying to for a TC, do I need to disclose this in the question where they ask if I have any links with the firm? They're an NQ if that matters at all.

I told myself I'd never apply to the said firm but it's a great one that I'd love to do a TC at and I've been rejected by most others at this point (or maybe I was just too lonely this valentines lol)

 

[Grace_winter9]

Lawd I have never seen anything £400-500 in London! I’d say £600-650 minimum if you’re lucky

I can second this, I pay £800 a month and I got off cheap compared to a lot of my friends at uni...

 

[Grace_winter9]

Just living off 10k grant would be very tight. In lockdown rent prices have definitely tumbled. But I have found average rent for flat share in London Zone 2 is £750-850 and a lot of the times that is not including bills. Then if you add in bills, council tax, frequent tube travel , groceries. I personally don’t think 10k would be enough to be comfortable.

Then assuming you want a social life too..very tight indeed. I would recommend saving up a few grand to supplement.

Students don’t have to pay council tax though right? I’m assuming this still applies for GDL/LPC

 

[tractor12]

Seeing people talk about modules and how contract law is more important than others... is 58 going to be a problem then even if my other marks are all 65+?

I did much worse in contract and have got through various applications including one MC. 58 isn't bad especially alongside the rest of your impressive breakdown.

 

[Sam55]

Students don’t have to pay council tax though right? I’m assuming this still applies for GDL/LPC

yeah but if you live with non-students then you only get a 25% discount to council tax