2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

[Alice Manners]

Withers VS AND Mills & Reeve summer placement!!

Congratulations!! Was the Withers offer after 2 interviews? I haven’t heard anything for weeks

 

[S87]

For those who applied for White and Case vacation scheme. For the extra curriculum question, how many words did you do as there is no word count for that question.

379

 

[SK1997]

Have you checked your junk email? That's where mine was!

Thanks! Just had a look and it was there- unsuccessful though

 

[layla rose]

I saw a comment earlier regarding a similar topic and was wondering if I could ask for a little guidance?

I have my first AC coming up however I’m struggling a bit in terms of how to prepare. I’ve got two very recent deals of the firm that I’m interested in, I’m just a bit unsure of what areas to read up on in regards for commercial awareness. How much does everyone prepare usually for an AC?

I pick 2/3 recent firm deals that I genuinely find interesting and are particularly topical (eg education tech/EVs) and then do a whole bunch of wider reading around that topic focusing on different areas - eg environmental/political/social/economic effects. This has really helped me with the follow up questions afterwards and being able to hold a thoughtful discussion!

 

[LawGrad2019]

Congratulations!! Was the Withers offer after 2 interviews? I haven’t heard anything for weeks

Hi!

I just had the one interview with Withers which was also a long time ago - I suspect they're getting back to people in batches?

You might be thinking of the fact that it was called 'first-round interview'. I think this is because the second round is an AC in the summer for a TC.

 

[LawGrad2019]

Thanks! Just had a look and it was there- unsuccessful though

Noo :-(

At least now you know I guess - did you expect that outcome? It's such a savage process. I've been there so many times but it doesn't get easier!

 

[GK8997]

Hi all - I've just received the Reed Smith research questions, and I'd really appreciate any and all advice from anyone who's done them and/or made it past the research question stage.

Anything in particular I should keep in mind?

Thank you very much in advance, any advice is really appreciated.

Hey yes, let me pm you

 

[applyingfortc]

Anyone else not heard back from White & Case for the summer VS?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Ashurst VS offer - will be glad to see @Jony there

Also got rejected by Jones Day earlier at 9AM!(post interview)

Really thought I did well at JD, and messed up at Ashurst's AC, but just goes to show you never know what actually happens.

Sometimes you get pushed and challenged more when you are doing well in assessments. The interviewers want to see how far your depth on thinking can go, and that can sometimes make it feel like you are not doing well enough, because you ultimately will more likely fumble or struggle to answer the trickier questions. I always say to people that if you feel you haven’t been pushed in an interview that is potentially a bad sign (although not always!).

Congrats on the offer!

 

[frow3n]

Yes, pm me

Guys anyone on the Reed Smith spring vacation scheme.

Yeh, feel free to add me in!

 

[AJLegacy]

Other than giving out a couple of VS, HFW seems to have been quiet...

 

[Legallyclueless]

Ashurst VS offer - will be glad to see @Jony there

Also got rejected by Jones Day earlier at 9AM!(post interview)

Really thought I did well at JD, and messed up at Ashurst's AC, but just goes to show you never know what actually happens.

Congrats on the offer! Did they call or email? I haven’t heard anything yet, hope it’s not a PFO

 

[Carmen H]

Other than giving out a couple of VS, HFW seems to have been quiet...

They told me that whilst they have filled the spaces for the spring vac scheme (and the first summer one) there are still spaces left and they have a couple ACs still to run

 

[Lawstudent1997]

Travers interview!! Over the moon but slightly nervous only have until Tuesday to prepare!
Does anyone have any advice they could give? Is an hour long partner interview with no specific tests/prep

 

[AJLegacy]

They told me that whilst they have filled the spaces for the spring vac scheme (and the first summer one) there are still spaces left and they have a couple ACs still to run

Oh, interesting - thanks. Their direct TC applications are still open so they must have some leftovers for that, one would think.

 

[AJLegacy]

Travers interview!! Over the moon but slightly nervous only have until Tuesday to prepare!
Does anyone have any advice they could give? Is an hour long partner interview with no specific tests/prep

You may have seen this already but the questions here may assist with preparation:

Training Contract Interview Questions | 175 Practice Questions (2018)

We've produced these training contract interview questions to help you practice for interviews and assessment centres at law firms. Why? Well, we've arranged many mock interviews over the years and we see a substantial difference in performance after students have practiced real interview questions.

www.thecorporatelawacademy.com

 

[tc.la.vs]

Travers interview!! Over the moon but slightly nervous only have until Tuesday to prepare!
Does anyone have any advice they could give? Is an hour long partner interview with no specific tests/prep

Congratulations!! did they ring or email you?

 

[M777]

Anyone else been waiting for months after doing Mayer Brown's phone interview? Haven't heard a peep since december, though I can see that some have done ACs already and others are starting to receive phone interview invites even now

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Travers interview!! Over the moon but slightly nervous only have until Tuesday to prepare!
Does anyone have any advice they could give? Is an hour long partner interview with no specific tests/prep

That is lots of time to prepare really - remember it is only an hour and most of it is going to be talking things you have already thought of or things that arei intrinsically linked back to your existing thoughts/knowledge.

Here are some posts that might be useful:

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[Lawstudent1997]

Congratulations!! did they ring or email you?

Thank you! I got an email but I emailed on Tuesday just to enquire about my application because I hadn’t got the standard email saying they were still reviewing and someone from grad recruitment replied to that email offering me an interview- I guess always worth emailing to ask about your application progress?