General Discussion Thread 2020-21

[Asmee DC]

Just got invited to a virtual assessment centre for Trowers & Hamlins. It includes a written assessment and interview. If anyone has any tips for me, I'd be very grateful!

 

[FutureCity]

Congrats to anyone who just got a TC offer from Hogan Lovells! They scrapped the summer vacation scheme.

 

[Pallatablelawyer]

Congrats to anyone who just got a TC offer from Hogan Lovells! They scrapped the summer vacation scheme.

Right, that's really lucky

 

[futuretraineecity]

online assessment with stephenson harwood! does anyone know what this entails? is it just the watson-glaser?

congrats!! When did u apply?

 

[Popal]

Same! I just got the rejection. I asked for my Watson Glaser report and they said I was not successful based on my application form so at least I know that much!

Oh that’s good to know, I might ask the same! Thank you, I’m sure we will both get there Also I suspect the majority of TCs went to vac schemers this year so let’s not beat ourselves up too much about it: https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www....ly-as-it-cancels-summer-vacation-schemes/amp/

 

[Ben1897]

Congrats to anyone who just got a TC offer from Hogan Lovells! They scrapped the summer vacation scheme.

Am I right to assume that direct TC offers were handed out to the would-be summer vac schemers then? It'd be interesting to know how that worked considering pretty much all firms, including HL, have more VS places than TCs available.

 

[George Rowe]

Hi everyone, if anyone has any advice for interviewing at Arnold & Porter I would be very grateful!

Congrats! Is this for a vacation scheme or direct TC?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Am I right to assume that direct TC offers were handed out to the would-be summer vac schemers then? It'd be interesting to know how that worked considering pretty much all firms, including HL, have more VS places than TCs available.

they weren’t offered to everyone. Some have been transferred to their winter vacation scheme instead.

 

[FutureCity]

Am I right to assume that direct TC offers were handed out to the would-be summer vac schemers then? It'd be interesting to know how that worked considering pretty much all firms, including HL, have more VS places than TCs available.

They offered some TCs and some Winter VS’s. Not sure how they decided but I am pretty sure everyone’s happy with the results.

 

[FutureCity]

they weren’t offered to everyone. Some have been transferred to their winter vacation scheme instead.

According to Legal Cheek, some have received TC offers.

 

[Dos]

With Hogan Lovells offering some of it's summer Vac Schemers TC offers, I'm worried about the routes other firms will take, especially on the direct TC Routes. I hope the impact isn't too severe .

 

[W]

With Hogan Lovells offering some of it's summer Vac Schemers TC offers, I'm worried about the routes other firms will take, especially on the direct TC Routes. I hope the impact isn't too severe .

What are you worried about exactly?

 

[Jason S]

What are you worried about exactly?

Perhaps will impact direct TC applications. May be little point in doing any as spaces will be given to those who are further down the vac scheme application process

 

[Demna87]

Perhaps will impact direct TC applications. May be little point in doing any as spaces will be given to those who are further down the vac scheme application process

I wouldn't worry about it yet unless other firms start following HL. For some firms, if you submit a TC app it will be considered first because they won't have given any TC spaces to Spring vac schemers yet (e.g. Baker McKenzie).

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

According to Legal Cheek, some have received TC offers.

Indeed - although the article suggests “the majority” were offered TCs, which we don’t think is accurate.

 

[Ifmhouse4]

Congrats! Is this for a vacation scheme or direct TC?

Hi there, thanks! It’s for the vac scheme

 

[Ben1897]

Indeed - although the article suggests “the majority” were offered TCs, which we don’t think is accurate.

Do you expect other firms to start following suit?

 

[Lawyerwithadream]

Should applicants currently completing direct TC applications be worried about vacation schemers being offered TCs? And do you think other firms will follow suit? I read that CC is holding online classes in replacement for their vacation scheme.
Any opinion on that would be much appreciated

Indeed - although the article suggests “the majority” were offered TCs, which we don’t think is accurate.

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Should applicants currently completing direct TC applications be worried about vacation schemers being offered TCs? And do you think other firms will follow suit? I read that CC is holding online classes in replacement for their vacation scheme.
Any opinion on that would be much appreciated

In no different way than they should have been if the vacation schemes took place.

Some firms whose vacation scheme recruitment process replicates the TC process may make direct offers. But even then it would only be to candidates they were exceptionally confident would meet the benchmark.

When you assess vacation scheme candidates you ultimately are looking for different things (you can be a bit more open minded/take more risks with VS candidates).

You can’t do that with TCs - the level of investment is far too high to take a punt on someone.

Some firms will just recruit later though - I wouldn’t expect all firms to make VS candidate direct TC offers instead. For those firms that do choose this route, it will only be a proportion of training contracts they offer anyway.

 

[Alice G]

Do you expect other firms to start following suit?

I don’t think anyone can answer this right now. This is unprecedented so very hard to predict what firms will do and firms will not be releasing this information until it’s all absolutely decided and set in stone. Unfortunately, hard as it is, it’s just a case of waiting to see what firms will do.