My TC Journey (with many fingers crossed)

[ScoUting]

Hi all,

This is my second cycle so I am quite late to this accountability thread, but the best time to start is now.

I am currently a Paralegal in-house, looking to secure a Training Contract in private practice.

So far:

• I have managed to reach 2 assessment centers, and 1 interview for three different firms - Ashurst, Vinson Elkins, and Watson Farley & Williams.
• I have attended 1 open day and 1 insight scheme with Burges Salmon and Covington & Burling respectively.

My feedback for all was generally positive, letting myself down by one mark in a written assessment for Watson Farley and with Ashurst, I was a bit too focused on ESG but otherwise really positive. Trying not to let this dishearten me, but it's getting hard to stay positive. Vinson & Elkins' feedback was super disheartening as the recruiter gave me the feedback of another candidate and then when I asked, I was given a very generic response.

For the 2022-2023 recruitment cycle, I have:

1. Submitted 3 Summer Vac Scheme Applications - Akin Gump, Covington & Burling, Burges Salmon
2. Submitted 1 TC application - Kennedys

I have 4 goals over the next 7 days:

1. Submit White and Case Summer VS application
2. Submit BLCP Summer VS application
3. Submit Osborne Clarke VS Application
4. Research Hogan Lovells

Looking forward to seeing what the year brings!

 

[ScoUting]

Hogan Lovells Summer VS application 🤞

 

[AvniD]

Hi all,

This is my second cycle so I am quite late to this accountability thread, but the best time to start is now.

I am currently a Paralegal in-house, looking to secure a Training Contract in private practice.

So far:

• I have managed to reach 2 assessment centers, and 1 interview for three different firms - Ashurst, Vinson Elkins, and Watson Farley & Williams.
• I have attended 1 open day and 1 insight scheme with Burges Salmon and Covington & Burling respectively.

My feedback for all was generally positive, letting myself down by one mark in a written assessment for Watson Farley and with Ashurst, I was a bit too focused on ESG but otherwise really positive. Trying not to let this dishearten me, but it's getting hard to stay positive. Vinson & Elkins' feedback was super disheartening as the recruiter gave me the feedback of another candidate and then when I asked, I was given a very generic response.

For the 2022-2023 recruitment cycle, I have:

1. Submitted 3 Summer Vac Scheme Applications - Akin Gump, Covington & Burling, Burges Salmon
2. Submitted 1 TC application - Kennedys

I have 4 goals over the next 7 days:

1. Submit White and Case Summer VS application
2. Submit BLCP Summer VS application
3. Submit Osborne Clarke VS Application
4. Research Hogan Lovells

Looking forward to seeing what the year brings!

Hi @ScoUting, it's never too late to start a thread to keep yourself accountable to your goals and I commend you for your initiative! 👏

Your goals seem super reasonable - have you considered having someone review your written applications before you send them off? It can help with understanding how your answers are being received and if you can improve your tone or the quality of your writing. We have an application review service at TCLA, and you can ask people you trust to look over them as well - friends, family, colleagues etc.

Looking forward to reading your next update!

 

[ScoUting]

More accountability!

Past week:

• Akin Gump - PFO (watson glaser not high enough)
• TLT app
• W&C app
• BCLP app
• HL app

To do this week:

• HL watson glaser
• BCLP test
• Osborne Clark app
• Forsters

Applications now out there in the ether:

1. Covington
2. Burges Salmon
3. Kennedys
4. TLT
5. W&C
6. BCLP
7. HL

Also looking into whether I can move to Australia (as a citizen of dual nationality) and qualify there with my GDL degree. Not much info out there so if I find out more info, might be useful to write about it if helpful??

Fingers crossed but managing expectations 🙃

 

[AvniD]

More accountability!

Past week:

• Akin Gump - PFO (watson glaser not high enough)
• TLT app
• W&C app
• BCLP app
• HL app

To do this week:

• HL watson glaser
• BCLP test
• Osborne Clark app
• Forsters

Applications now out there in the ether:

1. Covington
2. Burges Salmon
3. Kennedys
4. TLT
5. W&C
6. BCLP
7. HG
8. Forsters

Also looking into whether I can move to Australia (as a citizen of dual nationality) and qualify there with my GDL degree. Not much info out there so if I find out more info, might be useful to write about it if helpful??

Fingers crossed but managing expectations 🙃

Hi @ScoUting! Great update - nice and succinct!

Do you have some good resources for your WG practice? And what are you working on for Forsters?

Fingers crossed but managing expectations is a super mature way to approach this process! 👏

 

[ScoUting]

Hi @ScoUting! Great update - nice and succinct!

Do you have some good resources for your WG practice? And what are you working on for Forsters?

Fingers crossed but managing expectations is a super mature way to approach this process! 👏

done most of the WG practice tests online but still not great at them. I also have an AC coming up.

Forsters I pushed to the backburner a bit and will apply for a direct TC as they seem to only take a small minority from their VSs.

 

[ScoUting]

Applications still out there:

1. Covington VS
2. Burges Salmon VS - AC Invite
3. Kennedys TC
4. TLT VS
5. W&C VS
6. BCLP VS
7. HL VS
8. Osborne Clarke VS

To Apply:

1. Forsters TC
2. Harbottle VS
3. Orrick VS
4. Withers VS
5. Arnold & Porter VS

Potentially apply:

1. Stephenson Harwood VS
2. Ashurst TC

 

[ScoUting]

AC Updates:

1. Osborne Clarke Assessment Centre complete
2. Burges Salmon Assessment Centre complete
3. Covington Assessment Centre and interview complete

Rejections:

1. Hogan Lovells
2. Kennedys

Still waiting:

1. TLT - not hopeful as the system is showing test waiting to be done but no test received? Have emailed.
2. White & Case
3. BCLP - others have heard back and I applied close to the deadline so not hopeful either.

Going forward:

1. Forsters TC
2. Harbottle VS
3. Orrick (29/05)
4. Arnold & Porter VS
5. Memery Crystal and Rosenblatt but unknown if they will open their cycle ???
6. Ashurst TC