TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

[justanotherlawstudent]

Has anyone done the A&O AC for this app cycle/ has done it before? Are there any specific things you would recommend looking into for the case study/ how to best prepare?

 

[Law2022]

When did you receive your email from A&O that you passed the SJT?

Wednesday

 

[John Travoni]

Has anyone still not heard back from A&O after receiving the email from A&O that you passed the SJT?

 

[OB]

Anyone who has applied to Linklaters, am I correct in saying that they don't ask for work experiences? When I applied, I did not see a section to write about work experiences.

Also, what are the type of WG questions of the 5 are included in the Capp test?

There’s no work experience questions until you get shortlisted for AC and then they ask you to submit some work experiences pre interview. I can’t remember the WG answers in the Capp test though sorry

 

[OB]

Hi, the Clyde & Co application does not have any questions. I have looked at multiple times and I cannot find the questions. Appreciate any help!

There’s a video interview that replaces the application questions this cycle that you’ll receive a link to after you submit

 

[OB]

Has anyone still not heard back from A&O after receiving the email from A&O that you passed the SJT?

I still haven’t even heard if I’ve passed the SJT 😳

 

[Dwight]

There’s no work experience questions until you get shortlisted for AC and then they ask you to submit some work experiences pre interview. I can’t remember the WG answers in the Capp test though sorry

Does that mean that they shortlist candidates solely based on academics, Capp and the WG test?

 

[Slawrelated]

What type of questions does Clyde & Co ask for the video interview

 

[OB]

Does that mean that they shortlist candidates solely based on academics, Capp and the WG test?

I believe it’s a mix of all of those. I’m guessing they probably try and look for the best academics and pair with the test scores. Purely a guess but I’ve never gotten far with it and my grades aren’t amazing. It’s probably a formula of all of those that a computer picks out though.

 

[Asil Ahmad]

I am thinking of applying for a law firm's open day and in the application, it asks questions about open days and insight events you have attended to list down. If I state that I attended the firm's legal cheek event would this prevent me from getting accepted onto their open day or not. What do you think @Jessica Booker I know this might be a stupid thing to assume but am attending the open day to find out more about the firm.

 

[John Travoni]

I could really use some help. Does anyone know where I could find information regarding how Dechert outperforms its competitors. I can’t find this information anywhere 😪😪

 

[33c]

I could really use some help. Does anyone know where I could find information regarding how Dechert outperforms its competitors. I can’t find this information anywhere 😪😪

Hey! If you are asking this in reference to the VS app q I would be happy to help! (I got to AC last year )

I would start by looking at who the firm's competitors actually are - maybe check rankings on Legal500 for its main / most profitable practice areas. Then try to work out how Dechert is different from these firms. Some points to research could be its global strategy/geographical presence (perhaps Dechert can provide on-the-ground advice in places where other firms can't), what other teams Dechert has which support its main departments (i.e. does it have a full service offering?? think about how this is beneficial from an efficiency/client perspective) , does the firm have any longstanding clients they can generate repeat work from, does it have a particular diversity strategy (this could be beneficial in terms of recruiting the best talent).

 

[M777]

Anyone else heard from A&O post-completing the SJT?

 

[Jessica Booker]

I am thinking of applying for a law firm's open day and in the application, it asks questions about open days and insight events you have attended to list down. If I state that I attended the firm's legal cheek event would this prevent me from getting accepted onto their open day or not. What do you think @Jessica Booker I know this might be a stupid thing to assume but am attending the open day to find out more about the firm.

No - wouldn’t prevent you

 

[Asil Ahmad]

No - wouldn’t prevent you

Okay thank you for this.

 

[User84]

I'm looking to apply to an open day at Clyde & Co and I see no question asking me for a motivation as to why I'm applying. The closest thing I came across is 'Please provide any additional information that you believe is relevant to an assessment of your qualifications: * '. Is this where I explain my motivations? I'm also wondering if I can put some volunteer stuff in the work experience section, there's four mandatory fields and I've only had two part time jobs (one this summer and the other during A-Levels).

 

[Jessica Booker]

I'm looking to apply to an open day at Clyde & Co and I see no question asking me for a motivation as to why I'm applying. The closest thing I came across is 'Please provide any additional information that you believe is relevant to an assessment of your qualifications: * '. Is this where I explain my motivations? I'm also wondering if I can put some volunteer stuff in the work experience section, there's four mandatory fields and I've only had two part time jobs (one this summer and the other during A-Levels).

Some firms aren’t worried about your motivations as they can assess that at the following interview stages.

If you really wanted to, you could put some motivational aspects in the extra info question, but it is explicitly asking about details of your “qualifications” so it would need to be linked to that.

However, you clearly don’t have to include motivational aspects in that question as that isn’t what it’s really asking for.

Volunteer work can be included in work experience.

 

[Wannabe_Lawyer]

Has anyone who’s applied to Clyde & co received the video interview yet? From their website I thought it was automatic?

I would guess from the wording on the website that it happens after and your written and video responses would be reviewed together to see if you get to the next stage. I could be wrong though!

Were there any actual application questions in Clyde & Co's app? I'm scratching my head having looked through it and being unable to find any application questions.

 

[Imababysolicitor]

Were there any actual application questions in Clyde & Co's app? I'm scratching my head having looked through it and being unable to find any application questions.

I don’t believe there are any questions on the app

 

[Wannabe_Lawyer]

I don’t believe there are any questions on the app

Thanks! Just looked through the application process on their website and it also makes no mention of application questions, which is a relief.