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

[anon123456789]

Losing hope for a TW AC - feeling slightly deflated about it

with you here pal🤝

 

[GXA123]

with you here pal🤝

same here

 

[F99]

DLA Piper PFO as well!

 

[Jessica Booker]

For employment checks, will firms contact the work experience companies listed on their own accord, or ask candidates to provide a reference as a point of contact?

You will have to provide a point of contact for each employer.

 

[F99]

Is anyone still waiting to hear from Links re Spring Vac Scheme post app? I'm still on 70% Candidate Review on the portal 🤣

 

[Ks36]

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone had any information for the CPS Grad Scheme. I’m a second year non-law student. Was just reading up on criminal law and it just sounds so interesting. Basically how does the scheme work and can I do something to benefit my application now?

 

[anon123456789]

After a bit of a wild week, just wanted to say a massive congratulations to everyone on this forum for being some absolute legends.
Things we've weathered this week include:
- The end of the vast majority of application submissions 🥳
- A hell of a lot of PFOs and rejections
- Another week of nail-biting waiting
It is for these reasons that everyone should be vv proud of themselves. Despite there being these moments there is always someone to friendly react or someone to offer consoling words of wisdom.

Be kind to yourselves this weekend!! And a massive congratulations to everyone who had positive news this week, all of the manifesting is paying off!

This weekend you can find me with a gin catching up on the Apprentice ✌️ 😗

 

[Deleted member 11671]

So for Bristows there was a past interview question with soemthjng along the lines of “If you see opposing counsel with case files open on the train for all to see what would you do”. Sorry if a dumb q, but I am actually completely unsure as to whether or not you should report this and to who??

I have heard this question being discussed before and it could be the Bristows Mentoring scheme I was on actually. There's no one right answer but we talked about informing your supervisor first in line with the principles of integrity as per the SRA guidelines.

 

[Jessica Booker]

Filled out Vero for the first time yesterday, it was wild having to account for every week of my life for the past 6 years

Be glad it was only 6 years.... my last Vero check was 10, and 7 years of that was self-employment.... Trying to get references when you are self-employed is hilarious - one client said they had no record of me (so had to show the bank payments to say otherwise 🤣 )

 

[22.m]

TLT PFO Bristol Office

So sorry to hear this, do you mind me asking what stage this was after?

 

[Asil Ahmad]

After a bit of a wild week, just wanted to say a massive congratulations to everyone on this forum for being some absolute legends.
Things we've weathered this week include:
- The end of the vast majority of application submissions 🥳
- A hell of a lot of PFOs and rejections
- Another week of nail-biting waiting
It is for these reasons that everyone should be vv proud of themselves. Despite there being these moments there is always someone to friendly react or someone to offer consoling words of wisdom.

Be kind to yourselves this weekend!! And a massive congratulations to everyone who had positive news this week, all of the manifesting is paying off!

This weekend you can find me with a gin catching up on the Apprentice ✌️ 😗

Love this post and I need to watch the apprentice the candidates are another level this week. Just want to say being on the Apprentice is not as ner racking as been on an assessment centre.

 

[thirdtimelucky]

Love this post and I need to watch the apprentice the candidates are another level this week. Just want to say being on the Apprentice is not as ner racking as been on an assessment centre.

This week's episode was top notch! Definitely my favourite so far! Also there was an ex-tax lawyer on Dragons' Den if anyone wants to see whats possible if you decide to quit law

 

[djqb]

Anybody still waiting to hear back from Dechert for the Spring VS after VI & Written Exercise?

 

[lawpersongirl123]

Has anyone applied to Cooley in the past? If so, how long did it take to receive next stage or PFO?

I saw posts from previous years and last year people got WG invites/PFO on the last week of Feb

 

[AvniD]

No the weird thing is that I got an email from graduate recruitmemnt whose name I know said that I got rejected post WG. I wanted to know should I start preparing for VI or should I contact gradusate recruitment. Also I know they won't reply until Monday and plus I don't want to waste 2 days doing nothing.

Prep for the VI and call them on Monday to confirm the status of your app- if they said you're through to VI, then you will have prepped for it. If they say no, then you would've brushed up on your VI prep for future applications.

 

[AvniD]

What do you guys think about being a little cheeky in a video interview and making a small joke? I know that firms want to see your personality in the video interview and see you relaxed rather than overly rehearsed so what are your thoughts about this? Or is too unprofessional?

@Jessica Booker

Follow your instinct with this and at the same time err on the side of caution because you will not be able to pick up on social cues in a VI to know whether your joke will be received well or not.

 

[Ray00313]

Has anyone heard from Charles Russell Speechlys, BLM or Fladgate?

I think for CRS, it depends on the office to my experience. Last year they did it really slow to send out VIs.
Which office are you applying to?

 

[fruiterloopers]

has the application process of a firm (whether that be interactions with grad rec or issues with the process itself) put anyone off any firms? Also out of curiosity, what's everyone's top firm and why

 

[s10]

Any news from Latham post VI?

 

[s10]

Has anybody heard back from Dechert post the VI and written exercise?