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

[ssolicitorz]

Anyone else still waiting for White & Case & Dechert post VI? Any clue as to if they have more AC's etc?

 

[Homer]

Mishcon case study invite!
really thought I was done with this cycle, because my Mishcon VI went so poorly so I'd ruled it out. I guess Im back in the game 😂

May i ask when you did your VI?

 

[sami.rehman]

Anyone else still waiting for White & Case & Dechert post VI? Any clue as to if they have more AC's etc?

I'm still waiting on Dechert post written exercise!

 

[unserious candidate]

May i ask when you did your VI?

of course
21/02

 

[thirdtimelucky]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate these pointers. They gave really short notice and I have exams next week so I have very limited time to prepare unfortunately. Thank you again!

Honestly, you really only need a basic understanding of commercial terms. A lot of it is just common sense but I'd recommend understanding the basics of M&A and especially the pros and cons of M&A (share and asset purchase). Also understanding what is on a balance sheet is helpful (I didn't know what a balance sheet looked like before my case study and although it wasn't terribly complex, it might be a good idea to get to grips with it beforehand!) Hope this helps and best of luck

 

[John Travoni]

Did anyone else get a holding email from Shoosmiths yesterday?

 

[LegalAmin]

Did anyone else get a holding email from Shoosmiths yesterday?

Got an email saying my application outcome will be discussed by March 28th at the latest. Is that what you meant

 

[bbweby]

hi guys i have a question, has anyone applied for a direct TC and been offered a VC instead?

 

[H12345678]

Did anyone else get a holding email from Shoosmiths yesterday?

Weird I didn’t receive this!

 

[allthingslegaltech]

Don't know if I'm overthinking but here goes - in an interview I referred to an acquisition a firm had worked on. I named the seller and figure however made a mistake on the name of the buyer and only realised afterwards. On a scale of 1-10 (where 1 is meh and 10 is catastrophic) how badly would this be taken? Obvs every firm is different but insights welcome

 

[kr253]

hi guys i have a question, has anyone applied for a direct TC and been offered a VC instead?

I sort of had this last year with a firm that basically couldn't make up its mind about recruiting for TCs so they introduced a new stage of the process which was a "mini VS" - 2 days long. In the end they made the TC decisions based on the AC and didn't take the VS into account at all which was super frustrating and made the mini VS feel like a huge waste of time...

 

[bbweby]

I sort of had this last year with a firm that basically couldn't make up its mind about recruiting for TCs so they introduced a new stage of the process which was a "mini VS" - 2 days long. In the end they made the TC decisions based on the AC and didn't take the VS into account at all which was super frustrating and made the mini VS feel like a huge waste of time...

OMG???? thats so frustrating!!!

 

[LawfulRust00]

I sort of had this last year with a firm that basically couldn't make up its mind about recruiting for TCs so they introduced a new stage of the process which was a "mini VS" - 2 days long. In the end they made the TC decisions based on the AC and didn't take the VS into account at all which was super frustrating and made the mini VS feel like a huge waste of time...

I find it hard to believe that the firm didn’t take the mini VS into account when making decisions, to be honest.

 

[kr253]

I find it hard to believe that the firm didn’t take the mini VS into account when making decisions, to be honest.

Yes so did I and I challenged it with GR in my feedback call but was assured all candidates' performance was too close in the VS that they had to go back to the AC feedback instead 🤷‍♀️ Didn't get any feedback at all on the mini VS/essentially 2 day AC 🙄 All very frustrating but made it clear the firm just wasn't for me!

 

[OB]

Almost 3 months after doing the Mayer Brown Job Simulation, I've finally got my (slightly savage) PFO, wooo

 

[letmeintolaw]

Has anyone applied to Anthony Collins?

 

[Green]

Which office is this?

London

 

[Green]

Almost 3 months after doing the Mayer Brown Job Simulation, I've finally got my (slightly savage) PFO, wooo

Same here!

 

[Bestkid98]

Hi! Does anyone know if Travers has given out all of their interview offers?

I think Travers are still allocating them, I know people have interviews for the next two weeks (W/C 14th, W/C 21st)

 

[Adrian_S]

I know Mishcon said they were intending to get back to everyone by March 11, but if we still haven't heard from them, is it worth sending an email?