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

[Legalmel_99]

Has anyone heard from Gateleys other offices not just Manchester? Xx

 

[georgiejg]

Has anyone heard from Gateleys other offices not just Manchester? Xx

I'm still waiting to hear either way from the London office!

 

[legalgemma]

did anyone receive a confirmation email from Gateley after picking a spot?

yeah I had an email response from grad rec confirming it!

 

[legalgemma]

Congratulations! Can i ask when is the AC?xx

thank you! They gave the option of 23rd / 28th / 31st March for the Manchester office

 

[GXA123]

yeah I had an email response from grad rec confirming it!

Yeah just received one! thank you for the update <3

 

[GXA123]

Has anyone heard from Gateleys other offices not just Manchester? Xx

I heard for Birmingham

When is your AC?xx

22nd March

 

[SOAS22]

Has anyone heard from Gateleys other offices not just Manchester? Xx

Waiting to hear back from Guildford

 

[GXA123]

to be clear, i was not expecting anything from linklaters having been unceremoniously rejected post-app for two years now...but I do question the process slightly. I asked for my WG score post-rejection only to learn that it was 99th percentile.

for a recruitment system that places almost all its emphasis on psychometric testing (bar 3 work experience questions), one may think that getting a decent WG score may improve your chances even an iota...

is this an incorrect assumption? I suppose capp assessments would tell me it is...

Back down you go, candidate; you may be able to recognise assumptions, but that's not really how things work is it, old boy

I think its Capp, grades and then WG, not sure but it's really stupid, I think I did well in both so I like to believe its my grades

 

[Legalmel_99]

I'm still waiting to hear either way from the London office!

Same I applied to leeds! But I think only Manchester and Birmingham have heard back xx

 

[kat_]

Linklaters summer VS PFO
I wonder what they are looking for in those tests

 

[bsqaured]

Linklaters summer pfo

 

[anon123456789]

Joining the Linklaters PFO club!
That's me done for this cycle folks, what a ride. See yous back here for winter apps ✌️ 🥳

 

[mariistm]

Linklaters pfo as well.
I haven’t managed to secure a vacation scheme for this year. Is there anything I can do in the summer to get experience? Is it worth emailing some smaller firms for experience or should I do some online virtual experiences?

 

[CF12345]

is anyone still waiting to hear back from BCLP?

 

[aspiringlawyer22]

Linklaters pfo as well.
I haven’t managed to secure a vacation scheme for this year. Is there anything I can do in the summer to get experience? Is it worth emailing some smaller firms for experience or should I do some online virtual experiences?

I was in the same position last year. I managed to get on two insight programmes, did some online virtual internships and also did an internship in a completely different field (which still offered great professional experience)

 

[aspiringlawyer22]

Finally received the Links Summer VS PFO. That’s me done with this recruitment cycle, thanks so much for all your help everyone. You’ve been the best part of this process ❤️

 

[Adrian_S]

Linklaters summer PFO!

we still haven’t had our Skadden PFO party 😭

 

[AW_08]

V&E PFO post-VI!!! ✨

 

[George Maxwell]

Hi @George Maxwell, thanks for this response. The link you included sent me to a random page in the vacation scheme discussion, I’m not sure if it’s an issue on my end 😅

My question was if you’ve been in a situation where you were offered a TC after completing a spring VS and had to ask the firm to extend your acceptance deadline to allow you complete a summer VS. If you did, how did you go about asking and was the firm understanding?

Hey @summer207,

I am so sorry, for some reason I must have included the wrong link. This is the post I was talking about. Does that help at all?

Again apologies for my mistake before! Please let me know if I can help any further

 

[imdeded]

does anyone know when gibson sends the zoom link for interview? mine is literally in 24 minutes and i don't have a link yet to join...