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

[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?

 

[Ks36]

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?

I haven’t heard either - I would wait to see if they reply by today if not then maybe email on Monday

 

[GOI983]

Mayer Brown PFO post-JS

 

[LawfulRust00]

Rumour has it there have been sightings of tumbleweed in Mishcon’s Grad Rec office…

 

[APPLE619]

After an exciting cycle, completing various ACs and receiving some VS offers, I am happy to announce that the Mayer Brown team have finally decided to come back into the office and send me the PFO after the video interview I did in early December 😅...

 

[JSM123]

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

I just got an interview for the last week of March today - so I definitely still being given out! Best of luck x

 

[JSM123]

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

In all honesty, unless it was an acquisition worked on by the partner interviewing you and even then - I very much doubt they even noticed it. I once mixed up an acquisition worked on by a completely different firm and still got an offer aha