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

[Jessica Booker]

Just wondering is it okay to use the same experience/job/role to explain different skills/motivations in a cover letter? Don't want to sound like I'm repeating myself or have limited experinces.

Yes - but I wouldn't necessarily expect skills to be covered in a work experience description anyway, so there shouldn't be any repetition.

 

[OB]

Just got a PFO through from A&O!

 

[Law2022]

Just got a PFO through from A&O!

It hurts doesn’t it knowing it’s one stage away from an AC! Good luck with your other apps

 

[OB]

It hurts doesn’t it knowing it’s one stage away from an AC! Good luck with your other apps

I honestly expected it, even though I thought it may have helped that I currently work at the firm haha! But thank you, onwards and upwards for both of us

 

[Phoenix for all]

Does anyone know if we are allowed to apply to both Hogan Lovells Winter VS and HL BaSE gold programme? I checked HL website but can't seem to find an faq...

 

[Dwight]

Hey all,

I wasn't sure where to post this Q so I thought I would here. The following is a WG inferences style question, and it is bothering me indeed - usually I agree with the answer when I am wrong, read the reasoning (if provided) and understood that reasoning. The question:

Passage: 'A psychologist was approached by an alarmed mother who complained that her daughter had been bullied when a child threw a fist-full of leaves in her face. Asked if her daughter was upset, the mother answered: "No, she just brushed the leaves off and told me they were having fun". The psychologist emphasised the need to draw a distinction between behaviour that is harmless, behaviour that is rude, and behaviour that is characteristic of bullying, and concluded this was not a case of bullying.'

Inference: The mother and the daughter interpreted the same incident in different ways.

I want to see what you guys think: (1) true (2) probably true (3) insufficient data (4) probably false (5) false

 

[OB]

Hey all,

I wasn't sure where to post this Q so I thought I would here. The following is a WG inferences style question, and it is bothering me indeed - usually I agree with the answer when I am wrong, read the reasoning (if provided) and understood that reasoning. The question:

Passage: 'A psychologist was approached by an alarmed mother who complained that her daughter had been bullied when a child threw a fist-full of leaves in her face. Asked if her daughter was upset, the mother answered: "No, she just brushed the leaves off and told me they were having fun". The psychologist emphasised the need to draw a distinction between behaviour that is harmless, behaviour that is rude, and behaviour that is characteristic of bullying, and concluded this was not a case of bullying.'

Inference: The mother and the daughter interpreted the same incident in different ways.

I want to see what you guys think: (1) true (2) probably true (3) insufficient data (4) probably false (5) false

Probably true? We don’t know for certain that the child wasn’t just trying to make her mum feel better about it so not definitely true?

 

[MizM]

Hey all,

I wasn't sure where to post this Q so I thought I would here. The following is a WG inferences style question, and it is bothering me indeed - usually I agree with the answer when I am wrong, read the reasoning (if provided) and understood that reasoning. The question:

Passage: 'A psychologist was approached by an alarmed mother who complained that her daughter had been bullied when a child threw a fist-full of leaves in her face. Asked if her daughter was upset, the mother answered: "No, she just brushed the leaves off and told me they were having fun". The psychologist emphasised the need to draw a distinction between behaviour that is harmless, behaviour that is rude, and behaviour that is characteristic of bullying, and concluded this was not a case of bullying.'

Inference: The mother and the daughter interpreted the same incident in different ways.

I want to see what you guys think: (1) true (2) probably true (3) insufficient data (4) probably false (5) false

Very interesting. I am torn between probably true and insufficient data. At first I am tempted to go for probably true because the mother said the daughter was fine with it. But we do not actually know the daughter's true interpretation of the incident, only what she told the mother. Therefore, I would go for insufficient data.

 

[hopefullawyer101]

Personally, if you have any indication on the subject matter, I would try and find reports of deals on the FT or similar legal/financial news outlets and see if it talks about the challenges faced by the deal and try to put things in a commercial context, since imho a case study is probably about 40% knowledge 60% commercial sense. If you don't know what the case study will be on you can look at things like m&as or contracts - m&as, financing, etc, you can actually get a good idea of the issues they would want you to be picking out and covering by seeing what terms are involved in standard/precedent contracts (e.g. what exactly do the indemnities cover - warranties relating to what? Etc.)

Do you have any recommendation of where to look for legal detail. FT is obviously good for overview!

 

[BeGrateful.101]

Has anyone heard back from PWC legal vac scheme??/

 

[BeGrateful.101]

I did my SJT test for Simmons but still haven’t received any email/feedback report? Is this normal

 

[Kablahc]

Do you have any recommendation of where to look for legal detail. FT is obviously good for overview!

The Lawyer/Law360 if you have a subscription - these are also lots of other free sites you might be able to find on Google that would cover this stuff. Also never discount the usefulness of law firm websites and law firm self published resources e.g. A&O publishing a news article on a deal one of its teams did! Also investopedia might have details if the deal concerns a specific financial thing and was very impactful on the industry.

As for contracts just Google 'sample M&A financing contract template' or similar and a whole bunch should come up!

 

[OB]

Has anyone heard back from PWC legal vac scheme??/

PwC don't reply til after the deadline so we won't hear til late January!

 

[OB]

Mine came through on friday! Was it really delayed for you? I got my email on friday at 4.54pm, and my portal only updated at that time, but it says I got rejected on 5 october?

I just logged in and it says I was rejected on the 6th, even though my email came through last night at about 6pm. Even though I'm pretty sure the portal didn't actually say rejected then as I was periodically checking it. Very odd!

 

[OB]

I did my SJT test for Simmons but still haven’t received any email/feedback report? Is this normal

I didn't received a confirmation/feedback report but then I heard about a week later that I had progressed to the next stage. So I wouldn't worry

 

[BeGrateful.101]

I didn't received a confirmation/feedback report but then I heard about a week later that I had progressed to the next stage. So I wouldn't worry

Thank you so much congrats & all the very best! Rooting for you!!

 

[GXA123]

It clearly states on CC’s website that they will NOT be reviewing any CVs or cover letters. The only thing that is required is the 600 answer to their application question.

hope that’s useful x

Thank you, should I just add my education on the portal?

PwC don't reply til after the deadline so we won't hear til late January!

is PWC rolling?

 

[BeGrateful.101]

PwC don't reply til after the deadline so we won't hear til late January!

Thank you!!

 

[GXA123]

Hi, I just checked PWC, do they not have any questions for their app? and is the online test considered the second or the first stage?

 

[OB]

Hi, I just checked PWC, do they not have any questions for their app? and is the online test considered the second or the first stage?

No application questions and the test is all part of the first stage. And to answer your first question they're non-rolling