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

[Asil Ahmad]

Anyone heard from Weil about the insight day application.

 

[GXA123]

Could anyone please tell me about their previous experience about LLM Additional Elective or LLM Law and Business module and mention me if this has been asked previously. Thanks. @Jessica Booker

 

[Jessica Booker]

Could anyone please tell me about their previous experience about LLM Additional Elective or LLM Law and Business module and mention me if this has been asked previously. Thanks. @Jessica Booker

Unfortunately I don’t know anything about this.

 

[Jess9v9]

Hi, no news for Links WVS? I assume it's PFO all the way then??

My status is still on hold - potential prolonged PFO?

 

[tla99]

anyone not heard back from Hogan Lovells post WG for WVS? Assuming PFO?

 

[mckelly]

Anyone been invited for a Latham AC?

 

[Unknown22]

Does NRF recruit on a rolling basis?

 

[vacschemeapss]

My status is still on hold - potential prolonged PFO?

Guess so, Linklaters tend to accept people early and send rejection emails much late. Have people already been made offers for Winter VS?

 

[vacschemeapss]

Does NRF recruit on a rolling basis?

They don't anymore

 

[User274302]

Just received an invite to Weil's Insight Day at their office! Those of you that have applied, I recommend you check your spam folders, as mine went there and there's a time limit to confirm attendance.

 

[Anya B]

Still waiting to hear re NRF WVS post telephone interview - was told I'd hear yesterday, is it worth emailing?

 

[S87]

Hi guys,

I am applying to Reed Smith and there is only one question "Please provide us with any additional information that you would like to share about yourself, including your main activities or interests outside of study or work-life and for example any awards or personal achievements"

I was wondering if you would include also your qualities and skills for example "My entrepreneurial attitude and social activism have been instrumental to create commercial awareness workshops for my BAME colleagues and start working on my music/legal start-up etc.."

Thank you for your help.

 

[Unknown22]

Would it be recommended to wait for NRF to open Summer Apps and apply then, or risk it and apply Spring if I prefer the dates of the scheme?

 

[GXA123]

Would it be recommended to wait for NRF to open Summer Apps and apply then, or risk it and apply Spring if I prefer the dates of the scheme?

when is the deadline?

 

[Adamsmith]

Hi guys, I’ve been invited to an assessment centre and they’ve asked for a copy of my A Level certificates. I’ve looked everywhere but I can’t find them, I’ve got my degree transcripts and everything but just can’t find my A Level ones. Does anyone know how big of an issue this is likely to be or any way I can deal with this?

 

[Unknown22]

when is the deadline?

The firm is non-rolling, but the Spring deadline is 21st and summer app opens next week-ish.

 

[Shootingstars2]

Hey - I'm interested in commercial law, and private client law. In applications for firms which offer seats in both private client and commercial law, when they ask if there are any particular areas of law i'm interested in, is explaining my interest in both private client law, and commercial law acceptable or will this look bad? Not sure if they'd rather I have one specific preference since they're both so different!! Referring specifically to Charles Russell Speechyls which asks this question on their application form! Thanks

 

[LongSufferingLawGrad]

Guess so, Linklaters tend to accept people early and send rejection emails much late. Have people already been made offers for Winter VS?

Haven't heard anything from Links, but I think a few WVS offers have been made to those who competed their Pathfinder scheme or Making Links Scholarship.

Not sure how many offers have been made to external applicants...

 

[Asil Ahmad]

Just received an invite to Weil's Insight Day at their office! Those of you that have applied, I recommend you check your spam folders, as mine went there and there's a time limit to confirm attendance.

Still nothing for me but they are probably coming at different times for everyone.

 

[Rob93]

Hey - I'm interested in commercial law, and private client law. In applications for firms which offer seats in both private client and commercial law, when they ask if there are any particular areas of law i'm interested in, is explaining my interest in both private client law, and commercial law acceptable or will this look bad? Not sure if they'd rather I have one specific preference since they're both so different!! Referring specifically to Charles Russell Speechyls which asks this question on their application form! Thanks

Both is fine. I'd suggest trying to firm up what exactly you're keen on within those areas - commercial law is a very, very broad field and if CRS has any particular practice groups you're interested in then go to that level of detail.

I'm not sure how they run their private client practice but again that can involve a lot of things - assuming their focus is HNW individuals, do they handle private investment ex. into family offices, trusts, wills & estates, big-ticket divorces, Dickensian inheritance disputes, individual commercial/business disputes, real estate, secured borrowing? Identify your interests, get into what about this interests you, and why.