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

[Asil Ahmad]

Exactly the same here, a bit confused as I've heard others say that they received the WG within a week

I applied on 15th September and had no PFO or no WG invite.

 

[ssolicitorz]

Have realised I've made some spelling mistakes in my cover letter- is it bad to withdraw and submit again?

 

[Jessica Booker]

Have realised I've made some spelling mistakes in my cover letter- is it bad to withdraw and submit again?

It isn't necessarily a solution to the problem. Some firms are likely to question why you have withdrawn and then reapplied and many application systems won't allow you to apply twice to the same vacancy.

 

[Miki3999]

Does anyone know what the Slaughter and May written exercise consists of? E.g. is it M&A based, how long do they give you to do it, and how many pages is the document? Would appreciate any help

It's a business scenario (not necessarily M&A) and they give you an hour to do it on a fairly old laptop the document has a few pages, 6-8 if I remember correctly.

 

[User274302]

Does anyone know what the Slaughter and May written exercise consists of? E.g. is it M&A based, how long do they give you to do it, and how many pages is the document? Would appreciate any help

Is this for the summer scheme? I'm still waiting to hear back

 

[Lily721]

It doesn’t necessarily need to be a step by step account, but you should be explaining the key actions you took to accomplish the achievement. I don’t think you necessarily have to talk about the skills you used - these might be obvious from your actions. If they are not obvious, then it might be ok to explain the skills, but 9 times out of 10 I suspect these can be clearly inferred from your description anyway.

Thank you!

 

[rose0904]

How long generally does it take for Simmons to get back after app/SJT? (For Bristol VS)

 

[Lily721]

How long generally does it take for Simmons to get back after app/SJT? (For Bristol VS)

From my experience, if they plan to progress you to the next stage it doesn't take them long to get in touch. Usually between one and two weeks, at least in my case. However, I believe that they take longer to reject you.

 

[Lily721]

Hi guys, how do you read this question: Please give details of your main extra-curricular activities and leisure interests.

I am not sure what they mean by extra-curricular activities because to me that would mean the same thing as interests in the question, but obviously not. I think this question is focusing solely on my non-work activities, but don't know how to differentiate between extra-curricular activities and leisure interests. @Jessica Booker please can you share your insight?

 

[CC03]

Does anyone know if Ashurst still use the Revelian test?

 

[Lily721]

Does anyone know if Ashurst still use the Revelian test?

I believe they still do. And they keep your results for a whole year.

 

[Jessica Booker]

Hi guys, how do you read this question: Please give details of your main extra-curricular activities and leisure interests.

I am not sure what they mean by extra-curricular activities because to me that would mean the same thing as interests in the question, but obviously not. I think this question is focusing solely on my non-work activities, but don't know how to differentiate between extra-curricular activities and leisure interests. @Jessica Booker please can you share your insight?

I don’t think you have to differentiate for the purpose of this question. It is basically just asking you to detail what you do outside of work or education, and extra curricular activities and leisure interests jointly cover a broader range of activities than just one or the other.

 

[Lily721]

I don’t think you have to differentiate for the purpose of this question. It is basically just asking you to detail what you do outside of work or education, and extra curricular activities and leisure interests jointly cover a broader range of activities than just one or the other.

Okay, that makes sense. Thanks, Jess!

 

[anon123456789]

Is anyone yet to receive their Reed Smith SJT? I'm probably being to too eager I did only send my app off on Thursday.

 

[Lumree]

Is anyone yet to receive their Reed Smith SJT? I'm probably being to too eager I did only send my app off on Thursday.

It took about a week to receive mine

 

[M777]

Anyone had PFOs from clyde or have we just been ghosted?

 

[PositiveVibesOnly]

Anyone have an idea when the following firms will get back to candidates?

1) Weil (summer scheme)

2) Linklaters (TC)

I heard from Linklaters about an AC for direct TC in late Jan

 

[pfoapplicant]

@Jessica Booker

On the online application form for quite a few vacation schemes (including that of Simmons & Simmons), candidates are asked to give the "Year Commenced" under the "Secondary Education [14-16]" section; do candidates give the year they started the "14-16" period of their secondary education, or should they respond with the year they started their secondary education in general?

 

[Jessica Booker]

@Jessica Booker

On the online application form for quite a few vacation schemes (including that of Simmons & Simmons), candidates are asked to give the "Year Commenced" under the "Secondary Education [14-16]" section; do candidates give the year they started the "14-16" period of their secondary education, or should they respond with the year they started their secondary education in general?

Is it asking you for a qualification with that entry? If so, then put the year you started that course.

If it is just asking you to list the school you attended and there is no qualification directly attached to the qualification (e.g. you put the qualification in later for another question), then put the year you started that school

 

[Law2022]

Anyone had PFOs from clyde or have we just been ghosted?

Ghosted I think 😂