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

[kazza123]

Bird & Bird assessment centre for spring scheme! Would appreciate any tips as it is my first one 😬

 

[lawcurious]

Has anyone heard post WG for Hogan Lovells' summer vac scheme?

 

[Parsorandini]

22nd! very nervous 😖

Me too, let's hope we hear soon!

 

[Asil Ahmad]

Just did the Latham test and it was one of the easiest SJT test I have done and one of the shortest SJT test.

 

[WeRegretToInformYou]

do dla piper tell you your Watson Glaser score

 

[John Travoni]

22nd! very nervous 😖

I did mine on the 17th November and I still haven’t heard back yet 😔

 

[lawcurious]

I did mine on the 17th November and I still haven’t heard back yet 😔

is this for the summer vac scheme?? I'm not sure anymore why its taking them so long to respond i presume they're working through spring apps first idk

 

[John Travoni]

is this for the summer vac scheme?? I'm not sure anymore why its taking them so long to respond i presume they're working through spring apps first idk

No, this is for the spring scheme

 

[sibs23]

No, this is for the spring scheme

Also waiting for the spring scheme having completed my VI on the 14th of Dec. Hopefully we hear by the end of this week!

 

[lawcurious]

No, this is for the spring scheme

Ah well, sorry my half cooked theory doesn't make sense. Hope you hear back soon!!

 

[anon123456789]

I remember someone here saying they passed the next stage with an app where they had mentioned another firm's name instead of the firm they were applying to lol, so I don't think it's a huge issue!

Proofreading tip: I always paste my answer into a text to speech website and play it to myself - that way I'm much more likely to pick up on errors

Me too! This is the one I use if anyone wants it: https://www.naturalreaders.com/index.html
You can use the one on Microsoft Word but I find this one picks up on how my grammar reads much better. You can also change the voices/fonts which helps when your proofreading the same thing again and again.

I do run things through grammarly but I use it very sparingly as sometimes it gets things wrong, its good for picking up on areas where you could be more concise or have missed random apostrophes, stuff like that

 

[Zania Putri]

do dla piper tell you your Watson Glaser score

Nope, just did mine and they didn't reveal WG score at the end. Not sure if you can ask for the result by emailing Grad Rec though.

 

[James Carrabino]

Happy New Year everyone! I hope everyone was able to take a break from applications and relax a little over the holidays.

Please find my first application pitfalls post of January here. I have also added it to the bottom of my main post at the top of the thread. My next update will be in two weeks as I have exams next week!

Please do reach out if you have any questions about any of the things I have raised. I hope that this is useful in advance of a busy application month

 

[Asil Ahmad]

Happy New Year everyone! I hope everyone was able to take a break from applications and relax a little over the holidays.

Please find my first application pitfalls post of January here. I have also added it to the bottom of my main post at the top of the thread. My next update will be in two weeks as I have exams next week!

Please do reach out if you have any questions about any of the things I have raised. I hope that this is useful in advance of a busy application month

Thank you very much for this had a read and it is really helpful.

 

[James Carrabino]

Thank you very much for this had a read and it is really helpful.

I am so glad to hear that it is helpful @Asil Ahmad!

 

[mome101]

NRF PFO post-WG. NGL I am extremely gutted. I have other AC's but NRF was my top choice firm😭😭 I thought that because I had passed CC's WG I would pass this. Goes to show that applications and everything is all hit and miss 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 ....I am very upset with myself.....

[Edit] This is my first proper application cycle...how did you all cope with being rejected from your top choice firms....because honestly I am feeling very deflated rn....

Hi, though this is my first proper cycle, I've found some ways that have helped me to deal with rejection. First, look at the possible reasons that you may have been rejected. To do so, please be very very critical of your application. If there are things that you can point out, have even a little control over and the chance to improve them, then write those down. Next, write the reasons for your rejection that are not in your control. when you write those down, you will be able to rationalise that you are not at fault there. So now you have some space to be kind to yourself whilst simultaneously having the room to improve yourself. This has been helpful for me after my TC'24 rejection from CC but now I am optimistic.

 

[AvniD]

NRF PFO post-WG. NGL I am extremely gutted. I have other AC's but NRF was my top choice firm😭😭 I thought that because I had passed CC's WG I would pass this. Goes to show that applications and everything is all hit and miss 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 ....I am very upset with myself.....

[Edit] This is my first proper application cycle...how did you all cope with being rejected from your top choice firms....because honestly I am feeling very deflated rn....

NRF PFO 🥺 this one stung

@w.m @tc.la.vs I am so sorry to hear about your rejections- they can be so devastating. I would recommend you to take a break for a few days from anything application-related to fully process your thoughts and feelings. Tell yourself that the only thing you can do is give your best every time and then leave the variables, some in and many out of your control, that dictate the outcome of your application to do their work. Don't lose hope, you will get there- I 100% believe in you 💪

Just finished Baker McKenzie's video interview.. the first video interview I've ever had, completely tripped up on my words although I got 70%-90% of the information across. With the last question I spoke too fast and stared at the camera like a deer in headlights:/ holding out some hope because I don't think the substance/information of my answers were too bad, it was just more of my nerves in the way. Any advice for someone who feels horrible after their first video interview?

@am98 You're not alone! If you scroll up a few pages in this thread you'll find a bunch of people who posted about their VI 'horrors' and still made it (including me😅). It sounds like overall it went well for you! Try to detach yourself from the outcome- you gave it a good shot and that's the best one can hope to do, right? Wishing the best for you🤞

 

[Amy_WS]

Congrats!! How long after your VI did they respond to you?

3 weeks - but this is the spring scheme. They're probably doing these first before summer.

 

[ssolicitorz]

TAYLOR WESSING'S SERVICE IS DOWN UGHHHHHHHH

 

[Abii]

TAYLOR WESSING'S SERVICE IS DOWN UGHHHHHHHH

it isn't, it is just very very slow to load. I just managed to submit my application. Don't know why I didn't do it earlier but I always want one last chance to proof read!