TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

[Sachin Chandra]

May have been answered already. Is White & Case Watson Glaser?

 

[F a v o u r]

i have been invited to the HSF AC for the summer vacation scheme!!

however, received rejections from both DLA Piper and Willkie. also, has anyone heard back from Sidney Austin? i applied to them a long time ago and haven’t heard anything!

Congratulations! That's amazing! Can I ask what date your AC is/how long you get to prepare for it?

 

[futureTS2025hopeful]

Anyone heard from K&E (Kirkland) and received VI?

 

[Flavius Aurelius]

Practice by filming yourself in your webcam and get someone to throw questions at you. Allow yourself 1 minute to think and 1 minute to answer. This helps iron out the little flaws you have (not looking at camera etc) + gives you confidence. Well it did for me anyway

Thank you! If I have just 1 minute to answer a question like 'why this firm?' would you recommend going into depth with my answer and giving many reasons? Or is it ok to just give one reason? Cause I often run out of time!

 

[Flavius Aurelius]

hi! do u mind sharing how long after the WG did you receive your invite for CMS' VI?

I got the VI about 3 weeks post-WG

 

[Prep999]

Not yet I submitted 24/12, when did you submit your app?

I submitted mine on December 1st

 

[BetsyBoard]

Has anyone heard from Bird&Bird, Mishcon De Reya or Kennedys recently? If so, how long did it take for them to reply?? Still waiting and getting nervous :|

 

[Rina]

Has anyone heard from Bird&Bird, Mishcon De Reya or Kennedys recently? If so, how long did it take for them to reply?? Still waiting and getting nervous :|

It’s direct TC but I got a VI invite from Bird&Bird yesterday. Took them 2 days to respond to my app, then just under 3 weeks to respond following WG.

 

[Baker]

Congrats! May I ask when you applied?

I applied a week ago and got the invite yesterday

 

[FF]

Has anyone who applied to fresh fields the day before/day of the deadline heard back about the WG yet?

 

[Ambs123]

Has anyone heard from Bird&Bird, Mishcon De Reya or Kennedys recently? If so, how long did it take for them to reply?? Still waiting and getting nervous :|

Kennedys is non-rolling! So their apps closed on 31st Dec. They tend to email everyone all at once with either the next stage invite or a rejection

 

[Uvaia]

I applied a week ago and got the invite yesterday

Congrats! That was fast. I applied on 22nd Nov. and have not heard back at all.

 

[lik0401]

How long was everyone's Skadden TI? Not sure if mine was quite short!

 

[BM99]

HSF summer VS PFO haha

 

[RB2022]

Has anyone who applied to fresh fields the day before/day of the deadline heard back about the WG yet?

I applied on the deadline and haven’t heard anything

 

[sdsou]

I applied on the deadline and haven’t heard anything

Hi, just confirming - is the deadline today at 23:59 for Freshfields?

 

[RB2022]

For people who did receive a WG invite from FF - does the status of your application change on the portal?

 

[RB2022]

Hi, just confirming - is the deadline today at 23:59 for Freshfields?

I believe it is for the TC; I’m referring to the summer VS for penultimate year students (the deadline for which passed in December, so don’t worry)

 

[Sachin Chandra]

Anyone heard from K&E (Kirkland) and received VI?

I haven't but they have sent VI invitations out to some peeople

 

[CorpLawyer00]

haven’t heard from k&e either - idm the rejection in isolation - the biggest L is how long I spent on that app