TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

[stone’sthrow]

Congrats!! Very happy for you! When did they ask for your reference if you don’t mind me asking? And do you know the turnaround after it was sent to the interview invite? Thanks Good luck with your interview!

Does the Jones day reference have to be academic or can it be from work? For those who’ve had interview offers, was this for the winter scheme? Thank you

 

[lawpersongirl123]

Does the Jones day reference have to be academic or can it be from work? For those who’ve had interview offers, was this for the winter scheme? Thank you 🙏

I’m pretty sure it needs to be academic but there is an option to include work if you want to

 

[average_jo123]

A&O Winter Vac Scheme PFO. I applied on 29/09/22, took and passed the SJT on the same day. Good luck to anyone still waiting to hear back!

 

[toribabylawyer]

has anyone gotten the test from NRF? I applied Monday

 

[John Travoni]

Has anyone heard back from Clyde winter VS?

 

[Username9999]

Congrats!! Very happy for you! When did they ask for your reference if you don’t mind me asking? And do you know the turnaround after it was sent to the interview invite? Thanks Good luck with your interview!

they asked on the 4th October but it was only sent on 11th October and I received the invite on the 12th.

 

[Username9999]

Does the Jones day reference have to be academic or can it be from work? For those who’ve had interview offers, was this for the winter scheme? Thank you 🙏

They only asked for my academic reference and it was for the winter scheme

 

[Aga123+]

Hi! Applying for a Summer VS and one of the questions is:
Please outline your most significant achievement to date and how this was achieved? The example you choose can be from within or outside your academic career. (250 words max) *

I've written out my answer but it is only 205 words, and I don't know what else to include to make it a stronger answer. Any help would be much appreciated!

This is what I've got so far:

My most significant achievement is persiting with mooting despite working alone and losing my first moot - in my first year of university, I took part in the mooting society. Due to a last minute mix up, I had to do the competition alone. Instead of dropping out when given this news, I carried on because I was committed to becoming a skilled mooter. This left me with double the work and less than a week to prepare, all while juggling academics, a part-time job and a social life. Despite working incredibly hard, I lost the first round. Initially, I was distraught and humiliated, and considered leaving at this point. However, instead, I thought about my goals and the bigger picture: I was extremely determined to improve I also genuinely enjoyed mooting. I therefore quickly picked myself up, evaluated my performance through self-reflection, contacted the judge on my case to receive more feedback, and became even more determined than before - working alone and losing the first moot gave me the determination to challenge expectations. I stayed positive, ambitious and committed. As a result, I won every subsequent moot that year, and even went on to achieve a First in my assessed contract law moot.

I've been working on my own answers to questions like this and found that thoroughly applying the STAR method can help strengthen an answer and give the necessary details that can be easily missed. Here are a few tips:

Situation - maybe add more detail to the moot itself: Was it university-wide? solely for the first years?
Task: specify what tasks you did to complete the moot: drafting, researching, reading, hours of study etc
Action: You could be more specific - what feedback did you receive, and how was the feedback beneficial in identifying/mitigating weakness in your performance/work? Did you take it onboard?
Result: Finally, you could specify the number of moots you won that year and end with a reflection - what did this situation teach you? (The importance of feedback? How to persevere? etc).

Hope this helps

 

[kab]

Anyone heard anything back from: A&O, DLA Piper, Skadden, White & Case, Cleary? I have not....

Had an event with W&C grad rec yesterday and they said they're still working through winter VS applications

 

[samni]

Had an event with W&C grad rec yesterday and they said they're still working through winter VS applications

Hi, long shot but did they also mention anything about working through the direct TC apps from the season just gone?

 

[lw2000]

Anyone have advice for Dechert VI/written exercise?

 

[captainhilts]

do debevoise recruit on a rolling basis?

 

[confusedlawstudent]

I've been working on my own answers to questions like this and found that thoroughly applying the STAR method can help strengthen an answer and give the necessary details that can be easily missed. Here are a few tips:

Situation - maybe add more detail to the moot itself: Was it university-wide? solely for the first years?
Task: specify what tasks you did to complete the moot: drafting, researching, reading, hours of study etc
Action: You could be more specific - what feedback did you receive, and how was the feedback beneficial in identifying/mitigating weakness in your performance/work? Did you take it onboard?
Result: Finally, you could specify the number of moots you won that year and end with a reflection - what did this situation teach you? (The importance of feedback? How to persevere? etc).

Hope this helps

Thank you so much!

 

[Highnumberofapplicants]

Hi so I had a question about in application cover letters. The Gibson Dunn application asks for one which needs to be pasted in a space on their online form. Do I need to begin with the usual “I am XYZ applying for a summer vacation scheme at Gibson Dunn” or could I simply start with the more substantive parts

 

[Kelly_]

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if anyone knew what the Orrick 2023 Vacation Scheme questions were? I have been having issues accessing my apply4law account (have emailed them about this) but just wanted to look at the questions so I could start drafting my answers.

Help would be much appreciated!

Thanks,
Kelly

 

[kokothemagicdragon]

do debevoise recruit on a rolling basis?

If I’m not mistaken, yes, they do! Their applications only opened October 3rd though so plenty of time I’m gonna apply as well, a lot of supplementary questions on the application though .

 

[zizszhplum]

Does anyone know if Dechert recuit on a rolling basis?

 

[kab]

Hi, long shot but did they also mention anything about working through the direct TC apps from the season just gone?

No, sorry, they only spoke about VS & TCs for the current cycle

 

[starman]

Has anyone recently received an AC invitation from A&O? I applied on 3/09 with no hitherto response 🧐

 

[E_3919]

Does anyone know if Dechert recuit on a rolling basis?

They do!