TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

[CorpLawyer00]

I'd stay at Claridges then and ask the firm to foot the bill

Yeah I’m thinking claridges, the ritz, the landmark or shangri-La then sending Kirkland an invoice afterwards. Idk how it would go down with grad rec tho, especially if I bag a suite

 

[kokothemagicdragon]

Yeah I’m thinking claridges, the ritz, the landmark or shangri-La then sending Kirkland an invoice afterwards. Idk how it would go down with grad rec tho, especially if I bag a suite

I think they’d be disappointed if you only bagged a suite, ain’t no PE partner taking you seriously if you ain’t going for the presidential suite, didn’t you see that a ex Kirkland Partner bought a £31 million house?

Kirkland & Ellis London partner buys $38m Malibu mansion ahead of move to PE firm

Kirkland City finance partner set to join private equity firm in Los Angeles

www.fnlondon.com

 

[LawStudent0101]

Sorry to hear! May I ask when you applied?

Sorry for the late response, I think it was around the 4th December, sat the Watson Glaser around the 9th. My application portal updated on the 5th Jan

 

[CorpLawyer00]

I think they’d be disappointed if you only bagged a suite, ain’t no PE partner taking you seriously if you ain’t going for the presidential suite, didn’t you see that a ex Kirkland Partner bought a £31 million house?

Kirkland & Ellis London partner buys $38m Malibu mansion ahead of move to PE firm

Kirkland City finance partner set to join private equity firm in Los Angeles

www.fnlondon.com

I saw that - no way it’s all his money - even if he’s getting those equity partner megabucks he’d be taxed to death I think his wife is giga rich

 

[kokothemagicdragon]

I saw that - no way it’s all his money - even if he’s getting those equity partner megabucks he’d be taxed to death I think his wife is giga rich

Yep she is indeed! Or he just takes LBOs way too seriously and treats himself like a PE fund...

 

[CorpLawyer00]

Yep she is indeed! Or he just takes LBOs way too seriously and treats himself like a PE fund...

I do wonder who’d give a mortgage for something like that can’t be very easy for a bank to shift that if he doesn’t pay up

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Is it bad practice to ask a firm if they provide accommodation expenses ? I have a couple ACs in London next week and will have to travel the night before. One firm has offered to pay but the other hasn’t. Is it worth asking or j to take the L and shell out for a Spenny gaff to avoid annoying them?

It isn’t bad practice to ask. The answer will either be yes or no, or only to a certain amount. It will then be up to you to manage it.

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

I didn't even know firms would pay for accom for the night before an AC?

If you are travelling from far away and it makes your train ticket cheaper travelling the night before, many firms will cover it up to a certain limit/budget.

 

[Winter]

Yeah I’m thinking claridges, the ritz, the landmark or shangri-La then sending Kirkland an invoice afterwards. Idk how it would go down with grad rec tho, especially if I bag a suite

Some firms are flexible but the majority only cover up to a reasonable price. I’d highly doubt they’d cover the expenses for the luxury hotels you have mentioned. For the very reason that they have a budget (they might aswell give you a training contract if they are going to invest that much money into you).

For AC’s, I’d look into relatively cheaper alternatives, Travel Lodge, Premier Inn? (preferably a little on the outskirts of London or further way from central), student accommodation providers such as LSE, or staying with friends/family.

For vacation schemes, I did a six week internship in the Summer and stayed with UniteStudents for £960 for six weeks in total. (£24 per night) but had to pay all upfront. It’s worth mentioning UniteStudents don’t offer their summer stays until March thereof. So you might have to wait.

 

[graceoliviacross]

Does anyone know if AC’s get back to you in both successful and unsuccessful situations. They said hopefully Friday but not heard anything?

 

[CorpLawyer00]

Some firms are flexible but the majority only cover up to a reasonable price. I’d highly doubt they’d cover the expenses for the luxury hotels you have mentioned. For the very reason that they have a budget (they might aswell give you a training contract if they are going to invest that much money into you).

For AC’s, I’d look into relatively cheaper alternatives, Travel Lodge, Premier Inn? (preferably a little on the outskirts of London or further way from central), student accommodation providers such as LSE, or staying with friends/family.

For vacation schemes, I did a six week internship in the Summer and stayed with UniteStudents for £960 for six weeks in total. (£24 per night) but had to pay all upfront. It’s worth mentioning UniteStudents don’t offer their summer stays until March thereof. So you might have to wait.

Ahahahah I was joking

 

[patternteddybear]

Which scheme is this?

addleshaw goddard vacation scheme

 

[Winter]

Ahahahah I was joking

Hahahaha. I figured because the suggestion seemed comically outrageous, but thought I’d help nonetheless if you needed suggestions!

 

[CorpLawyer00]

Hahahaha. I figured because the suggestion seemed comically outrageous, but thought I’d help nonetheless if you needed suggestions!

Didn’t realise you could get unite students so cheap

 

[HopefulFutureTrainee123]

Does anyone know if AC’s get back to you in both successful and unsuccessful situations. They said hopefully Friday but not heard anything?

It would be pretty poor of a firm to not notify after an unsuccessful AC. Sometimes decisions take longer, especially when they said 'hopefully Friday'. I hope you hear with good news!

 

[lawyer256]

Anyone heard back from Weil post-AC?

 

[divaination]

Has anybody done the Stephenson harwood interview? I’m stressing about mine!!

hope it went well!

 

[morris23]

Is there anyone still waiting for CMS post-WG? By this time last year I had already finished the AC & I had submitted my app a day later than this year. Even a PFO would be understandable but radio silence seems so odd this late in the season.

 

[Deleted member 21782]

Is there anyone still waiting for CMS post-WG? By this time last year I had already finished the AC & I had submitted my app a day later than this year. Even a PFO would be understandable but radio silence seems so odd this late in the season.

I am in this same position!

It is very frustrating, but I am hoping they have not sent us a PFO as there might be more spaces to complete a VI this coming week or even after.

My heart keeps telling me they will run AC's through till early/mid Feb.

I would prefer a PFO rather than radio silence though, my heart can't take it.

 

[HopefulFutureTrainee123]

When asking for format adjustments for an AC (eg. font sizes of documents), at what point should I poke grad rec for a reminder? AC in question isn't for a week, but I asked for adjustments a couple of weeks ago and I haven't yet heard back.