TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

[Thudson]

Does anyone have any advice for the final stage Gibson Dunn interview? Any help would be greatly appreciated 😊

Are you also doing the second stage interviews this Thursday? I am preparing for competency questions like 'tell me a time when you managed conflict in a team/overcame a challenge' and the usual 'why Gibson/why commercial law?'

 

[Thudson]

Has anyone heard back from Jones Day?

 

[Ash2323]

I got invited to the next stage for Taylor Wessing 😍 proud moment for me as it is my first application season and first non-pfo

Anyone have any advise for the TW online tests @Jessica Booker @axelbeugre ?

Thank you

 

[addy2004]

Anyone heard from A&O for their summer VS yet?

 

[Tintin06]

Anyone heard from W&C post-AC for WVS?

 

[allwillbewell]

Hi @Jessica Booker

I completed the SJT for Latham's open day and essentially failed the test. My feedback report says my greatest strengths were critical thinking and effective communication, but my weakness was personal responsibility. I'm not entirely sure why I've failed the test though, considering critical thinking and effective communication are two of Latham's desired competencies, unless ofc there is a hierarchy of competency skills and personal responsibility is seen as more desirable.

In my next SJT test, should I just prioritise showing personal responsibility over critical thinking/communication skills as the former seems to have been what let me down?

Would really appreciate your thoughts on this (and also anyone else who has some insight into SJTs)!

The Video interview matters too! I got the same results but I passed the test

 

[flower]

The Video interview matters too! I got the same results but I passed the test

I will be sitting the SJT again for the vac scheme, so I'll have this in mind - thanks!

 

[Abbas J]

Anyone know how long it takes for CMS to pass applicants onto the Watson Glaser or is it an automatic procedure?

 

[Kodak123]

Has anyone heard back from Shearman & Sterling Open day?

 

[icebear]

TW pfo post app. submitted 1st nov

 

[Legalstalker]

TW pfo post app. submitted 1st nov

what is TW?

 

[icebear]

what is TW?

taylor wessing

 

[Abgaal]

Anyone heard back from the SJT and Video interview from Stephenson Harwood?

 

[NSC414]

Has anyone thats applied to Macfarlanes dinner with a partner event heard back?

I applied but haven't heard back either, emailed the early careers team for clarification on the application.

 

[VacayScheme]

Does anybody have any experience with the DLA VI - particularly the weighting of the questions? I just did it, but I bombed one of my answers (it took me 45 long seconds of waffle before I gave up, when the answer was supposed to be 2 minutes). I think the other two questions went well though - am I still in with a shot?

 

[aspiringlawyer47]

Any advice for Mishcon’s VI?

 

[axelbeugre]

I got invited to the next stage for Taylor Wessing 😍 proud moment for me as it is my first application season and first non-pfo

Anyone have any advise for the TW online tests @Jessica Booker @axelbeugre ?

Thank you

Congratulations!! Huge achievement!

I did take the test last year and I honestly would say to have fun with it. I did not prepare anything for it, I just focused on having fun and making sure that I was selecting the answers I was confident in.

One thing that I did was reading on it through the website and watch the little video they have where they explain how it is formatted and things like that , but I genuinely did not prepare and I passed it!

Good luck with it and congratulations again @Ash2323

 

[atlas2425]

Do your chances of getting a vacation scheme improve when you progress beyond the application stage?

 

[BM99]

Has anyone heard from HL Lift Off?

 

[aspiringlawyer47]

Has anyone heard from HL Lift Off?

Nope. Still waiting