TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

[axelbeugre]

What is your personal motivation for seeking a career in corporate/commercial law?

Does this question from Goodwin ask you to talk about both or just one of them?

I think they use the term interchangeably but ultimately they mean why you are interested in becoming a commercial solicitor. That is how I interpreted when I was applying!

 

[aspiringlawyer47]

HL Lift Off PFO 😆

 

[BM99]

Is it still worth it to apply to Akin right now? Considering a lot of people have gotten TIs and tests

 

[liseazurite]

Is it worth applying to W&C at this stage for SVS?

 

[axelbeugre]

HL lift off offer!

Congratulations! Amazing achievement!

 

[Harold Gunderson]

If a question asks "Choose a recent news article or a current social issue that interests you..." should I choose a news article am I supposed to give details of it, e.g. Name, publisher and date?

 

[axelbeugre]

Is it still worth it to apply to Akin right now? Considering a lot of people have gotten TIs and tests

I think it is always worth applying to a law firm especially if you have already answers you could use from previous applications. I am sure that if your application stands out, they will give you an opportunity regardless of when you applied. However, I would encourage you to apply as soon as possible and possibly at least 4 or 3 days before the deadline (if you are very tight with time, otherwise I would recommend a week or two weeks before is best).

 

[axelbeugre]

Is it worth applying to W&C at this stage for SVS?

I think it depends on whether you feel like you can dedicate time to the application since it is very long and a lot of research has to go into it. However, I think that if you know the firm quite well and you can re-use some answers that you have written for other applications, then you can definitely make it. I know people who applied the day before the deadline and got the vacation scheme offer so I would definitely recommend applying if you want.

 

[axelbeugre]

If a question asks "Choose a recent news article or a current social issue that interests you..." should I choose a news article am I supposed to give details of it, e.g. Name, publisher and date?

I think that some people say that you should but the word count for some of these type of questions does not allow that so I personally never did it and jumped straight into the content of the article.

 

[ah898]

For the Freshfields cover letter, do we have to address it to anyone?

 

[whywhy88]

Does anyone know if HL has a high requirements for WG results? Like what is the percentile needed to progress to AC?

At an open day grad rec said their pass mark is 30/40

 

[whywhy88]

HL Lift Off offer! After having no luck with first-year schemes last year or vac schemes this year, I'm very happy!

 

[mikaxxlkhan]

For the Freshfields cover letter, do we have to address it to anyone?

probably just the head of Grad Recruitment?

 

[Zi48]

For the Freshfields cover letter, do we have to address it to anyone?

You don’t need to address it to anyone as it’s a personal statement, not a cover letter

 

[Jessica Booker]

If a question asks "Choose a recent news article or a current social issue that interests you..." should I choose a news article am I supposed to give details of it, e.g. Name, publisher and date?

No need to give the date, but referencing where you read about it can sometimes be helpful in explaining why it interests you/how you found about it.

I often recommend considering multiple articles on the same subject for these type of questions though, and so in these instances, you don’t have to list all of them, you can just talk about the topic.

 

[Jessica Booker]

For the Freshfields cover letter, do we have to address it to anyone?

No need to do this as it is a personal statement rather than a cover letter.

 

[EqualityNonNegotiable]

HL Lift Off PFO 😆

Same. Did you get any feedback or WG score? I was told they can't provide either. Very odd given that they stated WG score would be provided.

 

[MandyAA]

CMS pfo after WG. WG are so hit and miss for me

 

[Petallove1]

Hey everyone, does anyone have any advice or resources for WG tests? I’ve got quite a few through and in the past I haven’t always been successful with them so would really appreciate any input )

 

[bibss]

CMS pfo after WG. WG are so hit and miss for me

Sorry to hear! When did you your WG? I've been waiting for so long....