TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

[BM99]

I’ve had no news since 12th December 😪

Sorry my bad. My pain is nothing compared to yours

 

[EllaClayton]

sorry what does pfo mean ?

It’s just shorthand for a rejection, stands for please F off - typically used by the legal community to make light of the copy paste emails we all receive 😂

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

sorry what does pfo mean ?

Forum slang for “Please f**k off” - jokingly referencing when a firm turns you down.

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Is a deal from late 2021 considered 'recent'?

If it is late 2021 I think this is just about okay. But sometimes certain type of deals don’t happen a lot (especially over the last couple of years where deal activity has been a bit limited at times), and things like litigation cases can also take many years - so if it’s particularly unique or long winded 2021 might not be so bad.

 

[0livia.pope]

Finally linklaters pfo

 

[19.mfjones]

Finally linklaters pfo

I'm sorry to hear this! Is this after an open day? And for the TC or spring/ summer vs? Best of luck with the rest of your applications!

 

[legally.brown]

Finally linklaters pfo

I’m so sorry. I guess it’s better to get the PFO and move on.
At this point, I am waiting on 9 firms and I am losing my mind refreshing my emails everyday and acting paranoid everytime I get any notification.

Rn I would not mind 9 PFOs

 

[0livia.pope]

I'm sorry to hear this! Is this after an open day? And for the TC or spring/ summer vs? Best of luck with the rest of your applications!

For summer vac!

 

[EllaClayton]

Anyone else still waiting on mishcon and 2Birds since application? Like not even taken a test yet? Wondering why they haven’t just PFOd me by now 😫

 

[EK_27]

Finally linklaters pfo

Sorry to hear this. When did you apply if you don’t mind me asking please?

I applied late November and haven’t heard anything back for SVS.

 

[0livia.pope]

Sorry to hear this. When did you apply if you don’t mind me asking please?

I applied late November and haven’t heard anything back for SVS.

I believe it was two or three days before deadline

 

[19.mfjones]

I’m so sorry. I guess it’s better to get the PFO and move on.
At this point, I am waiting on 9 firms and I am losing my mind refreshing my emails everyday and acting paranoid everytime I get any notification.

Rn I would not mind 9 PFOs

I genuinely believe my emails are one of my most used apps, and they're deffo messing with my screen time stats!

 

[Happycloud100]

Post TI

How long post TI did you hear back?

 

[BM99]

Has anyone emailed Latham to ask for an update?

 

[MrHubertLouis]

For DWF’s app “What are your motivations for wanting to pursue a career as a Solicitor at DWF? (250 words)” is it necessary to mention why I want to be a solicitor coz I did 50/50 but looking at past applications, I see a lot of people just going straight into why DWF.

 

[EqualityNonNegotiable]

Anyone heard from Mishcon post VI?

Still waiting post app... Applied on the 5th of January.

 

[yeezyee]

I just got an email from AG (london), theyre replacing their voice interviews with a 'critical thinking test' for London and i've been invited... I think i'd have preferred the voice interview lol but woohooo anyway

 

[The-PFO-Collector]

Addleshaw Goddard PFO :-(

 

[attempting law]

I just got an email from AG (london), theyre replacing their voice interviews with a 'critical thinking test' for London and i've been invited... I think i'd have preferred the voice interview lol but woohooo anyway

I got the same ! do you think it's a WG style?

 

[jplaw1010]

is AGs critical thinking test a WG?