TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

[LehmanBrothersRiskManagementIntern]

How long does Cleary take post AC? And if it’s a rejection, is that via email or phone?

 

[SolicitorHopeful]

Last year RS sent a similar email saying they’d get back to us by the end of the week. They got back to us at around 4/4:30 pm on the Friday.

 

[NMA]

Any updates from A&P?

Got a call to invite me for the interview an hour ago

 

[yeezyee]

i definitely understand the sentiment towards video interviews... 60 seconds is so stressful omg. its like i was losing steam even though there were only 3 questions..! onwards and upwards i guess 😥

 

[Pennine Valley]

I’m beginning to think maybe it’s not the case because PFOs have gone out but a lot of people on here haven’t received one. At the open day they defo mentioned they were holding two rounds of ACs and one was much earlier. Each of their groups for AC were super small (I read 5 on here) and they did four days, so would make sense if they were doing another week but really not sure!!! I guess we’ll find out soon (hopefully)

I got post app RPC rejection yesterday

 

[Julia Wyporkiewicz]

Bristows pfo post-VI

 

[Izzy1026]

How long does Cleary take post AC? And if it’s a rejection, is that via email or phone?

I had mine on a Tuesday and heard back on Thursday morning via email

 

[futuretrainee202X]

Got a call to invite me for the interview an hour ago

Congrats! When did you apply?

 

[Jessica Booker]

Any advice on how to stop catastrophising post-AC/ interview?? I can’t stop thinking about my responses and how I should have answered some questions differently. 😭

For everything you find to focus on that’s a negative, force yourself to identify a positive to balance it out, even if it seems small (you got there on time, you smiled, you asked some interesting questions). You’ll be hyper focused on small details of the negatives, so doing the same for the small positive details isn’t that different, it’s just at the opposite end of the positivity spectrum!

 

[NMA]

Congrats! When did you apply?

1 Jan!

 

[Jessica Booker]

When you get questions about if you could invent a law etc what would it be - is this a way to showcase what area of law you like or am I silly for thinking it’s the perfect chance to add some personality into a boring VI? 😭🤣

Could be either opportunity really (and seen both approaches work well) - do whatever feels right for you!

 

[r.hol123]

Hey I applied for Addleshaw VC London a while back and still haven't heard anything - what could this mean? I have a friend who received a PFO earlier Jan

same still waiting

 

[Jessica Booker]

For an upcoming AC, the info says the lawyers who interview you have sight of your initial application form. Would anyone suggest then coming up with new answers for 'why me' & 'why the firm' etc? Quite liked my answers on the app but don't want to negatively impact myself by repeating what they have already read! Hoping I could use them as a foundation anyway.

Definitely do need new answers (that would actually be a bit weird) but I would expect the answers to be more in-depth than the detail in your application. So the themes can be the same, but I would present a more detailed analysis/evidence to support those themes.

 

[Tamaranou]

Last year RS sent a similar email saying they’d get back to us by the end of the week. They got back to us at around 4/4:30 pm on the Friday.

Did they get back with rejections only or did some people get an AC invite?

 

[Percypig12]

has anyone got a w&c spring rejection post-vi?

Nah they're taking the mickey tbh

 

[tcplease2345]

Last year RS sent a similar email saying they’d get back to us by the end of the week. They got back to us at around 4/4:30 pm on the Friday.

Were there any AC invites?

 

[SolicitorHopeful]

Did they get back with rejections only or did some people get an AC invite?

They responded to everybody about whether or not they made it to the next stage.

 

[SolicitorHopeful]

Were there any AC invites?

Yeah they were. It was the same situation last year with everyone sharing their anxiety on TCLA 😅

 

[EqualityNonNegotiable]

Mishcon VI completed. Could have done better but it could have gone worse too. I estimate it's a coinflip at best 🤣

However, TCLA and the community has been invaluable throughout the whole experience. Thank you guys!

 

[tanamontana]

For the question ‘what differentiates us from other law firms’ in a VI, should you approach this question from the point of view of clients (so why would a client choose X firm over another), or relating to people choosing to work at firm/internal point of view?

 

[futuretrainee202X]

1 Jan!

Also, just a follow up, do you know if A&P tends to send interview invites in batches or in one go?