TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

[tcla888]

Anyone have any tips for Osborne Clarke final AC (group exercise, panel interview: motivational/ situational/ commercial questions and WG)

 

[sibs23]

It says ‘we hope to notify you with the outcome within the next couple of weeks’ and I got it on Thursday! Out of interest - which scheme did you put as your first preference?

Thank you! I think I put Spring as 1st choice.

 

[Julia Wyporkiewicz]

Dentons London pfo

 

[ah898]

Jones day summer VS offer!

 

[happyhippo0402]

Hi - can anyone provide an insight into the mayer brown job simulation? happy to offer advice on any others i have done ))

 

[lawvac]

Have HL sent all their invites for the AC? cause I haven’t heard back so i’m not sure if I should assume an automatic PFO then

 

[lolololol]

hi can anyone that has done the simmons test and VI give some insight please!

 

[Heartofglass]

Hi, I want to ask if anyone know when will Latham have their last sets of AC for summer VS? And if I haven't got an AC invite by now, should I consider it a PFO?

 

[Cawareness101]

Ropes & Grey rejection

 

[illegallyblonde]

Hi!

I would like a little advice as I am in a bit of a dilemma. I am not sure if this has been asked before.

I have already secured a VS for a firm in the summer with a firm I loved, but I have an AC coming up very soon for another firm. If I was successful at this AC, I would not be able to do both vacation schemes as they overlap by quite a few days. Ideally, I would still like to go to this one as it would be a great experience but I am becoming quite anxious about it and it is causing me quite a bit of stress preparing for it, which has got me questioning whether this AC is worth the stress if I can't even go? I want to avoid sacrificing my uni grades.

It is one of my favourite firms, but nowhere near the firm that I have secured the VS for (I have visited the offices of both firms). On their website, it says you must be available for the full dates, which does suggest that I won't have a way to do both. Is it worth emailing and asking them whether there would be?

Has anyone been in a situation like this? Would you just attend the AC anyway and just cope with the stress for a while even if it is a little pointless?

Thank you!

 

[SaLM]

AS Meta Scheme PFO post-interview sadge

 

[pb15]

Ropes & Grey rejection

sorry to hear this, did you receive the rejection today?

 

[NJS]

V&E anyone?

 

[Cawareness101]

sorry to hear this, did you receive the rejection today?

Yes

 

[abhuzaifa]

Is it worth emailing FF if I still haven’t heard back post WG or are others still waiting ?

 

[Percypig12]

Is it worth emailing FF if I still haven’t heard back post WG or are others still waiting ?

I think a lot are waiting. I wouldn't email.

 

[Aga123+]

Hi!

I would like a little advice as I am in a bit of a dilemma. I am not sure if this has been asked before.

I have already secured a VS for a firm in the summer with a firm I loved, but I have an AC coming up very soon for another firm. If I was successful at this AC, I would not be able to do both vacation schemes as they overlap by quite a few days. Ideally, I would still like to go to this one as it would be a great experience but I am becoming quite anxious about it and it is causing me quite a bit of stress preparing for it, which has got me questioning whether this AC is worth the stress if I can't even go? I want to avoid sacrificing my uni grades.

It is one of my favourite firms, but nowhere near the firm that I have secured the VS for (I have visited the offices of both firms). On their website, it says you must be available for the full dates, which does suggest that I won't have a way to do both. Is it worth emailing and asking them whether there would be?

Has anyone been in a situation like this? Would you just attend the AC anyway and just cope with the stress for a while even if it is a little pointless?

Thank you!

Others might have different opinions but here's mine: I think you should think about the stress that it's causing you - while it's great to have two offers for a vacation scheme, it is not worth being anxious or stressed over - especially if you will still have to pick one.

During the last cycle, I secured a vac scheme at a US firm but then later progressed to the AC stage of another US firm, I felt really stressed about prepping for this AC because even if I got it I couldn't do both. I decided to go ahead anyway but still couldn't just couldn't shake the nerves. I ended up not doing very well in the interview or presentation. and was rejected post-AC.

I felt a little annoyed with myself - not because I was rejected - but because I had so much uni work to catch up on and had let myself get stressed for honestly no good reason.

 

[neonorange]

Hi - can anyone provide an insight into the mayer brown job simulation? happy to offer advice on any others i have done ))

It's a pretty standard/short SJT but be prepared for more VI questions than you might expect! Every time I clicked a new section and saw it needed video responses I died a little.

 

[trainee_00]

Hi all! Just got Baker McKenzie VI invite, anyone had it? what where the questions, how much is prep time and that to expect? thanks a lot!

 

[happyhippo0402]

It's a pretty standard/short SJT but be prepared for more VI questions than you might expect! Every time I clicked a new section and saw it needed video responses I died a little.

ty so much - are the VI questions to do with the tasks? or about the firm