TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

[Lawstudent1218]

hii, has anyone done the CPS paralegal officer interview before? any tips would be appreciated!! it’s my first paralegal interview

Hey I worked as a para at CPS, drop a message and I can share what I remember

 

[midnightsky990422]

Has anybody heard back from Browne Jacobson after the telephone interview?

They said they will contact us week commencing 8th April

 

[SaLM]

What office did you apply to? Im yet to receive a holding email for the London Insight Scheme + Birmingham TC.

Liverpool

 

[Minho156]

how did people find the michelmores HR interview ?

 

[Deleted member 30442]

Has anyone heard from Cooley re the UK Diversity Fellowship?

 

[Sunshinepink]

Hi, has anyone completed the Mayer Brown Job Stimulation (after the initial Situational Strengths Test and Verbal Reasoning Test) and does it require any knowledge on the firm or is it really just skills based? (so I know how to prepare)

@axelbeugre @Jessica Booker What is the best way to perhaps prepare?

 

[ABHT]

Any news on Orrick post WG?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Hi, has anyone completed the Mayer Brown Job Stimulation (after the initial Situational Strengths Test and Verbal Reasoning Test) and does it require any knowledge on the firm or is it really just skills based? (so I know how to prepare)

@axelbeugre @Jessica Booker What is the best way to perhaps prepare?

I wouldn’t expect you to have knowledge about the firm for this assessment, but you may want to look at the firm’s values as these could be weaved into the strengths that they are looking for in the skills based element of the assessment.

 

[lonelycruise]

I was talking about the popular US firms as know some US firms receive fewer apps but firms like W&C Bakers will receive over 2K apps but where firms like Milbank and Kirkland will receive 500-700 apps.

Right, but W&C also has 50 TCs a year vs like 5-10 at others, so it's all proportional is what I'm suggesting

 

[Z48]

Hi, has anyone completed the Mayer Brown Job Stimulation (after the initial Situational Strengths Test and Verbal Reasoning Test) and does it require any knowledge on the firm or is it really just skills based? (so I know how to prepare)

@axelbeugre @Jessica Booker What is the best way to perhaps prepare?

There are like 5 VI questions in the job sim so I would practice some VI questions. There’s also a short written task but I don’t think you can prepare much for that or the SJT sections

 

[AlexJ]

Right, but W&C also has 50 TCs a year vs like 5-10 at others, so it's all proportional is what I'm suggesting

W&C receives about 4000 applications per year

 

[yxngd2x]

W&C receives about 4000 applications per year

I think I remember them saying they got 6000+ this year at the VI stage

 

[johnnn821]

Guys if an email says the deadline to complete this is "Monday midnight" would the deadline be today or tomorrow? Does anyone have any clue?

 

[sibs23]

Guys if an email says the deadline to complete this is "Monday midnight" would the deadline be today or tomorrow? Does anyone have any clue?

Is this for Winstons by any chance? Because I’m also confused by their email

 

[johnnn821]

Is this for Winstons by any chance? Because I’m also confused by their email

Yeah. I did it today just to be on the safe side. I would suggest doing the same, although there is a chance that you also have tomorrow.

 

[jhboub]

still waiting on irwin mitchell after the ac!

 

[BillSikes]

Has anybody successfully been given the video interview questions in advance for Bevan Brittan. The e-mail said you could request it?

 

[lawbear123]

any news on w&c?

 

[AlegalA]

Has anyone heard back from Withers? They say on their website that the ACs will be held in march, but I haven't heard of a single person on here getting an AC? It's so odd..
Can you please react with if you were offered an AC for the summer VS.

 

[CJTC]

still waiting on irwin mitchell after the ac!

Think they said it would be after they’d finished them all at my AC and believe the last ones were only last week so hopefully soon!