TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

[Zaidoz10]

Anyone hear back from CC ME post VI?

 

[mx.jsn]

I was recently invited to the Stephenson Harwood interactive assessment, and on the email it states that the deadline is "midnight on Tuesday 16 April 2024".

Does anyone know whether midnight would be considered the start of the day (i.e 10 hours from now) or the end of the day tomorrow? I've emailed grad rec but have not yet received a response.

 

[PinkZebra67]

Has anyone heard back from Browne Jacobson post TI?

 

[hkulsk2021]

I just got an AC invite for Accutrainee, would appreciate any insight into potential questions they may have!

I am not sure what to expect for the commercial awareness exercise and the presentation. Please message me through DM if you can help

I had interviews/ AC/ VS with some law firms before, happy to share my experiences too!

 

[AlegalA]

honestly like should i just take it as a pfo at this point?? aside from one person i haven't heard of anyone who applied for the summer vs getting an interview! someone also said that grad rec said they're taking a longer time than usual to reply to candidates though, so idk

Right? It's been two months... surely they could have said something. I'm the same I've heard from one person, everyone else has gotten PFOs, which again is confusing cause if they've sent PFOs little by little, are we still in the running?
I applied last year, and got a pfo really early April so I'm not too sure what's going on...

 

[Legal_Eagle91]

Anyone know if Browne Jacobson's STJ is STJ purely or it has VI/ motivation questions in there?

 

[PinkZebra67]

Anyone know if Browne Jacobson's STJ is STJ purely or it has VI/ motivation questions in there?

Is this for direct TC or vacation scheme ?

 

[Legal_Eagle91]

Is this for direct TC or vacation scheme ?

direct TC but assume the test may be similar to VS? they say next stage will be TI which they will go through motivation so unsure if STJ will have any written motivation questions there.

 

[PinkZebra67]

direct TC

I did it for the vacation scheme and did not have to complete a video interview at that stage, however I am unsure what the process is for direct TC

 

[Legal_Eagle91]

I did it for the vacation scheme and did not have to complete a video interview at that stage, however I am unsure what the process is for direct TC

Thank youuu ! yea I see the STJ invite said next stage after the test will be TI which they will cover motivation. I found someone mentioned early March on the forum about 500-word motivation question in the test so unsure if that can be a case

 

[KSM]

I got phoned and have been offered a spot on the summer VS for NRF!

I’d like to thank the community for their support and extend my thanks to TCLA for being able to bring together people who are striving to become better in an extremely competitive environment. It’s been very nice and rare that I’ve been able to find people who come together as a community and not view each other as competition

This forum has always been a helpful platform for guidance and comfort and would like to thank everyone for their time in answering my queries and concerns.

 

[Boating]

Can anyone with a V&E VS offer please message me?

 

[legal18]

I was recently invited to the Stephenson Harwood interactive assessment, and on the email it states that the deadline is "midnight on Tuesday 16 April 2024".

Does anyone know whether midnight would be considered the start of the day (i.e 10 hours from now) or the end of the day tomorrow? I've emailed grad rec but have not yet received a response.

I think it means end of the day tomorrow. It would make the most sense especially since they sent the invite on the 9th so last Tuesday, giving a week to do it.

 

[EliteWhovian]

SQE fiasco as Kaplan wrongly tells 175 students they failed

Nearly 200 law students were incorrectly told they had failed their first set of Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) exams, in what the chief executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)…

www.thelawyer.com

Bloody hell, did anyone else see this?

 

[ikeRoss]

SQE fiasco as Kaplan wrongly tells 175 students they failed

Nearly 200 law students were incorrectly told they had failed their first set of Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) exams, in what the chief executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)…

www.thelawyer.com

Bloody hell, did anyone else see this?

Will be interesting to see the developments regarding people with rescinded offers who may have now passed

 

[mx.jsn]

I think it means end of the day tomorrow. It would make the most sense especially since they sent the invite on the 9th so last Tuesday, giving a week to do it.

I thought so too- it’s just a bit ambiguous. Will try to get it in this evening to be on the safe side. Cheers

 

[JLaw56]

Hi, is there anyone who had an interview with Faegre Drinker and could share some tips and whether know if the interview is the last stage for VS?

 

[111111]

Has nrf given out all their offers?

 

[legal18]

Just finished the SH assessment. The interview questions were fine and I had answers but I sounded so nervous and stumbled on my words a few times. How important do you guys think this will be? So disappointed in myself

 

[A worried paralegal]

SH online assessment!

Have I got myself a PFO if I didn’t get one.

I did a good application as well for them