TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[applebunny]

Anyone heard from Winston & Strawn?

 

[jojo23]

it's easy to overanalyse to make ourselves feel better because it gives meaning and keep us sane and makes us feel like we're heading in the right direction, but I do think grad recruiters enie mine mine mo this sh*t sometimes ffs.

Law firm applications are the definition of f*ck around and find out🤣

 

[jojo23]

Received an email from shoosmiths which made my heart jump out of my chest... only for it to say we will get back to you soon 💀

 

[Rus]

Received an email from shoosmiths which made my heart jump out of my chest... only for it to say we will get back to you soon 💀

Those emails are genuinely evil tbh

 

[Interested_In_Law]

Ac starting in 10 days - how long of a gap you think they might give to future candidates?

Looking back, last year they came out on 26th Feb I think.

 

[Wannabe_Lawyer]

Has anyone heard from Addleshaw Goddard at all? I am still waiting since submitting the app/test in early January.

I applied to the London office and enquired about when we can expect to hear back. Grad rec said they're still reviewing apps and aim to get back to candidates within 10 weeks of the app deadline. I'm expecting a pfo. I think they have so many candidates further down the pipeline who've completed VIs, I think realistically, London spaces will fill up fast.

 

[legallawyer]

AG AC invite! Super nervous and happy all at the same time. Any tips would be greatly appreciated (can exchange for my very best well wishes only as this is my first AC this cycle 🤣)

 

[YS391]

Received an email from shoosmiths which made my heart jump out of my chest... only for it to say we will get back to you soon 💀

For direct TC?

 

[jojo23]

For direct TC?

Nah, vac scheme although you get assessed for both???

 

[Legallywhatever]

How feasible is it to write 1800 words in a day? Asking for a friend (it’s me, I’m the friend)

 

[Tintin06]

How feasible is it to write 1800 words in a day? Asking for a friend (it’s me, I’m the friend)

Good luck for Stephenson Harwood, mate.

 

[bangarangbass39]

Anyone with experience working for a charity/social enterprise/CIC or any other relevant socially minded business structure?

 

[trainee4u]

I dont think my maintenance grant will fully fund living costs during PgDL, what options do I have? ANyone got experience getting loans fro high street banks?

You can do it as an MA and get a postgrad loan from the government.

Are you required to study at a particular uni or campus?

 

[Harvey Specter]

How feasible is it to write 1800 words in a day? Asking for a friend (it’s me, I’m the friend)

Their deadline is the 28th and whilst they review on a rolling basis, you can technically send your application on deadline day and they would still review it (they don’t make any offers before the deadline). It’s 4 days till deadline day, so technically you could do 600 words per day (i.e., 1 question per day) and still get the application in on time. If you only have one day, I don’t know for sure whether it’s feasible to do 1,800 words in that time. However, I did manage to write 3,000 words in 24 hrs for an online medical law exam in final year so it’s certainly doable. Best of luck with it! 🙂​

 

[trainee4u]

received a "PFO some more, ya filthy animal", from Cleary.

Applied 30th October. Received PFO 31st October. Received identical PFO today.

 

[Harvey Specter]

Hi, has anyone applied for Paul Hastings' vac scheme? Any ideas on their grade requirements or tips for the application?

Their website says they look for a 2:1 or 1st at undergraduate level and a majority of A grades at A-level, which I’m guessing means AAB. I think they use rare recruitment though and do take into consideration MC, so idk how strict that requirement is. 🤷🏾‍♂️

I’m working on my application for it atm and I am hoping to get it sent within a few days. 🙂​

 

[Harvey Specter]

it's easy to overanalyse to make ourselves feel better because it gives meaning and keep us sane and makes us feel like we're heading in the right direction, but I do think grad recruiters enie mine mine mo this sh*t sometimes ffs.

I am convinced graduate recruiters have a name generator/spinning wheel thing and the first 100-200 names it produces are the people that get AC; everyone else is auto rejected. It defo seems like they enie mine mine mo this sh*t. Oh well it is what it is. 🥲🥲​

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

I dont think my maintenance grant will fully fund living costs during PgDL, what options do I have? ANyone got experience getting loans fro high street banks?

Lots of people take the MA/LLM versions of GDL courses to then apply for student finance.

There used to be commercial loans many years ago but the banks stopped giving them out. I haven’t really seen or heard of many professional development loans since unfortunately.

 

[simplyfaith]

I am convinced graduate recruiters have a name generator/spinning wheel thing and the first 100-200 names it produces are the people that get AC; everyone else is auto rejected. It defo seems like they enie mine mine mo this sh*t. Oh well it is what it is. 🥲🥲​

Job automation, huh?

 

[jojo23]

How feasible is it to write 1800 words in a day? Asking for a friend (it’s me, I’m the friend)

Ask the homies (chatgpt, deep seek and, Gemini) to help 👀