Ouch.... that must have hurt. On the bright side, you have done everything within your power so unlikely you would think ''what if this and that''. Their loss. Keep marching forward.
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
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I don't think it's anything personal. Direct TCs are hard to get. Giving someone a job. After a day of assessing that person. But some firm's VSs are restrictive. I'm not focusing on direct TCs. But you have to sometimes. For firms with limited VS options. It's their loss. You will get something in time. Passing the WG is not easy. And this is practice for it. So it's a useful experience.
Not had anywhere near as much success as last cycle, where I got 2 vac schemes, I genuinely feel as if those two that I failed to convert are actually a negative on my applications tbh
Unless I'm not using them correctly but its been all PFOs post app since, and i passed all the app stages I wrote last year without the schemes lol
Genuinely considering sending one off without the scheme, but not sure if I want to risk it lol because deep down it is good experience
My first one was because of a lack of detail in my work, which is fair enough, but whenever I got a research task it was always limited to 1 page, so kind hard to add detail lol.
Second one I didn’t do particularly well in the assessed exercise at the end.
Was encouraged to reapply for both but I’m sceptical if firms actually give you another chance if you blew it the first time
It could be many other things. I don't think it's your VSs. A case of correlation, not causation? They are all achievements. I feel jaded by mine too. Not sure leaving them off helps.
No direct TCs yet, focussing on VS first because you get a better chance, but no VS without the schemes yet, apart from last year when I didn’t have them
I also had 2 vac schemes last cycle and failed to convert.
I'm convinced that law firms give you one chance, so make your first application to them the best.
(I'll caveat that with, unless something drastically different has happened in that year and your next application will be much much much stronger).
Each time, I've had my most luck with firm's I've never applied to before. I think they try and give people a chance first time round.
Which location you are applying for? Sorry i'm new and don't know the etiquette here, no worries if you can't say! I just submitted my WG for them and I was stressing that since they are rolling they would have already filled most roles, but I heard that they haven't hosted any ACs here yet.
No cover letter needed - I secured the vac scheme this year (prayed a lot though)
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DLA have hosted 4 ACs I believe they have 1 left for Jan for london
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