TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[TCLA Community Assistant]

@Jessica Booker and others, any advice for doing a VS while currently employed?

Is it best to be transparent with your current workplace and see if you can take it as annual (or unpaid) leave?

I think my employers would be shocked if they knew I was considering a career change, and I'm quite worried that I'd be "punished" or negatively impacted if I was to say complete a VS, not get it, and have to stay at the company. Any thoughts or examples from what others have done would be super appreciated.

You’ll need to check your employment contract and internal HR policies to see if you are allowed to work for another company while being employed by them. Some employers will have restrictive policies that will not allow this or that you would at least have to declare it and get approval.

Some people disclose, others don’t and take the risk of being in breach of their employment contracts where they have such terms. Some people don’t have such terms, and just take annual leave with no issues.

 

[MaxC7930]

SullCrom pfo this morning as expected , at least they were fast

I was rejected with in a day lol

 

[MaxC7930]

Hello everyone.

I haven’t heard back from Freshfields, Hogan Lovells and White and case for anything.

I completed HL’s first year scheme so I emailed grad recruitment that I don’t need to complete the WG which they confirmed but haven’t heard anything else.

Haven’t received a Freshfields WG. I applied on the 9th so I don’t know if I should email grad recruitment???

Is anyone in the same boat as me?

I have heard 0 from Freshfields and Hogan Lovells too

 

[mulan0]

Did you apply for their vacation scheme or direct tc? And did you get an offer? I applied last year and am still waiting for a response.

Vacation scheme and I applied on the 3rd of Jan (deadline day)

 

[tclauser1234567890]

As for Kirkland, yes.

what about if i completed the vi, but no word after?

 

[ish12345]

Asking again because I'm losing my sanity - any news from Dentons post VI?

Have you heard back yet?

 

[thelawjournal]

what about if i completed the vi, but no word after?

same for me - did the date you completed the VI also change since then?

 

[thelawjournal]

Hi grad rec said that summer applicants were there too

Thanks for the info!

 

[tc252627]

Anyone heard back from Reed Smith post SJT/ VI?

 

[jacksollaf]

Is it ok to bring a water bottle with another firm's name on it to an AC at a different firm? Sorry for the stupid question but I can't help thinking about this🥹

PLEASE DON'T DO THAT 😂 😂 😂

 

[jacksollaf]

DAC critical thinking test, post-vi! Does anyone have any advice? would be much appreciated!

 

[meganq]

Taylor Wessing written exercise invite! Has anyone done it before ? Having no idea what to expect, any tips would be greatly appreciated!!

Congrats on the invite! I've also got one —would love to hear any tips if anyone's done it before. I'm wondering whether we focus solely on the information provided, or if is it useful to bring in relevant outside knowledge to demonstrate commercial awareness.

 

[James Wakefield]

Have you heard back yet?

I’m in the same camp of not hearing back.

Unfortunately there have already been ACs (let alone AC invites) so I’m definitely assuming a PFO.

 

[VacSchemer]

Has anyone heard back from RPC after completing their WGT in January?

 

[mulan0]

Ahh I see. Did you get the offer?

It was a video interview invite

 

[paralegaltotrainee]

I see a couple of people have received Ashurst AC invites. I haven't heard anything from them since doing the assessment over a month ago. I know they said they will get back to us by February 14 - but should I assume PFO?

 

[badmintonflyinginsect]

Hi - sorry for that, if you don’t mind me asking, do you happen to remember when you applied for summer?

day of the deadline LMAOOO

 

[Hana ♥]

Akin TI!!!!

 

[legalskills44]

I have an Assessment centre for Linklaters next week, just wondering if anyone has any tips or has experience doing this AC?

 

[tisha.patel_]

Has anyone emailed Latham grad recruitment?

yes! they said the one query they wont answer is about the progression of your application LOL