TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
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Thank you! I've been dialing it down the past couple of days and it has defo helped.
Not at all weird!
I’ve only done one but we were asked to leave all bags and coats in the cloakroom. Myself and another candidate put our coats in but kept our bags on us and then were told again to leave the bags. We did get ferried around a bit and didn’t always return to the same place so makes sense.
So I would just be prepared for that, ie I was happy to leave my bag as they said it was secure but if it had been my work laptop I would have been reluctant to leave it, as I could lose my job over it!
Hi, I need help answering the question 'where should we open a new office'. The only answer I have is Saudi Arabia (economic growth etc.) but no clue otherwise, really :/ would anyone be willing to offer their insight please? @Ram Sabaratnam @Andrei Radu @Amma Usman - thanks!
at the ACs I went to, (almost) everyone had a bag
Is no news good news from Taylor Swift?? 🙏
mischon vi done
you guys werent lying when you said its so short, half of my answers were incomplete 🤣
you guys werent lying when you said its so short, half of my answers were incomplete 🤣
Hi everyone,
I’m having a hard time finding information about Katten’s assessment centre. Is there any chance someone has any insight into what the day involves and what I should prepare?
Also, does anyone know how many slots are available in the scheme, considering only three training contracts are given out each year?
Thank you, it is my first ever AC!!
I’m having a hard time finding information about Katten’s assessment centre. Is there any chance someone has any insight into what the day involves and what I should prepare?
Also, does anyone know how many slots are available in the scheme, considering only three training contracts are given out each year?
Thank you, it is my first ever AC!!
I went to an AC where someone had flown from Israel to attend that morning, so they had lots of luggage with them.
I don’t know whether they were given an offer but they did seem tired in the group exercise.
hi, you need to think of firm strategy/ goals specific to the firm, heres some questions i like to think of when trying to answer questions like this
1. do they have a strong presence in a certain region already like asia-pacific or europe? if so how could they make this stronger?
2. does it link to some international work they already do through another office? (for example theres firms with offices in singapore that do a-lot of cross border work with neighbouring countries but the firms just dont have offices in those countries)
3. if its a new office in a different region you need to understand how it links back to their work eg: key sectors
a lot of firms are opening offices in saudi because saudi has allowed for license applications recently you just need to find specify a link to the firm directly
eg:
- firm strategy/goals
- existing international work
-key sectors
I normally integrate this to why this firm:
1. Business strategy - internationally and locally (focusing on practice areas is not the best since a lot of competitors are neck and neck).
What I mean is do they open their own office or do they collaborate with local firms? Why? How does that affect their presence in the region?
Where are they opening the offices? Why? What business opportunities are there in those locations? Does it show the firm as ‘forward thinking’ - link back to their values
2. Client retention- do they work with the same clients often (I.e. links is known for their biggest clients being repeat clients and they liked when I mentioned it in the AC)
3. Here talk about practice areas and the links to one another (but the niche ones): i.e. strong banking and finance department but also band 1 shariah = more Middle Eastern clients/ presence (working with the market trends/ opportunities).
For skills:
Honestly, here you can pick any skill but the key thing is to:
1. Identify the skill
2. Link it back to how and why a trainee/ solicitor might use it.
3. Then link it back to something you’ve done and how it showed you the importance of it in practice.
Just withdrew. Can’t do the scheme with my schemes anyway.
Nope, they said we'd hear back early this week but haven't heard back yet
Jheeze this is the kind of problem I aspire to have someday. Bro is too GOATed frfr! 🐐
Multiple VS offers so having to withdraw from some. I would class that as a uno reverse PFO. 😂
Multiple VS offers so having to withdraw from some. I would class that as a uno reverse PFO. 😂
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Guys I had an interview with Birketts on Friday 7th of February for Norwich office, they said they would let me know "by next week" but I still haven't heard anything. I have sent 2 emails, the second one last Friday never got replied to. Are they actually ghosting me or should I send a follow up email asking for more information? I know one person on this forum who got rejected from that office (grad rec called them last week after they sent an email enquiring) so surely they must know by now who has an offer ?
I am quite lost atm lol
I am quite lost atm lol
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As you have emailed twice already, I don’t think there is any value in emailing again especially if the last email was only a few working days ago.
If you do want to follow up again, I would recommend calling rather than emailing.
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