TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
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@Jessica Booker Bit of an odd question I was hoping you (or someone else) could help with! I'm a career changer currently working in a non-law corporate job. If I changed jobs within an application cycle or process (but staying in the same industry I'm looking to eventually move out of), would firms look down on this or see it as a red flag? For example, if my application form had one job down, but I was in a different job come the Vacation Scheme.
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Also sorry for the long reply I have just sent!!
it was report for me. I think it is usually a report because I recall them mentioning it on their website.
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Also could use some advice on that matter, I need a job 😭Thank you so much!! I will reply to this after work
Congrats on your 2 paralegal offers!
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No - this would not be seen as a red flag as it is expected that people change jobs. It would only be if there were lots of changes (e.g. lots of short stints in various roles in a matter of months) that firms would be curious as to why you had changed jobs so often. This is because they are concerned there are either performance issues or you aren't very committed to each role (and therefore might have the same approach with them).
Does anyone have any advice on how to prepare for an interview at Sidley/ insight into the structure of the interview?
HL pfo post wg, i expected it tbh. onwards and upwards i guess lol
Finally received PFO from Linklaters Singapore after 3 months and six days. Poor on their part tbh, not a word of contact in between.
In a bit of a conundrum. I have received a VS offer but am still waiting to hear back from Paul, Weiss after the Interivew for the summer vacation scheme. Although I chose the dates that don't conflict with P,W's scheme, I have been offered the scheme that does conflict with P,W. I sent P,W an email last week requesting an update, but no response yet. Would it be advisable to email P,W again? Or should I just accept the offer I have now and then ask to be put on a different scheme depending on the outcome at P,W? @Jessica Booker could you please advise me?
Anyone heard back from OC after AC?
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I would first try to just ask the firm you have been first offered VS from whether you could be moved to another scheme. There's a good chance they might, in which case your issue will be resolved, in that there will be no conflict even if Paul, Weiss makes you an offer. In case the firm responds that thy cannot do so at the moment, I would accept the current offer and then see what you can do after you get a response from Paul, Weiss. It is quite possible that even if the other firm cannot accommodate a change of date now, by the time of your scheme people will drop out/request change of date, in which case you will be able to switch then. Worst case scenario, where there is no flexibility on either side, you can simply withdraw from the scheme of the firm you are less interested in and try to negotiate a change to a direct TC assessment with them.
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Hi guys! Please keep in mind I literally had no strategy for this and I kind of just kept trying until I got something! Also I am very new to jobs and the world of work so I am not sure my approach is necessarily advisable.
There's a couple of ways to go about this. I know some of my friends emailed their CVs to high street firms near them. You could also check on LinkedIn and apply as soon as vacancies are posted. Applying ASAP is good because they start interviewing really early. It's not like TCs.
Having some kind of experience helps, but I know people who got into paralegal roles without prior law firm experience. I have been admin at a law firm though so I am not one of the lucky few. To get my admin law job, instead of just submitting the CV, I called the recruiter and pitched myself. It worked, he got me the interview. Then, I used agencies to apply for paralegal roles. The Law Support Group were pretty good, but again, I had to call them because I kept sending my CVs and no-one was getting back to me. I think if you can have a good chat with someone on the phone, it can speed things up. Also I have been ghosted loads so expect that. Send them a follow-up email and see if anyone comes back. Look for in-house paralegal vacancies too for the major employers in your areas.
Re interview, the standard advice on this forum is probably much better than anything I can come up with 😭😭
Best of luck!!
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