Official Vacation Scheme Thread 2015!!!

The main thing I would check is your eligibility for the schemes first - where you have graduated you may not be eligible as firms may only accept applications from those in their final year/penultimate year of their degree etc.

GCSE requirements will vary from firm to firm, some ask for them, some don't. But as academics go, GCSEs will probably be the last thing they consider and they will focus more on the degree results/modules.

I doubt many firms want to you have achieved a 2.1 in every module, although they will probably expect you to have achieved a 2.1 overall for each year of your studies. If you have one 2.2 module out of what I am guessing is at least 12 university modules, then this is a very minor "blip". I am pretty sure there are plenty of vac scheme students currently in placements with a lot worse than this.

Everyone assumes academics are the things that make applications unsuccessful, but there is a lot more that is taken into consideration.

Only just scraped a 2.1 at LSE for first year so not overly optimistic.

Inclined to channel most of my focus into second year and mounting competitive TC applications + quite eager to do a summer internship in banking and can't do both!

Hi all.

Law grad here. 2.1 degree, Top 15 uni, AAA etc etc etc. Would you recommend that I apply for vacation schemes this autumn or direct TC's? Like someone mentioned earlier I don't want to apply for a VS, get rejected, and then get frozen out of the TC round.

VS's are extremely competitive, more so than TC's, and so these odds make me lean towards the TC side more..

(Additionally, there aren't LOADS of vac schemes for graduates anyway)

Does anyone know what firms in London do not test applicants before an interview? I can't seem to find this information.

Hi, I'm converting to law next year and I thought it would be a good idea to get some information about VAC schemes.

I graduated from Warwick this year with a degree in English literature and an average of 66. However, there are some things about my application, mainly the academic criteria, that slightly worry me. Unfortunately in my second year I gained one 2:2 (58) in one of my modules and a 61 in another. I was wondering if anyone knew if law firms are strict about their expectations? i.e. you must get good 2:1s in every single module. I managed to achieve upper 2:1s and Firsts in my Final year, but I'm really worried that these two modules will hinder my chances despite them being non-law modules.

In addition, does anyone know if law firms also take into consideration of GCSEs when applying for VAC schemes? Do they expect you to gain a majority of A*s and As? I'm not bothered about MC law firms, and might really only apply to one SC law firm, but I'm aiming for a mid size commercial law firm in the city.

Thanks for reading this post!

Jones & Day applications have opened if anyone's interested in applying there.

Argh it's all happening so fast

Yeah, I still lack the slightest clue to where I wanna apply ahah! Also, need to hurry up and make my CV!

I've been going through the Jones Day application filling in all the standard stuff (personal details, A levels etc) but I'm not sure how to differentiate between work experience and extra-curriculars. I guess the things I do are more extra-curricular, but some do sort of overlap with a work experience context.

Are you applying already? :O

I've seen plenty of vac schemers with no legal work experience on vacation schemes with city firms.


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