The Official Vacation Scheme Thread 2017!

There will be somewhere. These systems are always built with an "other" option for these type of quirks.

Contact the GR team and ask them to walk you through it.

Hey all - I've been lucky enough to already secure a TC for 2019 at Clifford Chance, but I'll hang around this thread to share my experiences of interviewing successfully at CC, Slaughter and May and Pinsent Masons + try to answer general app questions. The 2016 thread was super useful to me so I'll try my best to help people where I can - just quote me!

Repped.

I also have secured a TC this year, with Slaughters, but I'll also be about on this thread if anyone has any questions. I also completed a Vacation Scheme at Linklaters, and turned down a scheme at Hogan Lovells. Much like the above poster I'm very grateful to users of TSR throughout the years, so would like to help if possible.

I've just tried to fill in an application for Linklaters but my school won't come up for the 'where did you study your A Levels?' and so I can't proceed to the next page. Has anyone else had the same problem?

Hope not as I have an interview next Monday for the winter scheme. Where did you hear this?

i'm having the exact same problem - i've sent them an email so i'll let you know if i get a reply

The JD Question Time event at their office. She told me that the majority of winter apps have been filled and a few left to interview. So I am selecting Easter as my number 1 pick and then summer as number 2 on the form.

No - part-time jobs should be included in any work experience section.

Has anyone who's had an interview with Jones Day heard back yet? Its driving me crazy!!

Nope but I'm like that too! They did say 2-3 weeks however.

Ah I never asked them so that is reassuring! Just started to worry with someone else on the thread saying that most places had been filled! Good luck to you

I emailed them to ask and they said November. They also said the website has been updated to reflect this but clearly not ahah

Can I ask a question of any graduates who are currently working full time. When you have interviews do you just request a day of holiday leave from your job or do you pull a sicky? My current job can't know I'm applying for other jobs and I'm feeling a tad awkward about it

I've done both before. If my employer did not or would not grant holiday for the day of the interview, I pulled a sicky. Luckily, 2/3 of my holiday requests for interviews were granted.

My advice when I have been in this position is utilising or making up any on-going medical treatment, and a mixture of annual leave. Its easy to explain reoccurring time off for doctors/dentist appointments, especially if you don't need a full day off. Plus organisations don't want to stop you from getting medical treatment if there is a risk you will then being off sick.

It doesn't even have to be anything major, I've known people who have said they have had on-going dental treatment when I know they have really been going for interviews.

If it was me, if I needed a full day I'd take annual leave. If it was half a day, I'd use an appointment as an excuse and make the time off up over the rest of the week.



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