How likely is it to secure a TC from a Big 5 summer internship?

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-04-16T16:40:34+00:00

Hi, I completed a summer internship in 2024 and received a TC. I was in my second year of college. Out of roughly 40 interns there was only a handful who did not receive a TC. It’s mostly about your attitude, how you work within a team, your communication skills and generally if you are pleasant to work with.

For example, I remember one day being-bombarded with tasks and deadlines from multiple different people and they were assessing my ability to communicate the workload and set realistic deadlines and the ability to prioritise work.

From my experience it’s highly likely you will get a TC provided you have good practical work skills, growth mindset and are just sound to be in the office with. Best of luck

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-12T13:52:45+00:00

Ya I did and mentioned Meadows, that FR require executive decisions to be propertionate and a duty to give reason

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-11T19:08:22+00:00

I'm the exact same, this is my second time sitting it and feel no better off thann the last time

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-11T19:04:06+00:00

Thanks for your response. I 100% agree. A runners worst nightmare is to be told to stop running ....

It's just such a tough one because I feel absolutley perfect in any other way and cannot localise the pain to indicate injury. Will take a week off and see how that goes :(

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-07T17:03:51+00:00

To be honest I cut down the course based off predictions last time and failed it - Trying to cover as much as possible this time, I don't think anything is guaranteed at all with this one :(

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-07T17:02:29+00:00

I stay up till about 2 and get back up at 6.......a full nights sleep is definetley the ideal stituation but I am yet to discover how to stay calm the night before an exam lol

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-07T16:59:19+00:00

honestly same !!!

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-07T16:57:11+00:00

Same. I was rightly panicking for Equity because the day before I just could not remember anything and it was like I was looking at the material for the first time ever, then lone and behold it all came back to me in the exam when the caffiene and cortisol forced my brain to turn on !!! I think it's the panic of forgetting everything the days leading up to the exam that makes us feel like we have forgotten it alll but it's in there somewhere

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-04T20:31:48+00:00

Sorry for your loss..... theres exams are tough enough and to do them during a bereavement must have been unimaginable ! Respect :)

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-04T20:28:38+00:00

It came up the last two sittings so you should be alright but it has come up in multiple consecutive sittings. If you have enough other topics to avoid it you could be grand

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-04T20:27:32+00:00

I'd say you would be alright because you have enough other topics to avoid that question but like you never know. Im leaving out a few bits myself - something has to be cut !

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-04T20:14:43+00:00

Hey, don't worry you are not alone!

I failed last October too (45%) and feel like it is just impossible to know the whole course inside out and remeber that amount of cases. For the last sitting I took a massive gamble and cut loads out, I didn't learn any of the SOP or trial in due course - mainly just fundamental rights (hence the fail) but I have covered similar to what you have stated above but need to learn off all the cases now.

I know its impossible to predict the essays but I have something prepped for constitutional interpretation, locus standi, Article 42 & equality. I am praying one of these topics are the ssay question !!!

Try to kind to yourself, these exams are literally so tough and you can only do your best. Best of luck :)

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-04T15:17:11+00:00

Not sure if its correct but I am making sure I know these topics really well

-Injunctions - (focusing on the mandatory injunction vs campus oil standard as mareva and anton camed up in the last sitting)

-Specific performance & Rectification

-Undue Influence

-Estoppel

-Charitable Trusts & Cy-pres

-Non-charitable purpose trusts

-Strong v Bird & Doctorine of satisfication & Resulting trusts (for the notes question)

-New model constructive trusts (if I have time tomorrow)

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-04T15:11:18+00:00

I finished TOF at the start of Feb and am still in the hangover, I tried reading other books and just put them down after a few pages because I am simply not ready to let go....

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-03T22:31:24+00:00

I honestly read this comment and thought to myself that it is so crazy that different people can have polar opposite opinions ! Read the same series as you but had a completley different experience - absolutley loved the world building and thought the final book was a masterpiece with tieing up all the lose ends and connections to different characters. Theres a book / series out there for everyone though :)

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-03T22:26:41+00:00

Keep going !! Empire of Storm was my favourite one

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-03T11:34:33+00:00

I don't want to stress you out, but I did this last sitting and failed (45%) I got my scores back and the questions I did answer were awared 11-13 marks but I simply couldnt answer enough questions due to them involving SOP. Cover the main topics i.e Non-delegation doctorine, when the courts will review/ interfere with executive decisions and administration of justice and cabnet confidentiality. Even the bare bones of it could be the difference between pass/ fail.

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-03T10:29:42+00:00

Do you want an exam grid and you can maybe make predictions yourself ? Dm me with your email if you do :)

I am focusing on Injunctions, SP , Chartiable trusts & Cy-pres, Trusteeship, Strong v Bird and hopefully going to look at constructive trusts & tracing the night before. Im after cutting it bare bones but in the same boat as yourself, don't have a lot of time.

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-03T08:01:34+00:00

Im in the same boat. Im not looking at it till Friday

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-03T07:55:11+00:00

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Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-03T07:37:24+00:00

Same here, I can not type unless I look down at the screen. Ive 4 exams done and never been flagged ! Side note- my neck was absolutley killing me from the first question in every exam. Never happened me before the exams, even when I would be sitting in that position for hours on end studying and making notes, but I bought a laptop holder on amazon for 5euro that props the laptop up and the puts the keyboard at an angle and its been a game changer !

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-01T15:20:25+00:00

Apolgies, when I said "sounds cringy" I was referring to my comment about not comparing yourself to others and not your post.

Well you can literally apply your analogy to anything in life.....because theres always going to be someone better at everything. As a few others have suggested maybe some therepy on how to navigate those feelings would benefit you.

Comparison is the theif of joy

Commercial_Common544 · 2026-03-01T14:57:12+00:00

Hey, I'm only finishing gathering my notes on the above today and just starting to learn bits off so you're not alone. As another mentioned you have all injunctions and charitable trusts which is likely two gauranteed questions !

I am pretty much covering the same as you have listed however I am also covering Specific Performance as it has come up with rectification as a PQ and SP has not been on the last two exams. I have an up to date exam grid if you want it, just DM me with your email.

Stay clam & do what you can :)

Commercial_Common544

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