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  1. Uch21

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Reed Smith pfo post-vi. 😭
  2. Uch21

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    😭😂😂Three trains have passed in the last five minutes but I don't want to close the windows just yet because the cool breeze is keeping me calm. 🥲
  3. Uch21

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Currently doing my Reed Smith VI. I live close to the train tracks and decided to do the VI at night for peace and quiet. As soon as I hit record, a train passed by! 😭😭
  4. Uch21

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Reed Smith VI!! After I had given up hope. Thank God. Does anyone have any tips, particularly for the types of questions they ask in the VI (motivational, competency, strength)? For reference I applied on the deadline morning (6th Jan).
  5. Uch21

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    If I may ask, what email was this? The only email I got was from Vantage (Candid), which confirmed my application.
  6. Uch21

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Thank you so much. These questions are really useful!
  7. Uch21

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I have an interview coming up with Farrer & Co, and this is what they told me they will be testing: "In this interview, we will delve a bit more deeply into your motivations to pursue a career in law, which areas of law interest you, your understanding of the role of a solicitor, and your wider...
  8. Uch21

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Is anyone still else waiting on Reed Smith post app?
  9. Uch21

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I heard from OC's grad rec that their deadline is non-rolling. She said that yeah, they review applications as they come in and put them in piles. Then after the deadline, they review their yes and maybes and give AC then. So you still have a chance if you submit on the deadline.
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    Ask Reed Smith Anything! ⬇️

    @ReedSmithBecca @RikPalmer-ReedSmith I saw on the careers website that we should email our mitigating circumstances to grad rec. What email do we send it to and is it compulsory to do this before applying?
  11. Uch21

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    So sorry to hear this but was this for Spring or summer?
  12. Uch21

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Is BCLP's test automatic?

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