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  1. Adrian_S

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Will DM you soon - thank you so so much!
  2. Adrian_S

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Cooley interview invite - would be really grateful to speak to anyone who’s been to one of these :)
  3. Adrian_S

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Cleary PFO, but also Goodwin interview invitation Edit: applied to Goodwin on 28 December
  4. Adrian_S

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Morgan Lewis PFO :D - hope everyone who's gotten a PFO from Reed Smith gets some self-care time xx
  5. Adrian_S

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    folks, folks, we don't need to get into an online debate about diversity. sorry, i brought it up. let's just try to be supportive and encourage each other - the application process is challenging enough. again, my apologies for the offhand remarks x
  6. Adrian_S

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    sorry, probably shouldn't have used that phrase. when i was at vinson & elkins, the phrase was used by one of their female partners who basically leads the organisation 'arbitral women' (an amazing organisation for any aspiring women commercial lawyers who are interested in international...
  7. Adrian_S

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I suspect you're right that women and BAME are generally better represented at trainee and associate levels (though it's unclear how consistent this is across firms). However, I'm actually not sure how Shearman does relative to the industry as a whole; I'd be curious to know what their...
  8. Adrian_S

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I crashed a drink events of theirs recently - almost everyone I'd met went to Oxford. Also, I was like 1 of 3 people of colour in the room the entire night. I basically drank all their champagne and saw first-hand how pale, stale, and male commercial law can be.
  9. Adrian_S

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    hope you get a TC at your dream white shoe firm. ✨MANIFESTING WHITE SHOES FOR EVERYONE (BEFORE FALL) ✨
  10. Adrian_S

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    According to legal cheek, 52% of their trainees are oxbridge; not even sure how to interpret that figure. But guess they need that talent given all the partners they're losing as a result of that Hogan merger lololol (can you tell that i'm hella salty about my impending pfo????)
  11. Adrian_S

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    woot woot Kirkland rejection post written application (applied on 19 December).
  12. Adrian_S

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    It ain’t over till the fat lady sings! But also, I heard back from Weil after 3 months of waiting with a VI invitation (though swiftly rejected after lmao)
  13. Adrian_S

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Hi, I'm Troy McClure, you may remember me from such films as "You will never get a training contract at Akin Gump because you were just rejected post-AC" and "You Better Apply for More Direct TCs" . . . (In case it isn't clear, PFOd from Akin Gump post AC)
  14. Adrian_S

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Yep, I think it was. If I remember correctly, Jaysen mentioned that it would be posted in due course :)
  15. Adrian_S

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Omg Saumya doing that mock interview with Chloe and Mahesh with less than an hour’s notice - Jesus H. Christ what an icon! Need that energy! People in this community can be so inspiring - love watching people lean into uncomfortable things and grow.
  16. Adrian_S

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I don't need manifesting! I need a drink!
  17. Adrian_S

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Aw thank you! tbf I spend most of my time pretending to be heartbroken by firms - I’m really not that fussed; I mostly just go on emotional autopilot and move on #thankunext lmao
  18. Adrian_S

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Weil PFO post VI 😭 Applied 25 October; did VI on 6 Feb
  19. Adrian_S

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    This is such a great way of approaching these challenges. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and grow. Hope you nail the next VI that comes your way :)
  20. Adrian_S

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    mass PFOs sound great right now - i'm ready

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