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  1. ayiiii05

    from rejection to success (hopefully)

    UPDATE: i've been feeling down recently and have lacked the motivation to draft applications. i have uni deadlines coming up and i feel quite overwhelmed BUT im pushing through as if i cant handle this, i wouldnt handle being a lawyer. but, i am human and everyone goes through depressing...
  2. ayiiii05

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    has anyone heard from paul, weiss regarding the november open day?
  3. ayiiii05

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Are you sure there was an open day today? I know there are virtual ones on the 13th and the 27th of Nov.
  4. ayiiii05

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I'm so annoyed with Ashurst for this. I would tell them off directly if I were an heiress of a multi-million-pound business, but for now, I will rant about them here lmao
  5. ayiiii05

    from rejection to success (hopefully)

    you should!! and thank you, its nice to know people actually read this lol
  6. ayiiii05

    from rejection to success (hopefully)

    this is exactly how i feel. i've been looking at compliance and risk too. i really want a role at a private equity firm but ik how hard it is especially if you're not from a finance background. thanks for your support! i'm still thinking of v&e.
  7. ayiiii05

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Thank you, Andrei! I can see why you passed the application stage. It really helps to see successful answers, and this has truly helped me with how to write my application.
  8. ayiiii05

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    hi, i hope you guys are good. i wanted to ask if there is anyone who passed the app stage with willkie, skadden, goodwin, weil or watson farley that could tell me what they think made their app successful, maybe with an example sentence if that's okay? i believe my apps are better this cycle but...
  9. ayiiii05

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    please, expect a dm from me cause i need to know how you did all of this cause this is sooo impressive omg. congratulations!!
  10. ayiiii05

    from rejection to success (hopefully)

    ANOTHER UPDATE: forgot to say i've changed my list lol. i'm going to forget i ever applied to the previous 7 firms and will be applying on a clean slate. (just let me be delusional) btw i was rejected from taylor wessing post app and that honestly hurt me. i really liked the firm, my...
  11. ayiiii05

    from rejection to success (hopefully)

    thank you, i appreciate your words! good luck to you, i've changed my list and will be reposting that so message me if you want to talk about anything :)
  12. ayiiii05

    from rejection to success (hopefully)

    UPDATE: *massive sigh* applied to 7 firms and guess what... been rejected from all 7. massive dent in my confidence but i'm working my way back up. they've all required an online exam so it's clear where my issue is. i'm not too upset because 5/7 i applied to because i thought why not... but...
  13. ayiiii05

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    4/5 firms i've applied to have already given out ACs and i've heard nothing! that's so great for me yay :) massive sigh
  14. ayiiii05

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    It's honestly annoying how they've already rejected people but haven't informed them. I don't like that firms/companies do this, just send me your silly generic rejection email, it's not like they personalise each email anyway.
  15. ayiiii05

    Ask Paul, Weiss Anything!

    Hi all, thank you for taking the time to speak to us today! I am a final-year student at a non-RG and I have three questions, each with a follow-up. Firstly, Do you think the firm is good at recruiting associates from different types of backgrounds? What type of affinity groups are you involved...
  16. ayiiii05

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    For the Taylor Wessing CL, I wanted to talk about their Venture Capital practice and mention a deal. I found a deal that I'm interested in but it's from 2019 :/ It's highlighted to be the largest-ever fundraising in the digital health sector and of course that stood out to me. Should I still...
  17. ayiiii05

    from rejection to success (hopefully)

    UPDATE: still need to do nrf arctic shores test and idk what's stopping me. i've made a priority list for each firm and glad to say that only 3 are high priority rn. i wasn't too sure about weil at first but i'm going to apply because why not? they're very strong in PE and i'm interested in...
  18. ayiiii05

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Thank you so much!!! You're a star

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