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  1. axelbeugre

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    You might want to contact graduate recruitment and see if they received the application or not. It might be that they have not received it or they are still going through the applications received.
  2. axelbeugre

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Yes, from when I did it last year, it was timed.
  3. axelbeugre

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Congratulations!!
  4. axelbeugre

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Hey @Cynthia14, Someone asked me the same question some time ago and I shared some tips in this post and I think they might be helpful to you too: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/tcla-vacation-scheme-applications-discussion-thread-2023-24.8037/post-154642 Good luck with...
  5. axelbeugre

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Thank you so much for this detailed response. I am sure it will be extremely helpful to anyone applying to the firms with the same questions.
  6. axelbeugre

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I agree with Jessica, a very short thank you email, nothing too elaborate. I personally did it when I was invited to interviews and it always worked out in my favour so I would recommend doing it, but it is not a requirement. It is just a way to be polite and thank people for their time and effort.
  7. axelbeugre

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I use it through my law school information but yeah we cannot access everything the platform has to offer but the things that you can access are still quite interesting but if your university does not allow you to use it then it is not necessary. As I said, I never paid for any website and I was...
  8. axelbeugre

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I personally do not know and it might be that they changed the process this year. However, it felt like last year they released all answers on the same day, but this can just be a feeling from the people around me and from the forum. I would just recommend to wait and see but no news is good...
  9. axelbeugre

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Congratulations, very well done! Here are some tips I have shared which might be useful: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....ns-discussion-thread-2023-24.8037/post-164067 Good luck with it!
  10. axelbeugre

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Hey, I just did, here is the post: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/tcla-vacation-scheme-applications-discussion-thread-2023-24.8037/post-165458 I hope this helps!
  11. axelbeugre

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I would say that something in the last 1/2 years is recent enough and it is worth talking about if relevant for the purposes of the question. I would not go farther than 4/5 years though. This is the kind of advice I received when I was applying.
  12. axelbeugre

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Everything that encompasses the firm will work for this question in my opinion so both things you have mentioned will work. If you are talking about a practice area though, I would make sure it directly relates to the firm and it is not something applicable to multiple firms with the same...
  13. axelbeugre

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Unfortunately you do not, you just have to pay attention to what you have written and be very detail orientated as it is the whole point of the assessment itself. I would practice a lot looking at your writing and checking it all the time to see if you can spot any grammatical mistakes.
  14. axelbeugre

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    When I was applying last year I received the advice to always use full sentences and never bullet points. I personally do not understand why but ever since then I always used full sentences and it worked well for my applications after I heard that so I would recommend using full sentences.
  15. axelbeugre

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I was a non-law student so I asked my law student friends to send me their notes on the topic and it was useful to me. I would say that perhaps Investopeadia might be helpful to clarify terms you might find in a contract but I am not really sure. However, this ended up being a bit useless for...
  16. axelbeugre

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Congratulations! Very well done!
  17. axelbeugre

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    The Lawyer, the Economist and firms' websites and LinkedIn profiles are great too. Additionally, I tend to follow partners and associates from the law firms I am interested in and see what they like or the articles that they write on commercial topics and that is really good too in my opinion...
  18. axelbeugre

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I would say: Presence of a specific practice area which is innovative for the financial, economic and socio-political considerations around competitors. International presence: how many offices they have in the world, what areas of the world are covered by the firm which are not by others...
  19. axelbeugre

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I think they are quite different as in the first one asks you about your interests outside of any academic or professional commitments like singing, music, reading books etc. The second one asks you about student associations and clubs at university and the skills you have developed from them. I...
  20. axelbeugre

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I looked it up and these are some of the firms that came out: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Fried Frank Harris, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Linklaters. I think you can keep it general without necessarily going deeper into the different practice areas.

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