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  1. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Nope but they aren't rolling and just closed so it will be a little bit probably.
  2. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Pretty decent of them to ask you to resend. Remain hopeful!
  3. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Thank you for that. May I ask how long they took to get back to you after the initial application?
  4. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Just checked their website and it now says they're opening on Nov 11.
  5. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Wish I'd seen this sooner, I *just* submitted and my CV is about a page and a half. Ah well, fingers crossed. What was the interview like?
  6. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Haven't worked at Weil but take a look through these - https://www.weil.com/people/paul-hibbert https://www.weil.com/people/james-macarthur https://www.legal500.com/firms/51047-weil-gotshal-manges-london-llp/9136-london-england/ (ctrl-f infrastructure for highlights) It's not the financial...
  7. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    So it would be appropriate to throw in 'I've been reading such and such and recently saw a production of [this] which I really enjoyed'?
  8. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I get that! I use most of the space in those questions to talk about roles with student organisations, but I've been out of school a few years and want to at least briefly throw in 'this is what I do when I'm not busy'
  9. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    The only thing I would add would be that there might be issues about what ultimately is the cause of the failure to perform. Suppose distributor A has total orders in the relevant period of 50,000 chips. It is able to secure 20,000. It offers to provide the customer 5,000 of the 10,000...
  10. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    For activities/interests/positions of responsibility questions, does anyone have advice on how to go about discussing personal interests? I like to spend my downtime reading and going to plays and galleries but not really sure how to talk about this on an application - do recruiters want to know...
  11. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Thanks, that absolutely makes sense. For interview purposes I would absolutely spend time on their specialised finance and investment practices, since those are what they're ranked for and I am quite keen on that work as well.
  12. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Good to check with the firm. Is this Slaughters?
  13. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Iirc there's a module in the CAPP test that has critical thinking elements, and the WG is separate.
  14. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Curious for people's thoughts on Sidley - is it alright in the 'why Sidley' bit to lean heavily into their PE practice? It's something they highlight quite a bit but isn't one of their ranked practices so not quite their bread and butter (yet, at least); I'm wary of seeming disinterested or...
  15. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Links is famously opaque on that front. Last year I scored 97th percentile or thereabouts on the WG but got a PFO (and heard similar stories on this forum), others were in the 50th-60th and got through. So WG seems to be assessed relative to CAPP performance and the general assumption is that...
  16. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    That's really awful, I'm so sorry. It's a pretty outdated mentality, but one that still has adherents in some corners of the London legal market. Fortunately, what that partner said isn't true in general terms. It is more true at some firms, particularly - and I am wary of over-generalising - at...
  17. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Curious for people's thoughts on the Sidley Q 'In your view which personal qualities make a successful lawyer?' (250w). The wordcount is quite tight, so it's difficult to properly substantiate more than maybe 3 personal qualities. That said, of course there are more than 3 qualities worth...
  18. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Received it earlier today, can't remember the exact time. And it's the only correspondence I've had since submitting the form (no acknowledgment of the SJT at all).
  19. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    A&O winter PFO - had applied early Sept.
  20. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    That's very good to know! Probably explains why no one has heard back yet.

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