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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi @Jessica Booker, I did a VI yesterday and I thought it went ok bar one question - where I only managed to answer half the question in the allotted time. I'd be grateful for your opinion on how this might be viewed?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    How do firms tend to be on typos? I've capitalised a couple of words where they shouldn't have been capitalised.
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    STAR with a less developed 'R'

    Hi Is it worth including something i have done if there is not yet a defined result (ie. no way of measuring the impact of what I have done)? Is there anything else I could include instead that would be appropriate for that section? Thanks!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    @Jessica Booker - is it ok if I PM you details of mitigating circumstances?
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    Cold emailing

    Is it appropriate to cold email somebody using their firm email on the internet if you are specifically interested in their work?
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    Small gaps in my CV over the summer

    Will law firms be concerned if I've not been busy over the entire summer? I've been free since the middle of June but I've done a week of work experience and I started a job last week. Between those events, I have been trying to find short-time work but I had no success. Will the short gap be a...
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    how to effectively communicate your interest in something

    Thank you very much, Jessica! How do you recommend, in the limited word count we have, I weight my answers between describing what event I attended and the work I did versus why it has motivated me to apply to a particular firm?
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    how to effectively communicate your interest in something

    Hi, I've always felt unsure about how I can effectively communicate my interest in a firm's work or culture. Is it best to have experienced similar work? Is it fine to say I attended an event and then read more about it? Is it fine if i just talk about a story that I have followed which I know...
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    Reaching out to grad rec

    Hi, There's a firm I'm really interested in who I want to build my research on over the summer. However, as a repeat applicant, I'm no longer eligible to attend the first-year event that they're running over the summer; I attended it last year though. Would it be appropriate to reach out to...
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    Speculative applications

    Hi, I am looking to gain experience at a high-street or boutique law firm in London over the summer. Does anyone know any firms in the area willing to take students on who speculatively apply for work experience? Thanks!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Congrats!! When did you do your AC and when did you get the email? I'm still waiting to hear back
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Has anyone heard from Bird & Bird post summer vac scheme AC?
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    cut off in a VI

    Thank you so much, this is reassuring, I was cut off as I was finishing explaining what I learnt from the experience I had, so I'm hoping that this does not, in and of itself, harm my chances of progressing
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    cut off in a VI

    How high are firm's expectations when it comes to VI's? I was cut off on one answer but other than that I feel like it went ok, is being cut off likely to harm my chances?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    RPC pfo
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Thank you! I got the invite yesterday and it's for the summer VS
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Has anyone done the Bird & Bird VI? Any tips for coming across well would be greatly appreciated. As would any tips on how to make the best use of the preparation time given before you speak.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Thank you very much for these tips! I was offered my first ever VI today for Bird & Bird and I was wondering how you might make the most of your preparation time if you are given a question that throws you off?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Well done!! Do you have any tips for passing the WG? I've just messed up one test for another firm so I'm kind of nervous for this one.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I was sent the WG for one firm, on the email they said that I would be given a final opportunity to complete a practice test before the main test once I logged into the portal. However, there was only one test which I thought was the final practice test. I have since been rejected for not...

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