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    Dechert Written Exercise - handwritten or typed?

    Hi Does anyone know if we need to type or handwrite our response for the Dechert written exercise (not during the AC, but it's a virtual assessment)? If it is handwritten, does it need to be scanned and uploaded? Thanks,
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    Does Premium membership include case studies?

    Hi Does TCLA premium membership include case studies to prepare for written exercises for the vacation scheme? I cannot find this information under FAQs. Thanks.
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    Business strategy of Jones Day?

    Anyone has an idea on what JD's current business and growth strategy is ? I could only find that it's a friendly place and not as aggressive as pureplay US firms. But that's on the culture side. On business side, they are good at fraud, private equity and M&A . But those are practice area...
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    Jones Day profile?

    Hello Jones day profile doesn't appear on Chambers Student UK. Any idea why ? Is it available on TCLA premium ? Any other reliable sources (paid ok) where a neat summary of the firm's journey, competition etc is available ? Thanks.
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    TCLA discount code ?

    Hi @Jessica Booker , @axelbeugre Is the 3 months membership for 2 discount code still available? Thanks
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    Have I achieved 2:1 ?

    Hi all I just received my first year law (3 year course) marks. They are 70, 62, 61.5 and 57.33. The average is 62.7. Have I achieved 2:1 as per definition of law firm applications? Or does one need above 60 in each module ? Thanks .
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    Hogan Lovells VS questions - please advise

    Hi Hogan Lovells Summer VS 2024 (Vantage) application has the following sections : 1. Unlimited boxes for work experience 2. We set our standards high, and we trust our people to hold themselves accountable for meeting other people's expectations. Describe a time when you had to drop...
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    Is qualification done in a specific area of law ?

    Hi Sorry for this basic and dumb question, but can someone tell me what qualification means (apart from the obvious advantage of officially being able to practice law) and its professional implications? Specifically, I hear folks talk about how I qualified in this and that area... what does...
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    Interview question about dedication to law

    Hi For the interview question "tell me about a time where you have shown dedication to the law" - is it asking about our dedication towards studying law OR an example from life / work when we were law abiding citizens ? Thanks
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    Abbreviate Charles Russell Speechlys as CRS ?

    Hi Is it okay to mention the full name of the firm the first time in the answers and then CRS for the rest of the application? Thanks
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    Implications of exclusive recruitment via Vacation Scheme

    Dear @Jessica Booker, @WillkieGemma & other senior mentors, Increasingly, most of the firms are exclusively recruiting via VS. Now, given that most of the VS are clustered around the same dates (April for Spring VS and June for Summer VS), even if one were to theoretically qualify for 10 VSs...
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    Sidley vs Sidley Austin vs SA

    Hi I know SA is not appropriate for applications as per Jessica's advise on not abbreviating Gibson Dunn. So, should we call Sidley or Sidley Austin? Thanks
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    Abbreviate Gibson Dunn as GD

    Hi Is it ok to mentioned full name "Gibson Dunn (GD)" for the first time in the application and mention only GD from then on ? or is it considered cheeky ? Thanks
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    Self-funded SQE and its impact on applications?

    Hi @Jessica Booker , @WillkieGemma , Say I have graduated from my LLB at the end of 2023 and pursuing a self-funded SQE ALONG with a paralegal job while applying for VS/TCs in the 2023-24 cycle for TCs commencing Sept 2026, 1. Will the firms negatively view my attempt to self-fund SQE , and/or...
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    Direct TC Application - how much legal experience required?

    Hi As a penultimate year law student, I am looking to divide my applications between VS and direct TCs. For TC applications, what is the minimum bar for legal experience that firms expect ? I did 2 continuous weeks of full time internship in small law firm (in Yorkshire) during summer. Apart...
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    Video Interview question

    Hello During Video Interviews, does a stopwatch appear on the screen while preparing and speaking ? Or do we have to use own stop watch ?. Thanks
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    Forage description in Work Exp section - how detailed?

    Hi In the work experience section, I am clubbing all Forages under one box. How detailed should the forage descriptions be ? Should I just list them or go over the details? For example is this looking silly or ok ? "I followed this up with the “Banking Job Simulation” on Forage by Latham &...
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    Forage&Open days as work experience?

    Hi In applications which doesn't ask for CV (which has my open days and forage virtual internships) , how do I show them in the application? Is it ok to put those under work experience boxes ? If so, should all of them be clubbed together under one or should they be separate ? Thanks
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    BCLP application question - need feedback

    Hi, Regarding BCLP application question: " Imagine you are a trainee at BCLP and you have been working on a task for an associate in the Finance department. The associate is away and a partner in the department urgently wants a summary note of the research to send to a client, and has asked you...
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    Clifford Chance application - confused

    Hi I am a penultimate year law student in the UK. Clifford chance website states penultimate year students can apply from Sept 1 for Sept 25 and Feb 26 training contracts (I believe they don'y have VS - please correct if I am wrong). Now, most companies will advertise Sept 2026 TC for...

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