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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    My highest and lowest strengths were almost identical to yours except one of my highest was credibility. I’m also not entirely sure what it means either. Guess we will find out soon 🥲
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I did mine on Wednesday and got feedback on Friday so around 48 hours. Since you did your test on Thursday I imagine you will get the feedback report on Monday. The feedback highlights your highest scoring and lowest scoring strengths. Since Macfarlanes is non-rolling we will most likely get...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I have had open day applications asking for my work experience history… 🫠 that’s in addition to answering application questions… To make matters worse you put all that effort in only to get PFO 😂😂 I tend to amalgamate similar experiences into one work experience section because it makes less...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think you can create a profile on vantage and add your details on there and then when you start applications it gives you the option of using the pre saved information that is on your profile to fill in the personal information and the educational sections of the application. The only things...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Congrats on your AC invite. Best of luck with it I’m sure you will do amazing!! 😀 Can I ask when did you apply and when did you take the SJT test / get confirmation that you had met or passed the benchmark. 🙂
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    That’s what I am hoping is the case because I have seen a fair amount of AC offers from HSF on the forum but only for their spring vs. I haven’t seen any people receive AC offers for summer vs yet. Normally the AC’s run through to February for the summer vs but I hope we get a response by mid...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Was your HSF application for the Spring VS or Summer? I applied for Summer. I submitted my HSF application on the 1st of Dec and passed the benchmark on the 3rd of Dec and I also have not heard back at all. I wonder if HSF goes through Spring VS applications first and then the Summer ones. I...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I am the same with every online test because I overthink each question and wonder whether any of my answer choices were correct. I guess you just have to trust your gut instinct with them :) I remember stressing over the HSF online test but then I somehow managed to pass that SJT. I don’t...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Thank you so much. Best of luck with your application to Macfarlanes and hopefully we will both get invited to the AC! Are you applying for the Spring or Summer VS? I am applying for Summer.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I did my test on Wednesday and just got my feedback report now so around 48 hours or so in terms of waiting for feedback. My strengths were adaptability, credibility and explainer. My only weakness in the report was learning agility.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think it’s all parts of the WGT because when I did mine it had questions for each section but some were longer than others.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I applied to Hogan Lovells just abit under two weeks ago and did my WGT over a week ago but haven’t yet heard anything as to whether it’s a PFO or AC. To be fair though today is the deadline day so maybe they are going to start sending out the AC decisions over the next few weeks (since most...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Firstly congrats on making it to the VI stage - that’s very impressive because it is super competitive. I did my Willkie VI last week and this is also my first cycle so I was really unsure as to what to expect in a VI as well because it was my first this cycle! In terms of what to expect or...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    To be fair I imagine most applications are sent close to or on the deadline and so HL will most likely have only began making decisions on who to invite to AC over the last few days and will send out those decisions over the next few weeks. If your application is well researched and error free...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Does anyone know how long after you submit an application to BCLP they send the online test? Is it automatic or do they screen the application first and then send the test to the people successful at the application stage?
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    Ask Willkie Farr & Gallagher Anything!

    I’m not Gemma but I think I remember in one of Willkie’s application workshops it was mentioned that it’s marked holistically and that what matters is the content itself. Things like nerves are expected and will not affect the outcome of the VI as long as the answers themselves are clear (i.e...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Since it says practice “areas” and not “area” I think that would also imply they want to see at least 2 or maybe 3 but since the word count is around 250 it is probably best to discuss 2 in some detail.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Likewise best of luck to you in this whole process and hopefully we will both get through to the AC’s for HL and Willkie!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    The application deadline is on Friday (3rd Jan) and I think on their website it mentions they start to screen applications before the deadline and make AC offers in January so I imagine it will be over the next few weeks.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I would normally choose 3 reasons and try to allocate an even word count to each one e.g., 100 words per reason. This is a good balance between explaining your motivation but writing it in a coherent and succinct way. If you feel that you will not be able to get your ideas across in that limit...

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