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

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letmeintolaw

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Does anyone have any points on how you would approach this application question? Really appreciated

'Name a business you admire for its strategy, tell us why and tell us what you consider will be important to the business in terms of the legal services which it sources.'
 

33c

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Latham's AC has a 30-minute written exercise (not M&A) - I feel this is so short! Any ideas of what content could be given and they would expect us to reply within such limited time?
Hey! Im a future trainee at Latham so hopefully this helps :)

I found the written exercise to be very time pressured to be honest. For my AC personally, there was no legal elements at all, it was more of a business report(?). There was a lot of documents to read so make sure you identify which ones are most important to the situation at hand and make sure you identify the most salient points in those documents. I found PESTLE and a Porters 5 forces analysis to be really helpful!

Also, don't stress about fitting absolutely everything in - in my feedback, I was actually told that some of my points weren't correct and I had some spelling errors. Despite this, I was successful! Obviously try to limit errors but making a mistake isn't the be-all-and-end-all.

Feel free to DM me for more info!
 

xtinew

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    Very late but I've just been invited to complete the Clyde & Co Cappfinity/VI. I am aware that many of done this already. Do you have any advice with regards to this? Is this similar to the Linklaters Capp?

    Oof two VIs to complete
     

    ps123

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    W&C / broader general question, I said I could do any one of the three vacation schemes (Winter, Spring, Summer) - given the winter scheme is clearly a no, am I likely to receive a PFO soon or after they've finished recruiting for the summer one? thanks:)
     

    AAA_a

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    W&C / broader general question, I said I could do any one of the three vacation schemes (Winter, Spring, Summer) - given the winter scheme is clearly a no, am I likely to receive a PFO soon or after they've finished recruiting for the summer one? thanks:)
    Same, heard nothing re winter, don't know if that means a PFO or if they are considering us for spring/summer.
     
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    refy

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    I did my HSF online assessment yesterday and received my feedback report immediately, but never got a confirmation from HSF saying they're reviewing my results / if I have passed the benchmark.. Should I be worried?
     
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