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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
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Ur options are to ignore them or respond. Some people work and do Uni, so they have no time to follow every post in the chat or be as active as some. I work full time and do university and I have 2 children, so I am rarely here. If I get a VI invite and I have questions, I will do a search, and if you have posted that you did it, I may message you, having never had any interactions with you before. It is up to you to respond. At the end of the day, we're all here for one purpose. I get that it's annoying when some random who doesn't post or like comments messages you selfishly for help but you are in total control of whether you help or not. That is why the forum is anonymous.
I didn‘t pass the application stage, but the app questions are 2 and reasonable to write on. The catch is the arctic shores like other person mentioned, you will have to practise and understand that logic because it’s not like doing a verbal reasoning test at all. If i still want a tc next cycle, i will only apply to firms with verbal reasoning or Watson glaser, I don’t like gamified assessments personally. It’s up to you. Attended virtual events, grad rec + trainees are very nice
Hi idk if you have searched already, it is cognify, emotify and values. search cognify ibm and you fill find it, same test basically. Worse than arctic shores for me. Cognify is super time pressured, that’s all I remember it was months ago.
Hi I know this has been discussed to death but I still wanted to know if anyone in the last few days heard from Dechert? are they still inviting people for interviews? for Winter
Heya, on Friday they emailed me to say hold tight they are still marking written assessments for WVS!!
Hi, it took two days for my feedback report to come through once I completed the test.Applied and completed the test to BCLP’s Spring Vac. Does anyone know how long it takes to receive the feedback report / receive an update? Thank you
I was at work. Please can you (or anyone) just let me know before I email grad rec lol.
I had my interview yesterday. I’m sure they’re still interviewing as someone got an interview for this Friday on the forum. They told me I’d hear back within 2 weeks
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Personal attacks are not welcome on this forum, whether explicit or supposedly subtle. Such content will be edited or removed and appropriate action will be taken to warn or ban members who post such content.
That extends to how the forum moderators and community assistants (including me) are talked about and the ways in which we moderate the forum.
Put simply, if you don’t like TCLA’s ethos, community values, or rules, I recommend joining other forum communities like Reddit or The Student Room instead.
Heyy, yeah it does include those extra bits you mentioned plus open days/forage.
I had some interaction with them last week (the office is super nice).
Just a few points I noted down
- They have a dedicated pro-bono team and it counts towards your billable hours.
- Sector focused firm - biggest sector is financial institutions (single biggest client is HSBC), energy & infrastructure and transport (shipping & aviation)
- compulsory seat - Corporate Banking
- big on sustainability
- LPC grads will have to do the condensed modules (think it’s 3 modules that’s part of the plus programme)
- Emerging markets firm - very good presence in Africa, Middle East and Asia - you can work directly on deals in these jurisdictions.
- Grad rec recommend people to apply for the vac scheme.
- office is open plan, a library, a music room with instruments and a dedicated innovation hub.
- A Level requirements is not a hard and fast rule - put your mitigating circumstances down and they view your app holistically. Rather than writing you off for not meeting it.
- I did not get any bad vibes!!! Everyone was genuinely nice and the global managing partner stayed longer than he was supposed to so he could answer all our questions. (FYI He trained at the firm).
Before my interaction with the firm I was 50/50 about applying but I’m definitely applying, they really brought the website alive and they are quite unique in some aspects.
Hopefully this helps!
Hi, I have my Dechert AC coming up this Friday and it will be held virtually. Does anyone know how technical the interview is going to be? I have seen on Ziplaw that past year questions included “what is a LBO”/“Name the different steps in M&A”. I’m wondering if it’s the same level of technicality this year?
Thank you so much in advance. I got the interview invite in such a short notice and I’m terrified 🥶
For context I completed the written assessment on 15 Oct.
Thank you so much in advance. I got the interview invite in such a short notice and I’m terrified 🥶
For context I completed the written assessment on 15 Oct.
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