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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

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AdiKhurana

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Has anyone does the Forsters VI yet and could offer any insights into what its like (competency, motivational, commercial etc.)?Finding it tough to prepare for only 3 questions when they could be literally anything 😩
 

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lol at freshfields' grad workshop literally a month ago they told us the application process is a simple personal statement - watson glaser - assessment centre process and I come on here to find they've randomly introduced the worst form of automated test where your application won't even get read if you don't pass. freshfields has always been one of my fave firms but this just sucks tbh.
What??? I didn’t know this. I submitted my app on the 9th and haven’t received any automated test. Haven’t even received a WG
 
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