TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[murm]

Surely Weil get back to us tomorrow 😭

 

[chrisbrown]

Surely Weil get back to us tomorrow 😭

It seems as though they are taking a Weil to get back to people… 😭💀

 

[annad]

Those getting to Freshfields AC already are you on some form of fast track because the email I got says that the new online assessment stage will be sent out 27 January.

Yeah same lol

May I ask if this iwas an automatic email from Candid right after you submitted your application?
Because the Candid confirmation email I received after submission does not include this information. Was this another email, directly from Freshfields' graduate recruitment? If so, how long did it take after submission for you to receive it?

 

[AnAnonymousDuck]

does anyone have any idea how to structure an answer to the question "what are xyz's competitors?" in an interview?

 

[murm]

does anyone have any idea how to structure an answer to the question "what are xyz's competitors?" in an interview?

Personally, I look into the focus of the firm, explain what the firms focus is, who their competitors are, but why they are have a comeptitve edge (even if they don't lol). For example, if I was at Covington. (I might give wrong info I didnt apply for them). Firms focus is life sciences. Key competitors can include Cooley (again im not sure). However, the covington is able to stands out in this crowd because its experience in xyz demosntrated by xyz.

I am not entirely sure- this is how i would approach it. If anyone has any other ideas please propose them.

 

[AnAnonymousDuck]

Personally, I look into the focus of the firm, explain what the firms focus is, who their competitors are, but why they are have a comeptitve edge (even if they don't lol). For example, if I was at Covington. (I might give wrong info I didnt apply for them). Firms focus is life sciences. Key competitors can include Cooley (again im not sure). However, the covington is able to stands out in this crowd because its experience in xyz demosntrated by xyz.

I am not entirely sure- this is how i would approach it. If anyone has any other ideas please propose them.

would stating that the firm has band 1 rankings in xyz, and then naming any firm which also has a band 1 rankings in those areas as competitors be a good way of structuring an answering? so for example, if a firm has a band 1 ranking in infrastructure, and so do 5 other firms, would it be correct to say those firms are competitors because they all have band 1 rankings in infrastructure?

@Jessica Booker @Amma Usman @Andrei Radu

 

[starfish345]

If I didn't get Goodwin VI, am I cooked? Also, what if I didn't get Akin TI?