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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
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Does anyone know if you can apply to both the direct TC and vac scheme at Travers Smith? I can't find anything on the grad rec website :/
Many thanks!
@Tintin06 what question(s) did you do this for, and what questions do you think is best to adopt this approach for (cover letter, why commercial law, short questions etc)?
Many thanks @Amma UsmanHi @Lastseasonwonder. I had used a combination of both prose and headings, as well as bullet-points in my application answers and got progressed onto the next stage. However, often times I found myself using prose. I would say regardless of which format you use, ensure you answer all arms of the question and don’t spin off on any tangents. Hope this helps, and feel free to drop any more questions if you have them
But can't prose and headings be used at the same time? For instance, the below:
Heading 1
TEXT IN PROSE
Heading 2
TEXT IN PROSE
Could someone please confirm which wording is best to go for:
"I assisted a partner with" or "I assisted a partner in"
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"I assisted a partner with" or "I assisted a partner in"
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It will depend on what is said next as both could work depending on how/what you then describe.
It’s actually excruciating how long all these firms take to respond. Every other job and every other industry will respond after a week/ month maybe max. It’s a mix of too much competition and too much inefficiency tbh
To be fair, I've been waiting for roughly 3 months to hear back from Blackrock and 2 months to hear back from BNP Paribas post interview.
I'm slightly confused by the Linklaters vacation scheme process - they don't ask for work experience, so are they simply putting more emphasis on the Capp assessment and WG test?
Have Stephenson Harwood opened their applications? Can't see that they have, but they have WVS and it is late Sept!
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Both can work with that example - it’s not really going to matter which one you choose.
If you self-fund your SQE, will law firms prefer you? Because they wont have to give you the SQE grant?
Holding myself accountable (again).
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HSF ✅📝❌
NRF ✅📝❌
Weil ✅
Sidley ✅
Willkie ✅🎥
Latham ✅
Skadden ✅
Goodwin ✅
Covington ✅
Linklaters* ✅📝
Paul, Weiss ✅
Slaughters* ✅
Gibson Dunn ✅
White & Case ✅
Hogan Lovells* ✅
A&O Shearman ✅📝
Key: ✅ = application submitted; 📝 = test received; 🎥 = video interview; ❌ = rejection.
*Training Contract applications
Are you listing them on purpose by length of name or has that just happened randomly?
It’s oddly satisfying
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