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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

Tintin06

Legendary Member
Oct 23, 2019
859
2,069
Holding myself accountable again (Freshfields rejection)

CC* βœ…πŸ“βŒ
HSF βœ…πŸ“βŒ
NRF βœ…πŸ“βŒ
Weil βœ…βŒ
Akin βœ…βŒ
Sidley βœ…βŒ
Orrick βœ…
Willkie βœ…πŸŽ₯❌
Cooley βœ…βŒ
Latham βœ…
Milbank βœ…
Kirkland βœ…
Dechert βœ…βŒ
Skadden βœ…βŒ
Goodwin βœ…
Covington βœ…βŒ
Linklaters* βœ…πŸ“βŒ
Paul, Weiss βœ…
Slaughters* βœ…βŒ
Freshfields* βœ…πŸ“βŒ
Fried Frank* βœ…
Gibson Dunn βœ…
Macfarlanes* βœ…πŸ“
White & Case βœ…
Morgan Lewis βœ…
Paul Hastings* βœ…
Hogan Lovells* βœ…
Cleary Gottlieb βœ…βŒ
A&O Shearman βœ…πŸ“βŒ
Vinson & Elkins βœ…
Arnold & Porter βœ…
Baker McKenzie βœ…πŸ“βŒ
King & Spalding* βœ…
Winston & Strawn βœ…
Morrison Foerster βœ…
Sullivan & Cromwell βœ…βŒ

Key: βœ… = application submitted; πŸ“ = test received; πŸŽ₯ = video interview; ❌ = rejection.

*Training Contract applications

TC apps left to do: Stephenson Harwood; Sullivan & Cromwell.
 

Amma Usman

Legendary Member
Staff member
Future Trainee
Gold Member
Premium Member
Sep 7, 2024
938
1,143
This may have been asked already but... I have an in-person AC interview coming up and I believe that there will be (at a minimum) two fee-earners interviewing me. When one of them asks me a question, and I have to respond, should I look at both interviewers back-and-forth when responding? Or should I only focus on the person that’s asked me?

Alternatively, does it depend on the question/who is writing notes on my answers lolπŸ’€

@Jessica Booker @Amma Usman

Hey,

This is a really valid question.

When I was interviewing, I would look at both interviewers regardless of who asked the question. This is because it’s like any conversation… even like the ones you have with friends. Subconsciously, you look at every one of your friends in convos to engage all of them on what you’re saying. Good eye contact is a keeper of many conversations. If you don’t look at one person in a group of people, they will not be completely engaged in what you have to say. That said, you should still have main eye contact with the person who actually asked the question. This is a difficult balance to strike, which I appreciate. However, do make it natural and you’ll be fine!
 

Chris Brown

Legendary Member
Jul 4, 2024
597
1,971
Also what is the benchmark for passing PW amberjack does anyone know? How can we calculate the overall percentage that we scored including verbal and numeric reasoning?
I don’t think anyone will know what the SJT benchmark is because we are all doing the test for the first time. I imagine Paul, Weiss don’t even have a fixed benchmark determined yet. I hope it isn’t too high though. πŸ₯²πŸ₯²

If each pillar is scored out of 9 and there is 4 pillars, the total is out it 36. If you add up the scores and it exceeds 18 that would be 50%. I guess that’s one way to figure out the score. πŸ™‚πŸ™‚

Not sure how it works when adding the numerical and verbal reasoning scores. I guess we just have to hope for the best! πŸ₯²πŸ₯²
 

zoobla20

Star Member
Premium Member
Mar 15, 2023
42
50
This may be a silly question but with spring/summer vac schemes, how does giving out TC offers work? Would a firm allocate 50% to each so as not to disadvantage the later scheme or would they make all their TC offers after the final summer scheme (even for those who had a spring scheme)? Thank you!
 
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