TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

desperateTCseeker1998

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Holding myself accountable again (another app).

CC* βœ…πŸ“βŒ
HSF βœ…πŸ“βŒ
NRF βœ…πŸ“βŒ
Weil βœ…βŒ
Akin βœ…
Sidley βœ…βŒ
Orrick βœ…
Willkie βœ…πŸŽ₯❌
Cooley βœ…
Latham βœ…
Milbank βœ…
Kirkland βœ…
Dechert βœ…βŒ
Skadden βœ…
Goodwin βœ…
Covington βœ…βŒ
Linklaters* βœ…πŸ“βŒ
Paul, Weiss βœ…
Slaughters* βœ…βŒ
Gibson Dunn βœ…
Macfarlanes* βœ…πŸ“
White & Case βœ…
Morgan Lewis 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…
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

I'm actually ineligible for S&C VS. I'll be applying for their TC. 13 firm's rejections overall now.

Applications left to do: Fried Frank; McDermott, Will & Emery; Paul Hastings.
Didn’t McDermott, Will & Emery already close?
 

Audric_T

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Oct 20, 2024
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Holding myself accountable again (another app).

CC* βœ…πŸ“βŒ
HSF βœ…πŸ“βŒ
NRF βœ…πŸ“βŒ
Weil βœ…βŒ
Akin βœ…
Sidley βœ…βŒ
Orrick βœ…
Willkie βœ…πŸŽ₯❌
Cooley βœ…
Latham βœ…
Milbank βœ…
Kirkland βœ…
Dechert βœ…βŒ
Skadden βœ…
Goodwin βœ…
Covington βœ…βŒ
Linklaters* βœ…πŸ“βŒ
Paul, Weiss βœ…
Slaughters* βœ…βŒ
Gibson Dunn βœ…
Macfarlanes* βœ…πŸ“
White & Case βœ…
Morgan Lewis 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…
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

I'm actually ineligible for S&C VS. I'll be applying for their TC. 13 firm's rejections overall now.

Applications left to do: Fried Frank; McDermott, Will & Emery; Paul Hastings.
why these firms? You seem to have missed off a lot of good firms that would probably given you a higher chance of success, also by applying to this many firms does it affect your applications? Apologies, this is my first cycle in about 7-10 years (career changer) so I am unclear of the protocol.

Is there a specific area of law you wish to qualify in?
 

Tintin06

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why these firms? You seem to have missed off a lot of good firms that would probably given you a higher chance of success, also by applying to this many firms does it affect your applications? Apologies, this is my first cycle in about 7-10 years (career changer) so I am unclear of the protocol.

Is there a specific area of law you wish to qualify in?
Generally prefer the US firms. Learning by doing. Early responsibility etc. Have had more success with them. Not sure about your second question. I got three ACs last cycle. Not sure how typical that is. I'm also a career changer. What are you doing currently? I don't know about qualification yet. I enjoyed doing tax.
 
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Generally prefer the US firms. Learning by doing. Early responsibility etc. Have had more success with them. Not sure about your second question. I got three ACs last cycle. Not sure how typical that is. I'm also a career changer. What are you doing currently? I don't know about qualification yet. I enjoyed doing tax.
Can you be a career changer if you’ve been chasing a career but doing another whilst chasing. Surely you left university and since then have been applying to law ever since I’m not sure that’s a career changer. But nonetheless I’m sure the experience you’ve gained working alongside applying has been ever so useful for transferable skills.
 

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Can you be a career changer if you’ve been chasing a career but doing another whilst chasing. Surely you left university and since then have been applying to law ever since I’m not sure that’s a career changer. But nonetheless I’m sure the experience you’ve gained working alongside applying has been ever so useful for transferable skills.
I don’t think it matters about your status as a career changer- you should be extremely proud of the hard work you have put in whilst exploring another pathway!
 
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I don’t think it matters about your status as a career changer- you should be extremely proud of the hard work you have put in whilst exploring another pathway!
What are you on about. No one said Tintin shouldn’t be proud. If anything I said their skills would be transferable. Stop making others out to be the bad person. Comprehension is key.
 

lawyersum

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For anybody who has applied to Addleshaw, please do reply letting me know how you have navigated the education section of the application form. Are people pressing 'Add New Qualification' and adding each module grade or just making one entry for their whole degree result. Feel free to PM as well. Thank youuuu
 

Zaraa.x

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What are you on about. No one said Tintin shouldn’t be proud. If anything I said their skills would be transferable. Stop making others out to be the bad person. Comprehension is key.
I don’t think your initial comment was necessary… comes across as being patronising. If @Tintin06 says they are a career changer then so be it - no need to question them about it and say nevertheless I’m sure you’ve gained experience?? It’s not everything you must comment on sometimes tap into your emotional intelligence and keep quiet or know how to phrase things to come across less patronising.
 
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I don’t think your initial comment was necessary… comes across as being patronising. If @Tintin06 says they are a career changer then so be it - no need to question them about it and say nevertheless I’m sure you’ve gained experience?? It’s not everything you must comment on sometimes tap into your emotional intelligence and keep quiet or know how to phrase things to come across less patronising.
No thanks I say it how I see it. No point sugar coating your journey when it is public. You cannot be a career changer if you didn’t change from a career. It’s not rude to point out the truth.
 

Jessica Booker

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What are you on about. No one said Tintin shouldn’t be proud. If anything I said their skills would be transferable. Stop making others out to be the bad person. Comprehension is key.

We have warned you privately about your tone in previous posts and I have edited a number of those previous posts to remove tone that is clearly unnecessarily rude in response to others.

Your response to Tintin is another example of that behaviour.

You talk about people needing to have comprehension but there is also a need to have emotional intelligence and the ability to understand how your posts will be perceived by others.

Please consider this going forward. There will not be any further informal warnings about this.
 

Zaraa.x

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No thanks I say it how I see it. No point sugar coating your journey when it is public. You cannot be a career changer if you didn’t change from a career. It’s not rude to point out the truth.
how is @Tintin06 sugar coating his journey when he is being transparent about everything? what your saying is highly irrelevant. Have you personally followed @Tintin06 through his career journey to know that he isn’t a career changer? Lol. If your this TC guru why are you still searching for a TC and not secured one yet. Stop judging @Tintin06 strategy and let people be.
 

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