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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

Chris Brown

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I think most of the answer for 'why a city law firm' will be similar to the usual 'why commercial law', but I would use one or two different sentences to reframe it and address the City element. I would focus on the City's standing as one of the world's leading financial centres and the corollary - that the biggest international commercial clients will look to City firms to advise on their complex transactions and disputes. City law firms will also tend to coordinate and lead numerous other offices and counsel from a variety of jurisdictions to deliver on their clients' mandates. Thus, if you are particularly interested in high-end and cross-border commercial matters, you can justify an interest in working in a City law firm as opposed to any other commercial law firm.
Thank you so much! @Andrei Radu you are the G.O.A.T. 🐐🐐

I really appreciate the help and guidance 🙂🙂
 
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pleasepleaseplease

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Hi @Jessica Booker, @Andrei Radu, I have an interview with a firm tomorrow and I have been thinking about the questions I would like to ask the interviewer (who is a member of the grad rec team). I want to ask questions that I want to know the answers to but I also don't want the questions to be such that grad rec thinks I could have found answers to on my own on further research into the firm.

Below are some of the options, please could you share if you think these would be ok to ask?

  • If you had to point out one common trait among all the firm's trainees, what would it be? How does the firm support trainees further develop that trait?
  • What has been the reason for you to join and stay at the firm?
  • I know the firm focuses a lot on pro bono work – how exactly do lawyers get to get involved in pro bono work – is it through attending legal clinics or taking a pro bono client like you would take a regular client?
 

Chris Brown

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What was the Paul, Weiss email about? I plan on applying and I thought the deadline was non-rolling? Thank you.
It was just a reminder about the application deadline which is the 19th January.

Paul, Weiss is non-rolling so you can still apply but just try to get your application in at least a few hours in advance of the deadline to avoid technical difficulties.
 
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