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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

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F a v o u r

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    i have been invited to the HSF AC for the summer vacation scheme!!

    however, received rejections from both DLA Piper and Willkie. also, has anyone heard back from Sidney Austin? i applied to them a long time ago and haven’t heard anything!
    Congratulations! That's amazing! Can I ask what date your AC is/how long you get to prepare for it?
     

    Flavius Aurelius

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    Practice by filming yourself in your webcam and get someone to throw questions at you. Allow yourself 1 minute to think and 1 minute to answer. This helps iron out the little flaws you have (not looking at camera etc) + gives you confidence. Well it did for me anyway :)
    Thank you! If I have just 1 minute to answer a question like 'why this firm?' would you recommend going into depth with my answer and giving many reasons? Or is it ok to just give one reason? Cause I often run out of time!
     
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