Why is White and Case telling me I can’t apply to their vacation schemes on the first page of the application portal? I've never progressed to interview with them.
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
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Not me writing my long answer for White & Case over the summer only for them to change their question🤡🤡
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Can anyone else confirm that Addleshaw Goddard have changed their application questions to only have one motivational question?
Hey! I spoke to the graduate recruitment team a few days ago.Please can someone confirm Mischon's new application process as 1) online application + AI video interview, 2) situational judgement test, 3) AC, 4) vac scheme. Their website is so confusing
Its as follows: 1) online application + AI chat based interview (the new component) 2) situational judgement test 3) AC 4) Vac scheme. The chat based interview allows you to respond either via text or video. Hope this helps!
Hey I emailed them around this and they said a 2.1 in every module is required but they take into account mitigating circumstances
If you go to this link and click explore opportunities, it opens the application portal. https://www.freshfields.com/en/your-career/united-kingdom/early-careers/trainee-associate-program
Discuss a deal that White and case has advised on the last two years. What do you think were the strategic considerations and complexities involved, and how did the firm navigate them?
I think it is basically like discus a commercial issue that has attracted one's attention and how it will impact the firm. The only difference I think is that they are telling one to pick the issue out of the deals they have worked in within the last two years
Can you clarify what you mean by no long answer questions? I didn't have to answer any questions, not even a personal statement.
- Sep 9, 2024
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Hi @noahsmiit01 the majority of firms will only really care about your overall degree result. If that is at least a 2.1, or a strong 2.1 for the more competitive firms, it should not be a significant barrier. Besides the overall result, the firms will place some weigh on both progression and individual module results. Progression matters to recruiters because it can indicate qualities and skills the firm is looking for - e.g. learning from mistakes, resilience, striving to improve etc. Individual module results can matter because they may indicate where your strengths and interests lie - i.e. if you score poorly in all the more commercial-focused modules (say, contract, company, property), that may be a red flag.
As far as I know, firms do not place a lot of importance on first year results in particular. If anything, these will be the results they generally see as being the leat reflective of a candidate's true ability and potential, as recruiters also know that transitioning to the university life can initially be difficult for many people.
As for your last question, there are indeed a few firms that are known to be more grade focused than others. Slaughters is said to have an informal rule to only hire candidates who have achieved/are on track to achieve a 1.1, while Cleary, Davis Polk, and Debevoise are said to target candidates who have at least a high 2.1. Nonetheless, I have not heard of any of these firms having a strict disqualification policy for an individual 2.2 module grade. The only information in that regard I have come across is about Linklaters, who apparently confirmed on email to a forum member that this is their policy in absence of mitigating circumstances.
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