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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

Anyone heard back from Simmons & Simmons for their summer VS??
Nope and its been a while. I'm honestly assuming that they've handed everything out or else I'll be like this forever:

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i just flunked my 3rd AC too... feeling so disappointed in myself. I also feel ashamed.

i would love to hear any advice from people too regarding this issue. Best of luck, this process is not for the weak indeed.
Would deffo recommend asking a lot of questions on your feedback call and doing your most to improve what was missing, for example for an AC I messed up they said my issue was my WE could have been clearer and more concise, which I’ve worked on
 
hey has anyone applied to goldman sachs legal analyst role and heard back yet?
loads of my friends recruited for finance - they normally progress to vi stage very quickly if u pass hr screening, but it seems that they just leave you in limbo forever if you don't. if you submitted a while ago i'd regard it as a lost cause tbh (but never say never)
 
just realised that i wrote the incorrect dates for one of my internships on a vac scheme application. i put 2 weeks in august instead of 1 week in july (got it mixed up with something else). does anyone know what i should do? also haven’t signed the offer letter yet

I'd really appreciate any advice!!
 
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Hi there! Sorry if someone's already asked this, but I was wondering about people's thoughts for the Ropes question: "Describe three characteristics that you believe make an outstanding Ropes & Gray lawyer and how that lawyer would drive our business."

Since the firm doesn't have a work experience section, should we use this question to show that off (i.e. by showing that we show each of those three characteristics) or would it be better to just focus on the characteristics and how they drive business?

Thank you for your help and have a lovely start to the weekend!

[EDIT: never mind, I saw that a bunch of people have talked about it on the forum, but people do seem to be giving different advice, so I'm curious if anyone feels strongly about either approach : ) ]
 
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