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Recent content by Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Hi @flower1 that's a great question. While I have not had to deal with a lot of antitrust-related tasks and questions in my ACs, I would aim to know the following: The main competition law infringements that companies can be fined for: abuse of a dominant position in the market, forming of...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Just to quickly come in to add to the many amazing responses from other forum members: Firstly, on the accent bit: I completely relate to your anxiety about it, as this is something I used to worry about a lot as a non-native speak with a quite noticeable Eastern European accent. I remember...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Hi @lucky gal and huge congratulations on the AC! I would say most of the preparation should still be quite similar to that for a law firm AC, in that most competency/motivational questions and any individual/group exercises will likely not differ a lot. I think the key points of difference will...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
I think it is fine to email them once their self-imposed reply deadline has passed, in the sense that such a query is not likely to be looked negatively upon. That said, I would advise you not to do this before at least another week or so has passed. This is because graduate recruiters...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Hi @M85672 while I do not have any insight on Dechert specifically here, and while I agree that it is in general very difficult to prepare for written exercises because of how much they can differ on a firm-by-firm basis, I think you can improve your chances of doing well in this assessment by...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
I would generally aim for two reasons at the expense of death of analysis, as recruiters will be well-aware that such a tight time limit will disable discussing anything but the headline point. That said, I think it can be fine to only present one point, provided that this is something of...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
I know they have given 1-2 week extensions to people in the past for health-related reasons - I am not sure what their policy is for travel-related extensions. My advice would be to reach out again today in the hopes they may respond before the deadline tomorrow. If they do not, should you have...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Not much to add to the excellent posy from @DavidJC - just wanted to emphasise that when discussing a commercial story in an interview, a way to make your analysis more comprehensive and your narrative more compelling is to can connect your explanation to headline points of other relevant...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
hi @yuktiverma96 I have quoted here two excellent recent posts from forum members who have researched the topic:- Andrei Radu
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Davis Polk reply back time
Back when I applied it took them around 2-3 weeks to come back to me (which ended up being early-mid January, as I had applied close to the deadline), but I know that since then the firm has changed their recruitment process a bit. While I do not have any insider information on the topic, based...- Andrei Radu
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Is it worth submitting last-minute applications for firms recruiting on a rolling basis?
Hi @Sian and thanks a lot for sharing your experience and analysis, I think many candidates will find this very useful. In particular, I think the point you emphasised about not thinking about success in a narrow "will this particular individual application get me a TC?" way and instead consider...- Andrei Radu
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Is it worth submitting last-minute applications for firms recruiting on a rolling basis?
Hi @A_ede this definitely resonates with my experiences and what I have heard from other people: if this doesn't come with the cost of a substantial hit on the quality of yours answers/the opportunity cost of completing other applications, I would advise to submit irrespective of how close the...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Not a lame question at all - I remember asking recruiters about it back in the day. Unfortunately, the answer is quite unhelpful: different non-rolling firms have different policies as to how and when they review applications. Besides not making progressions decisions before the deadline has...- Andrei Radu
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Is it worth submitting last-minute applications for firms recruiting on a rolling basis?
As deadlines for many firms are fast approaching and we are entering in the busiest time for applications in the year, a question many candidates ask around this point in the application cycle is: it is worth investing time and effort to complete a last-minute application for a firm recruiting...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Just to add a couple of points from my own experience and observations to the great analysis form @Prudentia: Generally, I have indeed been told that the trainee experience at a top US firm tends to be more intense and stressful than at MC firms. Firstly, this is because trainees at US firms...- Andrei Radu
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