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Recent content by AngelB
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Let me just tell everyone now, the CMS VI is a nightmare. It’s only six questions, nothing else, very unassuming. Until you start doing it and you realise you’re given a minute, yes one singular minute, response time for a question that could only just be answered in double that.- AngelB
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
A&OS assessment centre this coming Thursday, any insights from previous attendees?- AngelB
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
fieldfisher telephone interview!! any tips?- AngelB
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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First Assessment Centre!
second this! any insights from previous attendees would be really helpful- AngelB
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
It’s for spring/summer- AngelB
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
A&O Shearman AC invite!!!!!!!!- AngelB
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Completed the 2nd test on the 27th Oct and haven’t heard yet. Think they’re progressing people onto the second test and we’ll hear back after that batch- AngelB
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Would be curious to know if anyone has heard from freshfields post second stage test?- AngelB
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
When I got the email including the test link I was told I had “successfully advanced to the next stage” so I’d assume so- AngelB
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
They’ll be reviewing our applications and sending out invites for phone interviews.- AngelB
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
DLA Piper said they’re non-rolling at their open day however I got an email just now saying that I had passed the test benchmark and that applications are reviewed on a rolling basis??- AngelB
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
just finished the DLA Piper WG, really like that it gives you a feedback report for this rather than you needing to request your score from the firm!- AngelB
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
This is before either! first time I’ve been rejected from my written application- AngelB
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Bird and bird PFO!- AngelB
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
I got average on the numerical and verbal, did pretty good on the video interviews I thought! I’m expecting a PFO though, amberjack tests are just not my style- AngelB
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- Forum: Applications Discussion