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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    thank you so much, that's really helpful
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    genuinely curious but what sort of answers do firms want/expect to hear when they ask you questions along the lines of would you still work for a client if you had moral qualms about them etc etc
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    on the same note, does anyone know when the debevoise deadline is tomorrow?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Sorry if this is a really stupid question but how can you tell whether a law firm organises itself by practice group or sector? because they tend to have both sections on websites and i can't tell which one is the primary way they organise themselves...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Burges Salmon WVS AC yesterday - applied 26/10
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Not last year - they asked people to do them before the AC but said in the feedback call that it was just to collect data and didn't use them to make decisions

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