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Recent content by avocadob

  1. avocadob

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi! Does anyone know if the CMS WG test is automatic? Thank you.
  2. avocadob

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Some people were still receiving SJT invites on Tuesday so I really hope it’s not just one round of invites, that would automatically reject those who haven’t even completed them! It is worrying.. Looking at previous threads it seems like people hear back after 3 weeks(?) im guessing the firm...
  3. avocadob

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Congratulations to both! Would you all mind sharing how you did for Amberjack please? Thank you!!
  4. avocadob

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Thank you very much for this 🙏🙏
  5. avocadob

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Hi everyone, I was doing the Reed Smith assessment and I came across a glitch after doing 1 'session' of the test, then when I tried to refresh, it was showing one of those videos (which were just random clips) - I skipped the video and noticed that the % went from 80 to 86% and I reached the...
  6. avocadob

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Congratulations on receiving the test and VI invite! Mind if I please ask when you applied and heard back? Thank you!
  7. avocadob

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Has anyone heard from Teacher Stern today?
  8. avocadob

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Has anyone done 2Birds AC and still haven’t received news (most likely a pfo by this point?) :/
  9. avocadob

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Anyone heard back from Bird & bird?
  10. avocadob

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    has anyone heard back from Harbottle & Lewis?
  11. avocadob

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I also did not expect to randomly open my emails on a friday night to that.. thought they were getting back to us week of 17th...
  12. avocadob

    Case study practice

    Hi @Jaysen thank you for the case study exercise, I have completed it and would it be alright to send across for your review please? Thank you!
  13. avocadob

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Congrats! When did you apply OC? :)
  14. avocadob

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Has anyone applied to OC in Jan 2025 and heard back?
  15. avocadob

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    just waiting for pfo from cooley..

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