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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Anyone who's given the HL job simulation assessment, would you be willing to disclose how many VI questions it has and what category they are? (i.e. Competency, motivational, skills, commercial, SJT)
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Could someone please confirm if Addleshaw's only London VS question this year is "Please explain what motivates you to pursue a career in commercial law and why you are particularly interested in joining Addleshaw Goddard. Please include any specific aspects of our firm that resonate with your...
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    Hogan Lovells - Winter Vacation Scheme 2025

    The job sim is the second stage. The first stage consists of both the written application and the automatic cappfinity blended assessment. The AC forms the 3rd stage. Hope this clears it out!
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    Ask Reed Smith Anything! (2025-26)

    Hi there, thank you so much for addressing queries on the forum! In case we've progressed to the blended assessment stage in a previous cycle, how much of our application answers would you like changed (of course, apart from the question about a commercial story which has to be relevant to the...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Is there anyone who's not heard anything from Travers Smith post app? Is there any chance of them offering any more interviews now that a decent few people have received VS offers?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    They do, but those who applied for their VS or TC in the winter can't apply once the TC apps open again in June-July. Their grad rec said that their application cycle runs from sep-aug, and we can only apply once within the entire cycle :(
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Has anyone received a Hogan Lovells assessment centre invite for the summer vacation scheme?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Most likely. I've previously known HSF to follow a phased pattern of evaluating candidates. They first send out a round of PFOs, and then evaluate the remaining candidates again. After this, they send out acceptances and then finally PFOs to whoever doesn't make it to the next stage. They've...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Has anyone received positive word from HSF regarding their summer vacation scheme?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Has anyone heard back from CC yet for their training contract? They said they'd start contacting people this week.
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Hi, does anyone know how long after the VI W&C normally sends PFOs?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Has anyone heard back from W&C post the video interview? If so, how long did it take to progress to the next stage or get a PFO?

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