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Recent content by KJ

  1. KJ

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    does anyone have any insights on Hill Dickinson's AC? Also does anyone know what the candidate 1-1 part is going to be like?
  2. KJ

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    does anyone have any tips on how to stand out in a vacation scheme? @Jessica Booker @Ram Sabaratnam I'd also love to know your insights on how an interview at the end of a vacation scheme (so for a tc) differs from an AC? What sort of questions do they ask and do they have other components in...
  3. KJ

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    does anyone have any insight on how an interview after/ on the last day of a vac scheme (so for the tc) differs from the AC for the vac scheme - is it more focused on vac scheme performance or also similar to the structure of an AC? I hope this makes sense :)
  4. KJ

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    does anyone have any insights on Addleshaw Goddard's briefing and proofreading exercises for the AC? Roughly how many documents are you given or is it more of a commercial brief?
  5. KJ

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    anyone have any advice or insights on Osborne Clarke's virtual AC? is the research topic fairly broad?
  6. KJ

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    If anyone's done an OC virtual AC before, I'd love to know any advice you have. Is the research/presentation part based on a broad commercial topic?

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