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Recent content by mattyh23

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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Is it usually more just down to an interviewer's personal preference and steer with how they want the interview to go? Are they told to ask certain questions (at the Partner interview stage) or is it very much up to them to dictate the flow of the interview? For instance, I would say a good 10...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    This will likely be a "how long is a piece of string" kind of question, but if interviews are more conversational and less structured, is that a positive sign? I had an interview and there was barely any structure to it, and I've never had that before. Is that a good sign @Jessica Booker?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I had my TC interview as part of my VS today, and it was completely unlike anything I expected. It was rather short and the interviewers made it more conversational and informal. I mentioned I worked full-time and they wanted me to explain what I did on a day-to-day basis, while they also asked...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Hi @Jessica Booker - I just had a SVS and I had the best time other than I struggled to build any kind of rapport with my trainee buddy. I tried to make the effort but they were either busy or just short with me. I got along well with everyone else on the team and the scheme but just not my...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Anyone heard from Taylor Wessing post-AC? I had mine at the start of March and not heard anything.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    If you're drafting something for a Partner that is eventually intended for the client (i.e. a memo), would you introduce yourself to the Partner first in a written exercise? Or just go in straight as if it's for the client, with no reference to the partner? Any thoughts @Jessica Booker?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I was just asked in an interview a time I dealt with conflict in a team - what sort of conflict are they looking for? I said where I disagreed with another team member over an idea about a small business I run. I mentioned how I convinced them why my strategy was better and why and trying to...
  8. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    If asked in an interview what your strategy has been when applying for vacation schemes, what kind of answer are they looking for? Focusing on the practice area strengths, international nature, and the like?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Really stressing about this so need some advice. I had an AC interview today and at the end, I was asked if there was anything we hadn’t discussed that you’d like to mention. I felt like I’d covered everything in my interview: I’d mentioned work experience, why the firm, why law, all relevant...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    In a written exercise, is it fine to use bullet points or will this look unprofessional? My thinking is that clients have limited time and want the most pertinent information. So, if I was instructed to write a memo say, could I bullet point the main recommendations in an executive summary...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Following on from the discussion on memos yesterday, do these tend to have an introduction, or is an executive summary an introduction, then you just go into your points with headings?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Someone please correct me if I’m wrong as I don’t know the approach to take on these questions, but when you’re focusing on who a firm’s competitors are, is there a “right answer”? For example, if I’m looking at White & Case’s competitors, would Norton Rose Fulbright be one due to its strength...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Some advice needed here as really stressing out. I have an AC on Wednesday and today I was supposed to have an onboarding call with grad recruitment as preparation. However, I work full-time and as I booked it a month ago (and forgot to write it down), I ended up missing it. I received an...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Thanks :) I really didn't want to go with a cliche answer like the ones you mentioned but still feel mine seems like an answer a 12-year-old would give 🤣 Ah well, it's done now, so can't overthink it!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Hey all, new to this, but absolutely stressing out after an AC question I had today. I was asked if I could invite someone famous to a dinner party, who would I choose to invite. I panicked as had no clue, so said Jurgen Klopp (the Liverpool manager). I backed it up by wanting to know how he's...
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