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Recent content by TheInevitableTCholder2024/25πŸ™

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    Stephenson Harwood summer VS video interview

    I used these questions to prepare, and I remember a few of these came out, good luckπŸ‘ 1. Why corporate law? 2. Talk about your work experience and how it makes you qualified for this placement scheme 3. Why Stephenson Harwood/what makes SH stand out? 4. Tell us about a challenge you have faced...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Does anyone know the Reed Smith questions and Michelmore questions please. Want to get it done before filling in the rest of the form.
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    Stephenson Harwood summer VS video interview

    sorry for the late reply man. Do you still need the questions?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi everyone, I have a question. When filling in application forms, they ask for 1st-year grades. Given that it was a COVID year and 3 exams were assessed online, technically, my transcript doesn't have a mark on there, although I have the marks online that I got. My university, Warwick, also had...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/aando-among-four-more-firms-to-cut-125m-trump-deals/5122997.article This is jokes to me idk lol
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Starting this direct TC application journey after 3 rejections post interviews (2 at US law firms ffs😭) like "sigh, let me have it, how worse can it get". That said, does anyone have tips on how to approach Pennington Manches Cooper's cover letter?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Realise everyone else in the AC are probably bigger imposters than you think you are. Even the associates themselves have imposter syndromes than you because it never really leaves completely, it just gets smaller and smaller the more senior you get. Also, there were thousand and thousands of...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi. If anyone has either done the Latham AC this cycle or in previous cycles, I would super appreciate the insight πŸ™
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Has anyone done the Simmons and Simmons video interview? do you have any tips? πŸ™
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Anyone with tips on the Akin telephone interview?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Anyone have tips for the Akin online test?πŸ™πŸ½
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Is Addleshaw closed? it says its still open but I'm not seeing anything?

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