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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
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Hi @Abbie Whitlock , I have a question on the DLA Piper Vac Scheme Application question 2. The question is : Select one article from the DLA Piper Insights page on a client sector that interests you. How does it align with your personal and professional ambitions? (Max 200 words.)
There is a podcast episode within the Insights Page on a topic I find really interesting. Would this count as an article for the purpose of this question? Or would you suggest that I find another written article instead?
There is a podcast episode within the Insights Page on a topic I find really interesting. Would this count as an article for the purpose of this question? Or would you suggest that I find another written article instead?
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I do not think it is a requirement for your answer to be very "you-focused" in the sense that you talk at length about why you are more interested in a sector than most other people are, but I do think it is advisable to at least link it with one of your experiences to illustrate your motivations. What I would say is a requirement is to explain why the sector you have chosen is more interesting to you than other sectors, which is the "sector-focused" part of the answer: in essence, you will be picking out and analysing features of that sector and the work lawyers do in that sector that is more appealing to you than features/work in other sectors.
Nonetheless, in many cases this will not suffice as such a discussion can remain a bit too abstract and arguably will not satisfy the "Show, don't tell" rule in application writing - the idea that you need to look to evidence the veracity of your claims. Arguably, the best way of doing so is to make use of concrete examples of your experiences illustrate your broader points.
Hello,
For people who have passed Clifford Chance WG test - what scores were you getting out of 40 in your practice?
Thank you
For people who have passed Clifford Chance WG test - what scores were you getting out of 40 in your practice?
Thank you
Hi! @Abbie Whitlock I attended Willkie's application writing event yesterday, and their grad rec said that we shouldn't talk about skills developed in the WE sections but mere results/achievements in each WE, and she recommended the CAR structure (context; action; result) => is it okay to mix action+result together, since writing about them separately seems a bit odd? e.g. "I drafted x document (action), that helped y.. (result)" instead of putting the result in the next paragraph?
Also: she advised against describing skills in WE entries but their open day application form doesn't have a separate skills Q - would it be a really bad idea to talk about relevant skills in WE after all? she pointed out that candidates sometimes connect experiences with unrealistic skills (e.g. working at McDonalds won't give you commercial awareness) but what about actually valid skills eg. Juggling an internship with my studies developed my time management skills that will help me manage conflicting deadlines as a trainee?
Also: she advised against describing skills in WE entries but their open day application form doesn't have a separate skills Q - would it be a really bad idea to talk about relevant skills in WE after all? she pointed out that candidates sometimes connect experiences with unrealistic skills (e.g. working at McDonalds won't give you commercial awareness) but what about actually valid skills eg. Juggling an internship with my studies developed my time management skills that will help me manage conflicting deadlines as a trainee?
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Oh cool I wasn't aware of that, thank you for letting me know!
For those who have applied to Freshfields, is there verbal reasoning and numerical reasoning in the online test?
Hi all,
for video interviews are we expected to prep for situation based questions eg: xyz happens how do you deal with it?
or do they typically tend to be motivational and competency based only?
for video interviews are we expected to prep for situation based questions eg: xyz happens how do you deal with it?
or do they typically tend to be motivational and competency based only?
After a previously unsuccessful cycle (did not convert my VS into a TC), we're back to applying... So far Slaughter and May and Macfarlanes PFOs...
Applied to 30 firms already, down 2, 28 remaining.
Applied to 30 firms already, down 2, 28 remaining.
Is Jones Day for summer? If yes, if you don't mind, when did you apply?
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