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  1. J

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    I'm interested in law firm IPOs in general - am I right to believe that this is somewhat of a uniquely British thing? I think in the US at least there is a rule that no non-lawyer can own part of a law firm
  2. J

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    I’d be really surprised if they hire anyone direct TC given that they only recruit 2 people and have a vac scheme
  3. J

    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    There is a list! https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/where-firms-recruit-from-direct-tc-vs.2723/
  4. J

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    Are other people still waiting to hear from Orrick post-WG? Did mine on April 5th (trying to get a sense of whether it’s a likely PFO although I know no-one really knows lol)
  5. J

    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    Most are open until July 31 I believe, but better to look for those that recruit a large amount direct
  6. J

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    Lol why tell everyone they’re impressed with their application it’s just so patently insincere like I could submit an incomplete app that indicates I failed out of school and they’d still be impressed 😂
  7. J

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    Same here! Assuming everyone got the 'We have a very limited number of places available on our scheme, and although we were impressed by your application, I regret to inform you that it has been unsuccessful on this occasion'?
  8. J

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    'Barring the Magic Circle and some SC firms' is basically barring all major competitors to US firms in London - if a US firm has a successful London practice then it is likely a prominent international firm in the same league as magic/silver circle
  9. J

    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    When Gibson Dunn says it takes 90% from its VS, what does that mean - given that its trainee intake is 6 people? Like would they only recruit direct TC if they have a really shabby VS cohort?
  10. J

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    Oh that is interesting - so are the trainee intake numbers posted on LegalCheek not exact numbers? I guess I’ve been mainly interviewing with US firms with a trainee intake less than 10 or so, and I got the sense that they would hire the exact number regardless of circumstances but your point...
  11. J

    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    For the BM VI did anyone else's say '2021 Training Contract'? I definitely applied for 2023 TC and my CvMail says as much but the VI said 2021 TC for some reason
  12. J

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    Anyone heard back from Latham Dubai vac scheme?
  13. J

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    I have seen it mentioned many times on here that people could be taking up someone else's opportunity of getting a TC by doing a vac scheme at a firm they don't want a career with - I'm wondering whether you mean that the firm could actually end up recruiting fewer people as a result of this? If...
  14. J

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    This is all great to hear! I guess it begs the question, though, why some firms seem to do it so much better (or so much worse) than others?
  15. J

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    Fair enough! I figured that I am still waiting to hear back from at least 5 vac scheme apps and also that people have used the thread a lot to discuss how to excel on a vac scheme, which is still relevant until summer...but I guess it was getting a bit unwieldy haha
  16. J

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    I guess I don't understand what he means by the fact that the vacation scheme cycle is over, nor why the fact it is 999 pages long means it should be closed!
  17. J

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    Also maybe this is a dumb question but what is the actual reason for using a new thread vs continuing on the old thread? It seems to make absolutely no difference to our experience of the forum lol and will just break up the archive of posts regarding the 2020-2021 vac scheme cycle as many...
  18. J

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    @Jaysen I thought we’d get the satisfaction of seeing the old threat hit the 1000 mark before closure 😢
  19. J

    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    @Jessica Booker sorry to ask the same old question- if the Baker VI (using launchpad) says ‘due by April 28’ (doesn’t give a time), does that mean I have until 11:59pm tomorrow to do it?
  20. J

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I said that I had made my decision and committed myself to a career in commercial law and that I would be more than happy to keep up my hobbies on the occasional sunday or during holiday... not much more I could say!

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