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  1. Chris Brown

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think it’s been mainly Spring VS and people who put both Spring and Summer. However, I know a few people who applied for Summer VS only who received interview invites. Paul, Weiss might have more interviews to send out for Summer VS tbh. Best of luck to everyone still waiting to hear back from...
  2. Chris Brown

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think they said in the automatic email after submitting the application that they would get back to us over March and April with invitations to interview. They don't send out PFO, meaning if you don’t hear from them with an interview, it is safe to assume a PFO. Best of luck to everyone that...
  3. Chris Brown

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Yeah I had my interview last week and when I asked them, they said they were aiming to finish interviews by this Friday, with VS offers or post interview PFO’s to be sent around then onwards. I guess we will all find out this week or next week. They might prioritise those that applied for Spring...
  4. Chris Brown

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think Gemma said people would hear back 5 working days after the partner interview, but that there could possibly be delays. The very latest that we would all hear back is the 10th of March (next Monday). Best of luck to everyone who interviewed at Willkie.
  5. Chris Brown

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think in their graduate recruitment brochure thing (2024/25) it mentions they pay full course fees for the SQE and provide £1,000 per month as a maintenance grant. I imagine this is £10,000 - £12,000 as a grant. I don’t know whether Orrick pays for the GDL. I have put the link to the brochure...
  6. Chris Brown

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I also live a lot closer to the north than London, so I was initially considering cities like Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds as opposed to London. I went to open days for a few of these firms e.g., DLA Piper and Squire Patton Boggs. The trainees and associates there mainly came from...
  7. Chris Brown

    Ask Willkie Farr & Gallagher Anything!

    I’m not Gemma but I think I remember Gemma saying that both the written exercise and partner interview stages are entirely CV-blind, meaning the only thing that the partners will use to base their decision to offer a VS on, is the interview performance itself. I think the only thing they will...
  8. Chris Brown

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Most of the future and current trainees at Fried Frank that I have seen on LinkedIn all have had some paralegal experience. A few of them were paralegals for at least 2-3 years. I think these firms might expect to see professional or legal work experience in some form and it happens to be the...
  9. Chris Brown

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Ramadhan Mubarak to everyone that will be fasting for the next 30 days. I hope you guys are able to make the most of it. It takes a lot of resilience! 🙂
  10. Chris Brown

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Most likely it’s tomorrow night at 23:59. The deadline is definitely for tomorrow but I don’t think they specify the time. I’d say try get it in as soon as you possibly can, rather than leaving till the very last minute. 🙂
  11. Chris Brown

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think they will have a best-friend network of law firms which have an employment law practice area. When the firm without their own employment law team is working on a M&A deal that requires employment law advice, they will instruct their network of firms on those issues instead. I think it’s...
  12. Chris Brown

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I wonder why they didn’t open for DTC this year. Have they permanently axed it, meaning they’ll only ever recruit from VS in future? 🥲
  13. Chris Brown

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think they review on a rolling basis but don’t make decisions until after the deadline. I think they will read every single application and then shortlist people for the online test thing, which is another Amberjack. I’m dreading it because I still haven’t recovered from the Paul, Weiss...
  14. Chris Brown

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Huge congrats! 🐐
  15. Chris Brown

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I would probably just walk in to the interview and say hi my name is Chris Brown and then amaze the partners with something like this: 😂😂
  16. Chris Brown

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I would say do the Paul, Weiss interview and if you are successful with them and CRS, then make the decision about which VS offer you want to accept (if dates clash). It’s better to have two potential options alongside the VS offer you have atm! Best of luck for the Paul, Weiss interview! 🙂🙂
  17. Chris Brown

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Yeah I’d say it’s more conversational but they did have some questions prepared in advance. They seemed more interested in what I had to say and asked me a few follow up questions.
  18. Chris Brown

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Yeah applications will close at 23:59, so you have around 11 hours left till the deadline! 🙂
  19. Chris Brown

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I remember seeing a post a few weeks back on the forum where someone posted that during their AC, grad rec (HL) told them that AC’s were running until like mid March. I guess when that time comes, if there’s no update from HL, then email and ask. 🙂
  20. Chris Brown

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    My controversial opinion which I hope doesn’t lead to me getting cancelled on the forum, is that the purpose of a ‘training contract’ is to ‘train’ trainees and get them to a place of being considered competent and capable enough to become NQ junior associates. That is solely the responsibility...

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