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  1. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    With LinkedIn I think it will depend in part on how active the professionals are on that platform. If they're not really engaging with the platform as a whole you might have better luck with their firm email addresses. If you have a shared alma mater, try leveraging that - similarly, if you...
  2. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Best to email or if possible withdraw through their app portal
  3. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Last on this, if you really want to know more about a deal you could do worse than cold-calling partners or senior associates who acted on it. Not everyone will answer, but I don't think it would be that hard to find a lawyer willing to wax poetic about their own cleverness to an eager listener
  4. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I think a challenge here is that without very expensive subscriptions to industry publications it can be very difficult to get high-quality detail on particular deals - the FT does not devote its ink to exhaustively scrutinising the legal nuances of things, and firm publications are often along...
  5. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I personally hate talking about deals on applications like no I do not have a personal connection to this big loan facility or megamerger. However. If you're going to do it, I think the 'add more' does come down to making it in some way personal beyond like 'I did some stuff in this area' -...
  6. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Has anyone been rejected by Weil post-VI? It's been nearly three weeks and I want them to just put me out of my misery
  7. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Re: tracking non-billable activities, I think all those points are fair but efficiency probably a big one - might be useful to think of it in terms of profitability. If you notice that your attorneys are spending oodles of time on admin, you might want to bring on extra administrative or...
  8. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I highly doubt it will come up - if it was going to be an issue they wouldn't have invited you to interview. If they bring it up and you're feeling cheeky, point that out. Really though, in the unlikely scenario that they press this point, I would say 'people make mistakes' and stick to my...
  9. Rob93

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Slaughters iirc has one window and it's from I think early September to sometime in November
  10. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Still waiting on Latham
  11. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Would put yes for applications for any position.
  12. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Wow, stellar turnaround from DLA
  13. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Yeah and I mean PEP is also a dodgy measure cause a firm can have £2m PEP but newly-made partners will still be in six figures while senior rainmakers might pull £4+ - one of Kirkland's top guys in 2018 was on £7m, which is probably closer to £10m now
  14. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I can't say for sure but I'd reckon anywhere from ~£180-250k assuming 10-15% salary increases annually for 6-7 years from qualification, maybe a bit higher if there's a bigger bump on attaining NEP. All this before bonuses which would probably be quite substantial
  15. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Salaried partners aren't part of PEP
  16. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Not to beat a dead horse, but if you first came to law to do good, even if the question asked is 'why law' the question you need to answer rapidly becomes 'why commercial law' This is maybe a bit different at a firm with a big public administrative practice like Mishcon where you could wax...
  17. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I would really only discuss pro bono in a 'why this firm' where you can zero in something the firm does as part of its pro bono activities, why that interests you/align with your values. Even then it should be a minor part of the answer - not an afterthought, but not the main thrust
  18. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I would answer this 99% the same way, except that in 'why commercial law' you might choose to discuss why you're doing this instead of, say, criminal practice whereas if it's just 'why law' the comparison point would be 'why [commercial] law rather than some other business function' This is...
  19. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Varies lots by firm and the structure of the VI. Have heard of people flubbing a couple questions and getting through, while others who felt the whole thing was sterling get rejections. I'm currently 2 weeks into limbo on a VI with one catastrophic answer and one where I think i acquitted myself...
  20. Rob93

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Yeah, 'disputes' broadly

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