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  1. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    1. I think the short answer is yes, though perhaps I would put less emphasis on the 'commercial-interest' side of your answer than in your standard 'why commercial law' answer. It might be a good idea to try to integrate an explanation of your interest in commercial law within your broader 'why...
  2. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Not only do I not think it is not a bad thing, but I think your approach is in fact desirable. You can do lots of open days and still not get any closer to an AC. In fact, I was rejected at application stage at some firms I had attended both a competitive open day and a number of other insight...
  3. Andrei Radu

    Navigating Work Experience

    Hi @jamescockayne I think unless you have a worry around there being a limited number of work experience entries on the application form, I would just include both the longer and the shorter experiences. While the impact of the latter may not be that great, I also cannot see how including them...
  4. Andrei Radu

    LLM choice

    Hi @johnjohn1997 I think in practical terms, an LLM from any of these institutions is very prestigious and the potential slight differences that may exist between the three will not have a significant impact on your recruitment prospects. I will also preface my take here by noting that (i) this...
  5. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi @Pola123 and @Amehta1 and huge congrats on your AC, it is an amazing achievement 🥳! Regarding DLA Piper-specific interview preparation resources, I thought to link the TCLA Interview Experiences page we have for the firm. It was written by other people who completed the AC in the past and...
  6. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Absolutely no worries and best of luck in the AC! You got this 💪!!
  7. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi @wowcha and first of all huge congratulations on the AC 🥳 !! I have not applied for A&O but when I was preparing for my other ACs, one resource from TCLA was particularly useful to me. For a number of firms, TCLA has in depth information and advice about the AC process directly from...
  8. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi, I have copied my WG Short Guide bellow :). Just wanted to add before that (i) this was partly based on the excellent course on WG tests by the TCLA here which I highly recommend watching for a more complete understanding; and (ii) that this is meant to be a quick tool to use for...
  9. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi @LLB0711 that is a great question, and I actually have not seen any detailed discussion the topic. I think firms are looking for three main things in a candidate when asking the "what other firms have you applied to question": 1. Knowledge of the legal market: the firm wants to see that you...
  10. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi! Some of the free resources I used include: Clifford Chance Free Practice Test The Lawyer Portal Free Practice Test Pearson Free Practice Test Practice Aptitude Tests Free Practice Test Assessment Day Free Practice Test
  11. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    It may not be quite what you are looking for, but I heard Linklaters places a lot of emphasis on WG/SJT results.
  12. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I would definitely not go for DP, I haven't seen that acronym used at all in reference to the firm. DPW is a bit more tricky, as sometimes people do informally refer to the firm as such. However, since the firm does not refer to itself in this way, and since the reputable legal press does not...
  13. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi @pleasepleaseplease I definitely think it is a good idea to write you want to learn more about practice areas that interest you. The only caveat to that is to make sure that the practices you choose to write about are some of the bigger ones in the London office and ideally some of the ones...
  14. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hey @AS24 just to jump in before @Ram Sabaratnam and @Amma Usman come back to you, I think since the question does not ask for it explicitly, you do not need to mention how HL could help them. However, if you can, I think it is desirable to do so. Firstly, the context in which commercial...
  15. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi @KBanana those are definitely some interesting questions, here's my thoughts on them: 1. To come up with a good answer to this question, I think you need to identify both (a) a challenge that is actually be relevant, in that it would both have a significant impact on your performance if you...
  16. Andrei Radu

    A complete guide for competency interview preparation

    This is a guide for the purposes of preparing for competency interviews, be they in a VI, another intermediary step or an AC/final stage interview. The advice here is based on my personal approach, as I received VS offers from top US/MC firms 4/4 times I implemented it. This will include: A...
  17. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I have no experience applying for Sullivan & Cromwell, but on a quick read of a few US and UK-based legal press sources, it seems to me that the 'generalist approach' concept is very close to Slaughter and May's 'multispecialist approach'. Essentially, at Sullivan & Cromwell lawyers will be...
  18. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Last year Latham may have had a different application review policy for open day attendees and normal applicants, in that the former received a response much sooner than the latter. Anecdotally, it also seems like the open day attendees group was overrepresented (even when accounting for the...
  19. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Last year I passed the application stage with Willkie. I think what made my application progress was that I made sure to include all the elements of a good written answer. In particular, for the 'why the firm' question, I focused on: Identifying the firm's unique selling points (USPs)...
  20. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think this basically asks you to answer the usual 'Why you?' 'Why commercial law?' 'Why the firm?' questions. However, given the short word count limit and the framing of the question in terms of explaining "who you are", I agree with @Tintin06 that you should try to showcase a narrative...

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