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📅 Vacation Scheme & Open Day Applications 2025–26
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2025–26 Vacation Scheme Deadlines
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2025–26 Open Day & Insight Scheme Deadlines
Comprehensive list of open day and insight scheme application deadlines across top law firms. -
TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread
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2025–26 Vacation Scheme Deadlines
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
depends on the practice areas and sector focus of the firm Personally I think the news right now has a lot to look at my top picks would be: Gamestop - from the angle of - are we seeing online 'protesting' organised on social media platforms and what does this mean for large corporations...- LS12
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
I think you would have to make sure this is personal to you - the questions asking what motivates you to apply for the firm- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I’m really sorry I don’t - I think it was 30seconds but it might have been 45 - sorry I can’t be more helpful!- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Congratulations Ricky!!- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
This was me - being honest I found with competency ones it was a bit unnatural to me to identify the positive attributes I had demonstrated because it was like 'bigging myself up' in a way I hadn't done before. I would say don't push yourself too hard for answers. Ask people who know you - I...- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Just wanted to say a massive thank you to the TCLA team and community. About a week and a bit ago I felt very sorry for myself after a post telephone interview rejection from NRF. However, after seeing the post re last-minute applications, I managed to get three in this week! Ready for a...- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
TSR has darker corners than that haha- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
90 seconds- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
If the deadline for a firm is the 31st am I safe to assume the deadline is midnight tomorrow? not in 25 mins?- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I would say some of the biggest challenges are, lockdown meaning a lot of people are working from home - think how does this affect trainees? how does this affect general office culture? Will clients be trickier to get hold of? There's also challenges from a legal tech perspective A bit more...- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
For Orrick they ask you to address your covering letter to Sushila Nayak. Shall I just say Dear Sushila Nuyak then?- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
If I'm addressing a cover letter to a woman who I do not know the marital status of am I right in assuming I use Ms.?- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Random question - does anyone know if there has been a more recent list released by Law360 for their global 20 since 2019?- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I applied for the direct TC in July - VI in December - then got invited to the telephone interview mid Jan - did that about a week ago. So they are getting back to people slowly. In my telephone interview they did say they had more to do and that I wouldn't hear back for at least a few weeks- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
thank you!!- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Hi, not sure if this has been answered. Where a firm references themselves with an abbreviation of their name should you still use their full name? For example Orrick reference themselves as Orrick in their own questions but not sure if I should use Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe or not?- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
On the topic of Goldman’s programme, anyone interested is free to message me. I haven’t worked at that bank but I have done a summer legal internship with a global investment bank so can provide insight into in-house life with an organisation similar to Goldman Sachs- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I think my friends thought I was going mad the amount I would practice in the shower haha Another thing I would recommend is recording yourself on voice notes and listening to yourself back. It was only when I listened to myself back that I realised in most my answers I sounded so serious and...- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Thank you Flora, an angel always!- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Does anyone know who to address Mayer Brown cover letter to please?- LS12
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