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📅 Vacation Scheme & Open Day Applications 2025–26
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2025–26 Vacation Scheme Deadlines
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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
I personally answered this in full considering the word-count. However, I tried to keep it very factual.- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Has anyone done a telephone interview with NRF? Did they just call you?- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Could this potentially be when it’s been reviewed?- LS12
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
If a firm asks you to ‘discuss a recent deal that has interested you’ can you link your answer back to why this deal makes you want to work at the firm? Or are they looking for more commercial fluency here?- LS12
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
If I am asked the question outline a time you have demonstrated leadership skills do I need to make reference to a particular event or can I discuss my time leading a pro Bono project and my achievements over the period I was in this role (2 years)?- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Can anyone recommend good strengths-based/competency questions that I can start preparing please?- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
You can download the information I believe - I simply made notes that were more suited to me. The only thing you can't do is resit the tests after the week expires. Arguably you could write out every test, but I don't think this would be a good use of time personally.- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I would really recommend making your own!! On my cheat sheets I include little bits of feedback on questions I’ve got wrong in the past! Job test prep provides pretty good summaries of each question but obviously it’s expensive: I’m sure you’d be able to find them elsewhere, I just personally...- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I contacted Bird and Bird about this and they said to put it in the work experience section- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
This is amazing advice. Alongside this, I would really advise making cheat sheets. I have an a4 piece of paper that really breaks down the questions and includes hints and tips that I've had in my feedback from past tests. Having these just makes me feel so much more reassured and just jogs my...- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I have another vi today, so I doubt I’ll do it for a couple days! I’ll let you know when I try!- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
VI invite from Bakers post completing the WG!- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Telephone interview for me too! Can hardly believe it, I felt so disheartened after the WG! Any advice would be so appreciated- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Hey when did you apply/complete WG please?- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Thank you! I can finally breathe. I was so convinced they would think I hadn’t done it haha- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
This is amazing congrats!!- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I really can’t tell. Quite similar to ones I’d seen online. Although some of the questions made me second guess myself. Time continued whilst reading the instructions which hasn’t been the case with some of my other WGs which surprised me. I’d deffo recommend practice practice practice.- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
anyone who has completed WG for NRF did you get an email confirming they'd received the results?- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I’m sure you did great, we’re all so tough on ourselves. Either way it’s done and submitted!! No point stressing now! Have a mince pie and just wait and see!! I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you- LS12
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I believe Spring - mine was at least- LS12
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