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📅 Vacation Scheme & Open Day Applications 2025–26
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2025–26 Vacation Scheme Deadlines
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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
You must be one of the first to hear. I did an AC there last cycle. The interview is composed of two parts. A strengths-based assessment and then a case study which you get an hour to read and prep for. Was pretty straight forward. Make sure you give examples, even though you aren't prompted, to...- Ricky
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Macfarlanes Vacation Scheme :D:D:D- Ricky
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Very brief in-tray exercise. Small contract to read and then interpret what the client can and can't do and what further information is necessary.- Ricky
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Mayer Brown AC!!!!!- Ricky
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Who's the source?- Ricky
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
No outside knowledge is required for the written exercise. It is purely about comprehending the information in front of you.- Ricky
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
GR are extremely busy though so it's the norm to keep things short and sweet. It gives an answer and then explains it. They could have not given an explanation or even ignored the email.- Ricky
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Nope. Written means I got PFO at written stage haha. Awaiting for Macfarlanes and Weil after AC, Mayer Brown after telephone interview and Links, Latham, Dechert and Reed Smith after written app.- Ricky
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Agreed. That isn't rude. it is neutral and informative.- Ricky
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Following on from the discussion of how many apps people have made, I just put together a table of all of mine. This includes vacation scheme and training contract apps but not open days etc. This cycle I have made 16 out of a total of 44. 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 Total Apps Allen...- Ricky
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
See here https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/your-right-to-get-copies-of-your-data- Ricky
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Yeah, you can definitely do a subject access request.- Ricky
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Nope. I interviewed on Monday. I emailed on Tuesday asking when we could expect to hear back but no response yet.- Ricky
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Every 5 minutes? Pftttt....Gotta send/receive at least every minute haha.- Ricky
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
100% use it to expand on the other answers etc. Make every word count.- Ricky
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
If we don't hear this week then we will start hearing next week about Mayer Brown as the ACs are starting 2nd week of Feb.- Ricky
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Travers Smith - winter or summer vacation scheme
Ah ok. Good amount in the first cycle. It really is a numbers game. Doing as many high quality apps as possible.- Ricky
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Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread
Would also add that it is worth discussing the impact of the article on the firm and its clients.- Ricky
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
When did you apply?- Ricky
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Watson Glaser assumptions question answer
Both not made IMO. Neither assumption has to be true for the first statement to be true.- Ricky
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