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📅 Vacation Scheme & Open Day Applications 2025–26
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
Are you a member of any of the diversity platforms? RARE/AS etc. They both offer mock-interviews. I'd also be willing to spend some time on a Zoom call if you wanted? I could ask some similar questions I've been asked through the cycle. I've probably completed about 20 interviews after all is...- D
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
I have an offer from HSF. I'm waiting on outcomes from FF and Latham. I chose to not interview at CC in the end as they simply wouldn't move their assessment date forward from December 2020. I also saw your success - Congratulations! When you put in the effort, the results will come :)- D
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
For me - It's all over. Applications, Assessment Centres, Vacation Schemes, Final Interviews... today marked the very last final interview for a TC. It's been an absolutely exhausting year and I have the utmost respect for every single applicant who has been on the grind since those first...- D
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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How to research law firms
Hey Ritika, One excellent piece of advice I was given by a trainee during a Scheme at a Magic Circle firm was to be clear on the following: - What type of work does the firm do? - What does their training scheme look like? - What is their business strategy/model? - What are the people like? I...- D
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Watson Glaser Tips and Tricks?
My absolute top recommendation is to go and do the practice tests you can do on the Clifford Chance website, or similar. But, ensure they are from the provider that the firms use (I think its PersonVue? Whatever is on the CC Practice test). I did so many of these through the application cycle...- D
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- Forum: Watson Glaser and Case Study Resources
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Why this firm?
There's going to be nothing wrong with your answer, as long as it's genuine to you and you can link it to something tangible. When you speak about the international element, be sure to relate it back to why that personally is important to you as an applicant.- D
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Updating law firms on latest academic results
A safe bet is simply to wait. The firm will ask for whatever they need, I'm sure of it.- D
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Applying to a firm for TC but didn't apply for the VS?
I have not been asked that question at any interview, and I have done a lot. A reasonable answer could be that you were able to ascertain, from whatever you have done, that the firm was somewhere where you could see yourself. I turned down a VS at a firm and just asked for a straight TC...- D
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Ask a future MC Trainee (international applicant) anything
Hey Carina. Simply here to show my support and congratulate you on your achievements. Well done, and best of luck for the future!- D
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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2:1 year average, 2:2 in one module..
You'll be fine, as Jessica noted. You may be asked about it in an interview (as it turns out, I wasn't asked a single question about any of my grades in the 10+ interviews I've done). If you are, just have an answer to why it is a little lower. You don't need to lie. No-one likes Public law...- D
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Prospects of a TC in London?
Hey! Things like the WG can be practised. You can definitely improve your performance in those. I think the academics are something you are just going to have to work on. Sometimes with firms, there are aspects of academics that are non-negotiable, even where you excel in other areas. My only...- D
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Applying for TC after VS rejection?
Yes, so a "cycle" is generally one application year. You need to decide what you are going to apply for, and you essentially have one shot. I'd say that if you have been unsuccessful for a VS this cycle, you'd likely be unsuccessful for a TC with that same firm. This is because the quality of an...- D
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Applying for TC after VS rejection?
Firms often limit you to one app per cycle. They usually make this clear during the process. Re-check the website to see if it says. If not, drop GR a message at FF.- D
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Submitting a last minute application. Will it be considered?
Madness every time I see that @Jaysen !- D
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Preparing for a Telephone Interview
Ah, that's frustrating re: the feedback, however, it is one of those things. My experience with interviews (I did a lot this year) was that firms seemed to use it in different ways. Some firms placed significant reliance on the interview, asked quite formulaic questions, and I received feedback...- D
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Submitting a last minute application. Will it be considered?
I believe Paul from S&S posts a graph on Linkedin that shows this to the extreme, it looked as if 50%+ of all applications are received on the last day!- D
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Submitting a last minute application. Will it be considered?
Absolutely! Be sure to check the up-to-date list on TCLA that shows what firms recruit on a rolling basis. Those firms you'll likely see less success with.- D
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
CC have been in a transitional period for some time. For example - they remain the only 'large' firm to recruit candidates from the first year of Uni. They are going even further than that now with their apprenticeships. I presume their strategy is to try and "snap up" the "top talent" as early...- D
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