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📅 2025–26 Applications: Vacation Schemes, Open Days & Training Contracts
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Hi @ashwright and huge congrats on getting to the interview stage 🥳 🥳 I am sure you will nail it! My best advice for you to avoid sounding robotic is to not memorize your answers during your preparation. Instead, I think you should simply aim to remember how to link key competencies/motivations...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I think the approach suggested by @trainee4u is the right one. To add to his points, I have made a list bellow of crucial aspects to consider. Essentially, I think you should choose a new office location that seems to you to best fit the criteria you deem most important from those listed bellow...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I think in the majority of cases the firm would inform you if you were straight up rejected. I think a lack of response over a longer than expected post AC generally means either that: (i) for whatever reason, the firm has not finalized its decision-making process; or (ii) that you have been...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
It is quite hard to make any predictions with a high degree of confidence as this is still very much of a developing situation. While the deals struck by Paul, Weiss, Skadden, and now Willkie and Milbank might seem to indicate this, I do think there are some important reasons to consider to the...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Hi @baj5 I would love to give some input - could you post the questions here?- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
The acceptable time you take when responding to a quite broad question of this sort will vary depending on the context. In my case, in one interview I took around 6-7 minutes or so to go through my entire response for a 'Why the firm' question and the partners absolutely loved it. That said...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I think the 'Why law' and 'Why you' sections should not end up being too different from responses you would write in traditional law firm cover letters. The 'Why Accutrainee' part will however end up looking more unique, as Accutrainee operates a unique TC model which involves seconding its...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Yes, I think this is essentially the right approach. I would just take a lot of care to maintain proper structure by continuously signposting and using connectors. For me, the answer therefore ended up looking something like this: There are three key reasons you should hire me: as I will...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I hope this is not too late but my main advice would be to try try to walk the fine line of advocating for your position to the best of your abilities while also avoiding to seem unresponsive to the points the partners make to challenge you. You should be aware that the arguments the partners...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Hi @futuretrainee2025 whenever you are allocated a research task, I think the best thig to do is to actually ask this question to the person assigning the work to you. More senior lawyers sometimes forget the many things that you do not know so will not mention what to them seems obvious...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
The level to which a trainee buddy can and will help you will depend on a number of variables. Quite a few of them are out of your control, such as: VS policies: in some firms HR will make it a point to emphasize that trainee buddies are meant to be proactive and do all they can to help you...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
There are a couple of Westlaw/Practical Law practice area resources I have referred to and that you should consider, I will list them bellow: The UK Quick Guides: this is meant to give a quick snapshot of what the work of the given practice area looks like. However, for some practice areas this...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
As @Ram Sabaratnam and @Jessica Booker have said, there is no objective way to estimate your chances - they are influenced by way too many variables. That said, from my personal experience, I do not think whether this is your first VS or not impacts your odds too much. While my sample size is...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I think this will depend on each firm's specific policies, to the extent they have any policies in this regard. I have brought my bag with personal devices to a number of ACs and this was never an issue. I was allowed to use my laptop and notes to revise during break times and I would assume in...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I do not think the 15-miunte time slot necessarily indicates that the firm actually expects the interview to ask for that long. It may be that they only plan to ask 3-4 questions and are accounting for potential 2-3 minute answers, introductions, and potential delays when calculating how much...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Hi @a3736y I think with most presentation task you just want to ensure you (i) have a very clear structure; (ii) deliver it in a composed and articulate manner; and (iii) focus on the interesting points of analysis and discussion. For (i) the details of the exact structure you employ will differ...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5
The tasks that I have completed in my vacations schemes I think were quite illustrative for what one may expect to find in the respective practice areas: In corporate M&A/PE: reviewed contracts for chance of control clauses, reviewed and prepared a memo on a due diligence report prepared by the...- Andrei Radu
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Withers strengths based online assessment
Hi @jlin111222333 while I do not have specific information about Withers' strengths based assessment, I know it is generally a good idea to consider the firm's values when choosing between plausible options. While I have not found any explicit statement from Withers about their values, having...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
The general rule is that applications will be open until 23:59 on the day of the specified deadline. A minority of firms will close applications at 12:00 (at noon) instead, but in my experience this always comes with an express notice. Since for Farrer nothing of the sort is mentioned in the FAQ...- Andrei Radu
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5
Hi @jacksollaf and congratulations for getting to the AC! I have found a post on TCLA of a candidate discussing their Kings & Spalding AC experience from 2021. While it is quite possible that the firm changed their assessment processes since then, it should give you at least some indication as...- Andrei Radu
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