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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Has W&C and/or Simmons filled their WVS’s? I remember seeing weeks ago that people on here already received offers, but I personally still haven’t heard back at all.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Anyone heard back from Burges Salmon about the WVS?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Yeah my bad, Covington did close a few days ago. However, I just remembered that Jones Day is still open. So the 4 that are still open to my knowledge are: Cleary Gottlieb Hogan Lovells Jones Day Burges Salmon
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    A fair few, off the top of my head: Cleary Gotlieb Covington Hogan Lovells There's probably more
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Or it just means PFO. That’s what I’m assuming at this point as that’s how it went for me last year
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Does anyone know if A&O is recruiting on a rolling basis this year?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    It’s not automatic for W&C so congrats!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I'm not sure if they will be holding more but some people on here have definitely already done AC's for the WVS either last week or the week before. This is a firm which recruits on a rolling basis so its possible (although I cannot say whether this is actually the case) that they have already...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    If this is for the WVS I believe they've already held their AC's
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Whilst I don't know the exact statistics on number of applications vs number of trainees in each location, I believe (from anecdotal experience) that more and more people are applying to their London vac schemes / TC's, meanwhile they recruit a very small number of trainees into London. I would...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    People who received Simmons AC invites, what date is the AC?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    What firms?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    HSF winter vac scheme PFO
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Since some people here have had HSF AC invites already, are we assuming that anyone who hasn’t is PFO? Or does HSF send out invites in batches?
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    Importance of modular grades (non law graduate) for VS for US/MC?

    Generally speaking a 2.1 overall does satisfy most City firm requirements, but I would think modules as low as a 31 would raise some red flags for a lot of, if not most, firms.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Yeah that makes sense. Since they have already sent out VI invites is it then safe to assume that anyone who hasn’t got one is PFO? I thought I was safe submitting it today (6 days before the deadline) but I guess it was a waste of time
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Yeah they are rolling, but I submitted my VS application to them today and it does clearly say that whilst they review on a rolling basis, they won’t make any decisions until after the deadline. So it’s surprising to see that this is evidently not the case
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I thought they don’t make decisions until after the deadline? That’s literally what the email they sent me after I submitted my application said
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Anyone heard from HSF?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Did you get a PFO on the basis of your test or do you mean post test as in you passed the test and the PFO was on the basis of the app?

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