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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    It was Skadden or Kirkland wasn't it
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Applied on the deadline and did the test on the 16th.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Akin PFO post-test. Does Akin allow reapps in the next cycle or do you have to wait 12 months?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    What sort of questions were they asking?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    When did you do your test? I did mine last week. Do you book a telephone slot or do they just tell you when to be available?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I got one pillar that was four, too.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    They don't. I really wish firms would stop it with these tests.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    High in all three aside from grit which was mid/low (four bars)
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Would also like to know this as I am currently waiting post-test
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Do you have to do the test and then go straight into the VI, or can you do them separately?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    It's a numbers game. There's no logic to any of this. Important not to overthink it.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Anyone heard from Ashurst yet aside from the email saying they hope to get back to us all by the 19th?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I'm not going to divulge what my strongest and weakest were here in the interests of not doxxing myself, but my results are complete tripe and contradict what my background and work experience demonstrate. I hate these bs psychometric tests. Still, my strongest areas do align with the firm's...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    When did you apply?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    What does this mean? “Please note, both the assessment and the video interview are monitored to ensure each candidate completes it independently and unaided.” How can they be monitored? Sounds ominous. The email also suggests having a calculator for the video interview… why?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Reed Smith test
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Apologies, I read AG as Akin Gump.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    No. They suggest an hour.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    The test is on AllHires. You need to log in.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Submitting now.

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