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  1. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I got feedback from a firm on my interview performance, which I found helpful - it was essentially two key points: for the "use your experience" type of question it is essential to be specific and use STAR. Talking too generally is a fail. Secondly for most of the other questions it was...
  2. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I received some feedback from this - apparently I scored 99th percentile, and beyond the time limit, which is 3 minutes for 4 questions, there is actually a speed score - I scored 8/10. This implies that beyond getting all the questions correct, which I must assume I did, it's also a good idea...
  3. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Don't listen to me, but pretty sure London is preferable to Dubai for experience.
  4. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Amberjack has verbal and numerical questions. These have ZERO impact on the other four scores which are SJT. Grit means - working all hours/not giving up Creative force means coming up with creative solutions Digital mindset essentially the same thing but using computers So IMO these three...
  5. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I've seen this same question about five times - they said on 23rd May that they'd revert by the end of July
  6. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I don't think there's too much you can do in the short term if you really suck, but you can definitely improve in the longer term. I am in the same boat - I've been told that my interviews, both video and in person, are terrible (paraphrasing slightly). There's something to be done - practise...
  7. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    The W&C questions are "Please provide a covering letter (1000 words) in the space below. Please tell us why you are interested in a career in commercial law and, in particular, why you would like to join White & Case. We are also interested in knowing what skills and attributes you have...
  8. trainee4u

    Rejections thread!

    I am over 100 rejections now; however, I don't feel like updating the list. Just received the PFO for my one VS. The feedback was essentially that my written work was very good but I struggled in the interview - they gave us a few minutes preparation time but I perhaps didn't use the time as...
  9. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I don't think that is the case. March 2026 means starting work in the firm in March 2026 Also SQE isn't a course per se - there are two separate exams, SQE1 which is run in January and July, and SQE2 in January, April, July, October. The delay can be waiting for SQE2 results - these take 4...
  10. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    read up on how to behave in group exercises (hint: listen, support others, don't show off your own abilities). otherwise just preparing for a strong answer on "why do you want to work here?"
  11. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I'd talk about duties to the court and justice, and explain that if they told me that they were lying I'd have to explain that I wouldn't be able to represent them on that basis, and that there are legal duties such as disclosing evidence material to the opponents. I'd also distinguish between...
  12. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    On my VS: * lots of formal events, interviews etc with specific lawyers. however, there's the opportunity to potentially interact with lots of other people by coming and saying "hi", asking out for coffee, etc. - are HR likely to ask the whole office for feedback on each VSer from which it...
  13. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    nope. worth noting that Broadfield is struggling as a business, so this might be a factor in this.
  14. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    it does say "all applications will be reviewed after this date", so I would suggest it's almost certainly 23:59
  15. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    In a TC context the Teams/Zoom interview is IME referred to either as a "virtual interview" or a 'teams/zoom interview', to distinguish from the more common "video interview" pre-recorded type. I guess @BillSikes can clarify what he means.
  16. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    not clear whether it is - a "video interview" usually means one of those prerecorded things - it demonstrates a lack of effort on behalf of the recruiting firm. A Zoom/Teams interview over video with an actual human being is better than commuting into an office, but I wouldn't refer to it as a...
  17. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I don't think revenue & PEP affect vac schemers directly. PEP will point to higher pay (and longer hours), which is somewhat relevant for trainees, although you typically only get paid the big bucks after qualification. I'm not sure why you are mentioning these, but it's not something that's...
  18. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    allhires is always midnight UK time.
  19. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    They've come back to me today saying that I only need 45 minutes as I can complete the other part the following week - they have offered me 12 or 3pm, neither of which feel exactly ideal - if it was a bit after 12 that would be one thing as it's lunch time, but rushing off at 11:45am would...
  20. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Thanks for the thoughts - there's no commute per se, as it's online (although realistically I wouldn't feel comfortable doing an interview for a different firm from the firm's office, so I'd need to find a location elsewhere, which would probably add around 15 minutes to my downtime). As I...

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