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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    "Please include activities, interests and positions of responsibility, whether at school, university or otherwise." How is it best to structure this question? I had half a mind of doing bullet points, but with the limited word count i'm wondering whether it is better to write in prose so that I...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    If an application does not have a separate section for career events but has one for extracurriculars, is it alright to include career events (open days, etc) in work experience or should they go in extracurriculars? I was planning on having uni society work in the EC section, but unsure where...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    What I’ve learned from this forum is that there is no point stressing about W&C because they take “taking their sweet time” to a whole other level
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Does anyone know whether this is true/which firms do this?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    draughting is giving beer
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Might as well say private equity since there isn't a word limit imo, PE sounds like Physical Education when said out loud haha
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Pretty sure Kirkland is rolling
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi, is it too late to apply to W&C for summer if their apps close Jan 12th and they are rolling? Ty
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I hate to be That Person, but this is kind of on you, and I don’t think it will help your application to go to Graduate Recruitment and say “well AcShUAllY” Tbh this is the thing I find most frustrating about SJT — that lots of the options are usually things I would never do irl but we gotta...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I don’t think they tell you whether you passed it, you just either get invited to AC or don’t
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I'd say generally it's good to get across what you hope to gain from attending the open day by demonstrating a genuine interest in learning about a certain practice area of the firm or the culture. In my successful applications (though I have no idea how competitive they were) I really...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Speaking of which, does anyone know how to add employment history etc to a Vantage profile? All that comes up when I go on modify profile is the contextual information
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Thanks, I just have a sneaky sensation we won’t hear back before vac scheme deadline lol
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Does anyone have experience with applying to HL vac scheme after submitting a lift off application and doing the WG? Unsure about what to do bc if you meet the benchmark then you don't have to retake the WG but otherwise you do, but HL doesn't tell people whether they've met the benchmark 😅
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Ngl it seems pretty self-explanatory...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Sectors are the industries in which they work (pharmaceutical, tech, life sciences, etc), practices are the areas of law that they specialise in, or practice(M&A, tax, antitrust, etc), but usually multiple practices apply to the same sector and viceversa :)
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Thank you! I am not too worried about the WG, just annoying that no matter how well I do in the test my application is going to get binned but oh well maybe it's fate 😌
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I submitted my CC app and there is a horrendous typo (half a sentence is missing). I received the WG link and it says that if I don’t complete the test before the deadline, they will withdraw my application. Does anyone know if you can reapply in the same cycle after your application is...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    You don't really need to prepare, just relax and be polite to the other people on the AC and the partner, good luck x
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Thank you! If the practice areas of the firms is not necessarily very similar but they have similar training styles/core values/vibes, is that something worth mentioning? Or is it best to stick to practice.

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