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    Ask 3 future trainees (Magic & Silver Circle, International Elite) ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*

    Hiya! I have a question specifically for @Dheepa and I hope this isn't rude, but I wanted to find out more about the Slaughter and May VS. I recently got an offer for the summer internship at Slaughters and as happy as I was three days ago, now I pretty much just feel stressed about converting...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I just checked - still says it's on hold unfortunately
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Has anyone heard from Linklaters? Do they call or email? I'm an international student, so I'm scared that they'd call my UK number which is not currently in use
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I'd say no news is good new; I applied pretty late for summer but got a PFO today
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Mine is online (slaughters) and as it's my only VS offer so far (and I've received several PFOs), I'm quite desperate to convert it, but the fact that it's virtual is going to make things more complicated
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I applied to Linklaters near the deadline in Dec and did the online tests and everything, but have yet to receive anything since. Is this normal?
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    Slaughter and May VS 2021/TC 2023 application

    How difficult is it to convert a Slaughter VS into a TC? From Chambers it says they have 80 TC and 100 VS per annum, and I heard they take quite a lot of trainees from direct TC applications too. Just getting a bit worried because slaughters is my only VS so far and i have been getting a few...
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    Slaughter and May VS 2021/TC 2023 application

    There are still many other firms so all the best! :) I received an offer today but was wondering if anyone knows why it's only 8 days instead of the three weeks as advertised on their site - is it something to do with covid?

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