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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi guys, does anyone to know what the questions are for the A&O Shearman video interview was? I presume its the same as last year?
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    Hi Brandon, any general advice on what TW is looking for in the cover letter?

    Hi Brandon, any general advice on what TW is looking for in the cover letter?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I mean yeah they’re full service so they have a good employment team, but it’s not what you think ofwhen you hear of Latham Watkins- you think of Leveraged Acquisitions, PE-led M&A, debt finance, Equity Capital markets (IPOs), etc. Then again , they never said what are we more known for, they...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    bruh, it ain't easy, but I'd say still apply
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hey guys, does anyone have any tips for the Latham & Watkins Behavioural tests for their Open Day?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Does anyone have any tips for the Taylor Wessing cover letter?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Guys, what were the questions for Akin Gump last cycle? They haven't opened yet but want to get ahead of it and start drafting.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi guys, does anyone know whether Latham Watkins summer vac scheme is rolling or not?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    PFO a long time ago lol
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    wow, and I thought I was obsessed; fair f*cking play!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Does anyone know when Kirkland's Ellis Open Day is opening for applications; and please has anyone received word from Paul Hastings and White and Case for direct TCs or should I just resign to a probable PFO?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    This might seem odd, but does anyone here have a list of small to medium-sized regional firms I can apply for who still sponsor visas? I'm really trying to cast as wide a net as possible this cycle because I'm tired of the disappointments quite frankly.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Has anyone heard back form the following: Slaughter and May TC, White and Case TC, Paul Hastings TC?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    not sure. The creator of the law app review tool (good tool btw). He emailed me asking whether I received an interview from Sidley, saying that people who used the tool had gotten interviews for the winter vac scheme; maybe he's lying to create a buzz I don't know🤷🏽‍♂️
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    unrelated, but does anyone here constantly check their emails for application replies; I might be going mad ffs
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    nope, but I heard some have interviews
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Guys, who do I address the Gibson Dunn cover letter to? Do I just put "Dear Graduate Recruitment"?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi does anyone know what websites are useful for practice for the A&O Shearman interactive assessment? Where can I practice the maths test especially?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I'll be real it depends on how good you are to begin with. If you haven't been practising loads 1 week might not be enough. But if you practice long hours every day and give it your single focus, it's certainly possible. For future reference, you want to be practising 1-2 hours every day for...

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