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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I received a Paul, Weiss interview invite around mid Feb and had my interview last week. I was told that they were aiming for interviews to be finished by today, with VS offers or post interview PFOs to be sent next week. Quite a few people have had interviews who applied for Summer VS only. I...- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Huge congrats matey! 🥳🐐- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Congrats on getting an AC! I think if anything, the fact that you have made it to the AC, shows you have demonstrated a high level of interest and potential to the firm in question. This is despite having ‘no contact with the firm through events or law fairs’. I don’t think a lack of in person...- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I sent my application like 1-2 days before the deadline and selected Spring, Summer 1 and Summer 2. 🥲- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5
I think White & Case TC route is non-rolling, so since the deadline is in July, you probably won’t hear back from them until after the deadline has passed (July/August). 🙂- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I read somewhere that Orrick has between 12-16 places on their VS. I think they have around 4-6 TC places in total, so it could be they have a very low conversion rate (maybe 25%). If this is the case, perhaps they make 3-4 TC offers from the VS route and 1-2 offers from the DTC route. Orrick...- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I know it’s only been like 5 days since the deadline, but has anyone heard from Stephenson Harwood yet for their Spring and/or Summer VS? Does anyone know from a previous cycle when they usually get back to people post application with test invites?- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I had mine fairly recently and it was definitely a bit harder than the Paul, Weiss interview. 🥲 Best of luck to everyone that has done their partner interview and waiting to hear back. 🙂- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I think the online test and VI will be separate stages, although I’m not fully sure tbh. Here’s the link to their grad rec website which explains the application process for both VS and DTC: https://uk-graduates.bakermckenzie.com/support/application-process/- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Is this for VS or DTC? If you are asking about DTC, I saw this post a while ago on the other TCLA DTC thread:- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
They began sending interview invites out from 14th Feb (Valentine’s Day) and I believe their interviews will finish at the end of this week. A lot of us have heard back post test (either PFO or interview invite), but there’s also a lot of people who haven’t heard anything at all, so I don’t know...- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
TCLA have a DTC deadlines thread (see below) and Legal Cheek have a deadlines calendar as well (see below): https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/training-contract-deadlines-2024-25-training-starting-in-2027.9085/ https://www.legalcheek.com/key-deadlines-calendar/- Harvey Specter
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Ask Willkie Farr & Gallagher Anything!
Hi Gemma, I hope you are well. I have a few questions if that is okay. 🙂 1) Am I right in thinking that on the VS itself, there aren’t any further recruitment stages e.g., exit interviews? If so, can I ask why this decision was made? 2) If the above is the case, how does Willkie objectively...- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I think it’s been mainly Spring VS and people who put both Spring and Summer. However, I know a few people who applied for Summer VS only who received interview invites. Paul, Weiss might have more interviews to send out for Summer VS tbh. Best of luck to everyone still waiting to hear back from...- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I think they said in the automatic email after submitting the application that they would get back to us over March and April with invitations to interview. They don't send out PFO, meaning if you don’t hear from them with an interview, it is safe to assume a PFO. Best of luck to everyone that...- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Yeah I had my interview last week and when I asked them, they said they were aiming to finish interviews by this Friday, with VS offers or post interview PFO’s to be sent around then onwards. I guess we will all find out this week or next week. They might prioritise those that applied for Spring...- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I think Gemma said people would hear back 5 working days after the partner interview, but that there could possibly be delays. The very latest that we would all hear back is the 10th of March (next Monday). Best of luck to everyone who interviewed at Willkie.- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I think in their graduate recruitment brochure thing (2024/25) it mentions they pay full course fees for the SQE and provide £1,000 per month as a maintenance grant. I imagine this is £10,000 - £12,000 as a grant. I don’t know whether Orrick pays for the GDL. I have put the link to the brochure...- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I also live a lot closer to the north than London, so I was initially considering cities like Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds as opposed to London. I went to open days for a few of these firms e.g., DLA Piper and Squire Patton Boggs. The trainees and associates there mainly came from...- Harvey Specter
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Ask Willkie Farr & Gallagher Anything!
I’m not Gemma but I think I remember Gemma saying that both the written exercise and partner interview stages are entirely CV-blind, meaning the only thing that the partners will use to base their decision to offer a VS on, is the interview performance itself. I think the only thing they will...- Harvey Specter
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