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    #5 The Legal Profession This Week - Countercyclical Practice Areas

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    New to our interview experiences page? Start here.

    Hi All, We're going to be building our list of interview experiences for 2021 and I would love if this is something we could crowdsource to generous forum members, especially if you have benefited from an interview experience in the past. If you have had a recent interview (whether successful...
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    Vinson & Elkins Vacation Scheme Interview 2021

    Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm. February 2021 Please specify what the interview was for. Summer Vacation Scheme 2021 Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings. One 30-minute panel interview with the two graduate recruitment partners and the...
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    How would you explain M&A to a 10 year old? Giveaway!

    Hey everyone, @LM and I have spent the last week making sure we end our M&A bootcamp with a bang. I'm quite confident that this is going among the the most valuable workshops we've run for your case study interviews, as we spent many hours dissecting how litigation issues have come up in recent...
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    How can law firms support your mental health?

    Hey everyone, You may have seen this in our newsletter today. Next week, I'm going to be on a panel discussing the mental health concerns for aspiring lawyers/how law firms can set up trainees for the long term. Most of the top law firms are going to be in attendance, and I really want to make...
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    White & Case Vacation Scheme Interview 2021

    Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm. February 2021 Please specify what the interview was for. Spring Vacation Scheme 2021 Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings. It was a virtual interview experience. 10.45am interview with a senior associate and...
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    Eversheds Sutherland Vacation Scheme Interview 2021

    Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm. February 2021 Please specify what the interview was for. Summer Vacation Scheme 2021 Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings. welcome talk, in-tray written exercise, reflection, lunch with trainees, internal...
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    Travers Smith Vacation Scheme Interview 2021

    Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm. March 2021 Please specify what the interview was for. Summer Vacation Scheme 2021 Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings. 1 hour long interview with 1 partner (virtual, over zoom). Please provide a summary of...
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    How has litigation come up in your interviews?

    Hey everyone, We're currently preparing for the last workshop of TCLA's M&A bootcamp and we're tailoring this one to the litigation issues surrounding an M&A deal. We have a fair idea of how litigation has come up in the past, but we'd find it really useful to know more about how it may have...
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    #4 The Legal Profession This Week - Restructuring Boom

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    We're hiring! Social Media Manager

    We're hiring TCLA's first-ever social media manager! Apply here: https://form.typeform.com/to/D7RTqC77 Approximately 5-10 hours a week at £15/hour + bonuses. The role will initially run from 1 April 2021 - 31 May 2021. If we're a great fit, we're keen to turn this into a longer-term contract...
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    #3 The Legal Profession This Week - Mandatory Vaccinations

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    The Budget: What You Need To Know

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    What commercial topics have come up in your interviews recently?

    Hey everyone, I know this is a popular question in the forum, so I thought it would be great to have a thread where we collate recent topics that have come up at interview. It'll also help us improve our newsletter/commercial discussion feature to make sure we are focusing on the right topics...
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    TCLA turns three!

    Hey everyone, TCLA turns three this weekend! I just wanted to say a huge thank you to you guys for being such a fantastic community. It's amazing seeing so many of you support one another through this incredibly challenging journey. A huge thank you goes to the team who has helped make TCLA...
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    #2 The Legal Profession This Week - New Entrants To Legal Education

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    #1 The Legal Profession This Week - Flexible Working For Law Firms

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    Post your rejections/interviews/offers!

    Completely optional to post here, but I thought it would be interesting to get a sense of how everyone is doing? Hopefully, it'll show that even the very successful candidates have still had to deal with a number of rejections. I think @macbeth's formatting is great, so feel free to follow the...
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    Webinar 1: Case Study Interview Crash Course

    Hey everyone, I'm delighted to announce the details of our interview-focused webinar next Wednesday 24 February at 6pm! This is the first of two webinars which are focused on giving you the best advice we have on mastering case study interviews. It's available to all premium members. This one...
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    Converting your vacation scheme into a training contract - top tips in 2021

    Hey all, A few people have asked about this so I thought we'd create a central thread for 2021. Anyone feel free to share your own top tips on converting a vacation scheme into a training contract. I'd recommend reading the following threads to kick us off...

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