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  1. J

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I know this is the vac scheme thread and maybe I haven't paid close enough attention, but have people heard anything from direct TC apps to Freshfields? Like a Watson Glaser or AC
  2. J

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I think a lot of firms wait to reject everyone all together at the end (annoying, I know). My AC was last Thursday. It is conceivable they have a wait-list AC or something, but they made it pretty clear last Wednesday and Thursday were the ACs from which they were choosing their vac schemers...
  3. J

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    They said so
  4. J

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Covington
  5. J

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I didn't mean to stress anyone out, but they said as much at my AC, and that everyone would find out final results of vac scheme places by the end of this week. Was trying to prevent people from unduly getting their hopes up but I'm sorry if it had the wrong effect!
  6. J

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I haven't either, wondering the same thing
  7. J

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Yeah, and then they take about 42/75 total for TC with around 8 direct TC spots
  8. J

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Does anyone have any tips for the White & Case Video Interview? Are the questions pretty standard? How many questions and how long to prepare/answer?
  9. J

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    They said on the Open Day that around 80 get VI then 40 get AC for 25 places on the vac scheme
  10. J

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    No-one has heard from Debevoise yet, a bunch of people have been progressed with W&C over the last few weeks (I just got my VI this morning), I have seen some people get ACs with Dechert, and Covington has finished all its ACs
  11. J

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I just received a White & Case Video Interview invite for Spring this morning, and I applied on November 4th.... I had also lost all hope but the world of grad rec really is as nebulous as @Jessica Booker is always attesting it to be!
  12. J

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Milbank did that as well, extending from 3rd to 8th of Jan - maybe they don’t have enough applicants?
  13. J

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Has anyone at all heard from Simmons post-VI for spring?
  14. J

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I completed my Willkie Video Interview today and had to face a bizarre technical glitch, where the 30-second preparation time ran simultaneously with the 90-second answer time on two of the four questions, giving me less than a minute to answer on those questions. Needless to say, I was thrown...
  15. J

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    When did you apply?
  16. J

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Have they def given out rejections? I thought they're a firm that ghosts you if its a PFO. I havent heard anything
  17. J

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Does anyone have a sense of what constitutes a good score on each section of the Ashurst tests?
  18. J

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    For an interview taking place remotely, would it be obvious and would it be bad to occasionally look at notes, either written, or on your screen?
  19. J

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    When did you hear about your VI invite - just now?
  20. J

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    By the way for anyone worrying about Reed Smith eligibility, I got a reply from them literally saying that they don't really pay attention to their eligibility requirements for each scheme! Also I got another e-mail from them just now saying they are *still* reviewing my research questions for...

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