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  1. CorporateCrocodile

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Has anyone who had an AC with Milbank received a PFO yet?
  2. CorporateCrocodile

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Got a call today from DLA Piper. As soon as I see the 'maybe: Early Careers Team' on my phone I almost had a heart attack only for them to tell me that I'm STILL on the waitlist 😭😭😭
  3. CorporateCrocodile

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Has anyone heard anything from Debevoise & Plimpton?
  4. CorporateCrocodile

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I have also heard nothing and didn't receive an automatic email 😂
  5. CorporateCrocodile

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I was waitlisted post-AC.
  6. CorporateCrocodile

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    These ones hurt the most, have been there before. Applied to Trowers & Hamlins last cycle and ended my 'why Trowers?' question with 'and that's why I believe Latham & Watkins will be the best firm for my professional development'.
  7. CorporateCrocodile

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I did the Milbank AC yesterday and the written exercise was handwritten (to my surprise, as the ones I have completed have all be typed). Now, I have abysmal handwriting and am worried that it might work against me when grad rec go through it. Due to the short notice of the AC, I was so...
  8. CorporateCrocodile

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Does anyone know what I can expect with the Milbank AC?
  9. CorporateCrocodile

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Thank you! This is for spring and I submitted my app at the end of November.
  10. CorporateCrocodile

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Milbank AC!!!!
  11. CorporateCrocodile

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Waitlisted for DLA's Summer Scheme. Apparently my interview was strong enough to make up for my comparatively weaker group and commercial exercises. Feeling generally positive as I felt like my interviewer and I connected in a way I haven't felt before in an AC. Hoping and praying for something 😂
  12. CorporateCrocodile

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Echo this, whether I end up passing or failing I always feel like I bombed 😂
  13. CorporateCrocodile

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Thanks.
  14. CorporateCrocodile

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Does anyone know who Davis Polk's training principal is? I can't seem to find any information.
  15. CorporateCrocodile

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I received the email on December 1st.
  16. CorporateCrocodile

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    DLA Piper AC invite!! Only issue is it's on the same day as WFW's Open Day lol. Does anyone have any experience with requesting a different date for an AC? Are they likely to accommodate or should I just cut my losses? 😂
  17. CorporateCrocodile

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Does anyone know how long Davis Polk like their cover letters to be?
  18. CorporateCrocodile

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    11 days (even though I believe grad rec said 7).
  19. CorporateCrocodile

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Somehow miraculously made it past DLA Piper's VI 😂 Guess it goes to show, you truly are your own worst critic.
  20. CorporateCrocodile

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Does anyone have any experience with Taylor Wessing's online assessment? The website isn't exactly specific.

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