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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
I added my grade breakdown, conversion details (international student) and also the full transcripts of all my degrees, as they said they would expect it to be clear and I didn't want to risk it. The additional documents space is exactly for that purpose.- Lawlawland
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Can anyone let me know what to anticipate in the Mishcon Video interview part of the chat interview? How many questions and is it motivational/strength based?- Lawlawland
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Documenting my path into big law... (Project JLaw)
Thank you so much for this motivation Abbie! Means a lot. I'm trying and hoping to get out of my first cycle successful. Today... I submitted my: 1. Slaughter and May 2. Mishcon De Reya This Slaughter and May application is labour of love. It took me 20+ days to perfect it. And I'm happy with...- Lawlawland
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
I'm taking a lot more time than I anticipated to make my Mishcon application, maybe because I'm thinking a lot about the kind of questions A might come up with the content we feed it via our application...- Lawlawland
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My favourite part of researching is when I research on firm A and come across an important deal...
My favourite part of researching is when I research on firm A and come across an important deal it has worked on, and the firm in the opposite side the firm that my next application's gonna be about. It has happened 4 times, and it makes me feel so happy and excited that I don't have to do two...- Lawlawland
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Documenting my path into big law... (Project JLaw)
Heya! Thanks for reminding me. I much appreciate it!. After the last update, I attended Kirkland's PE workshop, which was really inspiring and for the first time, I actually am considering applying there. I've also submitted applications for: 1. Travers DTC 2. Simmons AI intership 3. Jones...- Lawlawland
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
This week I have to complete: 1. Simmons SJT VI 2. Weil SJT VI 3. Hogan Lovells SJT 4. Freshfields Stage 1 And 4 applications... Additionally an interview to another graduate role at a University. Phewwwwwww!- Lawlawland
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
How long does the Freshfields WGT take? How many questions, and does the time we take to complete the test matter here?- Lawlawland
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Legalcheek deadline tracker and TCLA deadline Calander have almost everything you wanna track.- Lawlawland
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Weil SJT and VI invite. Applied last week. Fan someone give Insights into what kinda question ti anticipate in the VI? Are they it competency based/ motivational/situational? Also, FF stage 1 test invite.- Lawlawland
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Weil SJT and VI invite. Applied last week. Fan someone give Insights into what kinda question ti anticipate in the VI? Are they it competency based/ motivational/situational?- Lawlawland
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
CC had a VI?? 👀👀👀👀- Lawlawland
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
People who applied to Travers on the last day, any VI invite or rejections? I Am confused as someone people at in AC, some people are in VI stage, some are rejected... And then there's me, being benched and breadcrumbed, smh.- Lawlawland
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Any tips for Dentons online assessment?- Lawlawland
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
It is!- Lawlawland
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Just had a painful realisation that I was rejected from SPG and Baker Open Day because, I literally didn't add any of my module details in the academic page and was blindsided as cvmail format is kinda weird. The most amusing part of it all is, how did I even make it to 4 Open Days via cvmail...- Lawlawland
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Heya! So, the Comet Browser has an inbuilt AI Assistant (perplexity, the AI company that made Comet). All you have to do is to click on that while you're on the page. It open a chat window alongside the actual content. There you have to prompt it accordingly. For instance, I prompted "I want...- Lawlawland
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Ask 4 future trainees ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*
Hi, I am kindly requesting access to the premium database (I have sent the request). Thanks in Advance- Lawlawland
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Hi Jaysen! I would like to know how can one access this.- Lawlawland
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Everyone's wondering about how to apply for 75 firms, I'm more worried about a parallel reality where, if you get into atleast half of them, how do you even choose one, as most dates are clashing. That decision fatique would take my soul away rather than not having any offer at all smh.- Lawlawland
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