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  1. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I read somewhere recently that the BRICS nations are good options because they have a lot of potential for economic growth. However, I think some firms are looking at Singapore as an alternative to China (ongoing political tensions). I’m not sure if these are 100% correct though. 🥲🥲
  2. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Jheeze this is the kind of problem I aspire to have someday. Bro is too GOATed frfr! 🐐 Multiple VS offers so having to withdraw from some. I would class that as a uno reverse PFO. 😂
  3. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I think they just state that the max is 1,000 words. I’m sure it was the same for the VS application. My cover letter for the VS was like 800 words and I got past the application stage, so I think anything between 700-850 words is fine. It needs to be concise and structured into three parts: why...
  4. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Finally after almost 6 weeks of waiting Travers Smith PFO. For reference, I applied very close to the deadline I think maybe 1-2 days before. 🥲 I almost missed it entirely because it was hidden amongst a bunch of TCLA notifications lmao. It got sent at around 5pm today. 🥲
  5. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    This is what someone said the Ropes AC consists of. It sounds like a full day thing tbh.
  6. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    This might sound like a stupid question, but if an application asks for references, what exactly are they looking for? I am almost finished with my Paul Hastings SVS application and it asks for two references, but I don’t know what that means lmao. This is one of the perks of a first...
  7. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Did you get it just now? I’m mentally prepared for mine at this point. 🥲
  8. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think a brief introduction and conclusion would be good but they should be like 50 words each at most so that the bulk of the content is addressing the question (assuming this is for Stephenson Harwood). 🙂
  9. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Congrats. 🥳
  10. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Huge congrats. 🥳
  11. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Has anyone heard back from Travers Smith at all over the past few days? The waiting is acc driving me insane man ngl. If it’s a PFO I just want them to put me out my misery asap. 😂
  12. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Huge congrats. 🥳
  13. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    They’ll also use the classic law firm “we received an unprecedented number of applications and as a result, we are unable to provide specific feedback on your application…” 🥲🥲
  14. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    This could be an option but then some firms don’t want their future trainees to work while studying the sqe so it becomes a problem with that aspect as well. Also, it could prevent or reduce the chances of that person passing the sqe exams first time if they need to work part time while...
  15. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    How would this work for people who perhaps can’t take out student finance or loans due to religious or cultural reasons? Would a firm be able to provide that person with additional financial support or would that future trainee be stranded? 🥲
  16. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I am convinced graduate recruiters have a name generator/spinning wheel thing and the first 100-200 names it produces are the people that get AC; everyone else is auto rejected. It defo seems like they enie mine mine mo this sh*t. Oh well it is what it is. 🥲🥲
  17. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    To my knowledge the latter 3 (Fried Frank, Paul Hastings and White & Case) are all non-rolling, and their deadlines are between May-July, so I think they would only start getting back to everyone that applied from June/July onwards. 🙂
  18. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Their website says they look for a 2:1 or 1st at undergraduate level and a majority of A grades at A-level, which I’m guessing means AAB. I think they use rare recruitment though and do take into consideration MC, so idk how strict that requirement is. 🤷🏾‍♂️ I’m working on my application for...
  19. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Their deadline is the 28th and whilst they review on a rolling basis, you can technically send your application on deadline day and they would still review it (they don’t make any offers before the deadline). It’s 4 days till deadline day, so technically you could do 600 words per day (i.e., 1...
  20. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I saw someone on the forum mention they had received an AC invite recently and that Hogan Lovells confirmed to them that they were running AC’s until around mid March time. 🙂

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