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Ask Willkie Farr & Gallagher Anything!
I’m not Gemma but I think I remember in one of Willkie’s application workshops it was mentioned that it’s marked holistically and that what matters is the content itself. Things like nerves are expected and will not affect the outcome of the VI as long as the answers themselves are clear (i.e...- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I would normally choose 3 reasons and try to allocate an even word count to each one e.g., 100 words per reason. This is a good balance between explaining your motivation but writing it in a coherent and succinct way. If you feel that you will not be able to get your ideas across in that limit...- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
The turnaround is normally 10-15 working days but factoring in it was xmas/nye period I would say you can expect to hear back by the end of next week or the week after for sure (regardless of the outcome) as some people that applied close to the deadline are slowly hearing back now. 15 working...- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Has anyone heard from HSF about the Summer VS and been invited to AC? I applied on 30th November and took the SJT on 3rd December (I passed the benchmark). Not sure if I should assume it’s a rejection.- Harvey Specter
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