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  1. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Freshfields online test invite! Applied Oct 17th!
  2. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I attended an Orrick virtual event recently and in that the early careers guy said they look for a 2:1 (ideally a strong 2:1) and a minimum of ABB at A-level. He also mentioned they take mitigating and extenuating circumstances into account and use rare contextual recruitment. He said they are...
  3. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I went to their open day last week and they said they would begin sending online tests out by the end of Oct or early Nov. I assume they will start to send tests out this week or next.
  4. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Can anyone share what the White & Case online assessment involves, e.g., SJT, WG, verbal and numerical reasoning? Are there any VI questions as part of the assessment? This is for the White & Case WVS.
  5. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Reed Smith Nov open day and Hogan Lovells Lift Off online test invite!
  6. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I also applied for Lift Off last week and have yet to receive the 1st stage test. Not sure if they are dealing with the WVS apps and ACs first though, since that is in Dec. Lift Off is in late Jan so they might send those tests out in batches.
  7. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Skadden open evening invite!
  8. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Cheers matey! This is for the 4th Nov open day. I applied pretty close to the deadline. Most likely they are sending invites in batches, since they have a few other open days in Nov.
  9. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Goodwin Procter open day invite!
  10. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    In the email Weil sent after I submitted the 8th Oct insight day app, it said apps are reviewed on a rolling basis but before invites are sent out, all apps would be reviewed by early careers. For the 8th Oct insight day, the deadline was 28th Sept and I received my invite the next day, on the...
  11. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I went to their insight day on Wednesday. They said the first stage is a short application form to capture grades and eligibility information. The form has a section for any mitigating circumstances too. After this, they send out an SJT + VI (combined). They assess the application, SJT score...
  12. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    This account used to belong to somebody else, if that is who you are referring to. They are now a future trainee at a US law firm.
  13. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hogan Lovells REAHL open day invite and Davis, Polk & Wardwell open day waitlist! 😃
  14. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Has anybody heard back at all from Davis Polk & Wardwell about the insight day (either invite or PFO)? I think it takes place next week.
  15. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    HSF Kramer and Jones Day WVS PFO 🫤
  16. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Weil, Gotshal & Manges insight day invite!
  17. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    You can only apply for either the Winter, Spring or Summer vac scheme in the same cycle (so one vac scheme per application cycle). If you apply for the Winter vac scheme, I don’t think you would be able to apply for the Spring or Summer vac schemes in the same cycle. If you apply for either...
  18. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    If it’s the same as last year, it’s a mix of verbal and numerical reasoning, SJT and WG. I don’t think there is a VI element to the test. It might have changed for this year though. Best of luck with the Macfarlanes app and test! 🙂
  19. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Thank you @Ram Sabaratnam for all your help and support on the forum this year. You helped so many of us achieve our dreams. Best of luck with your training contract at Cooley! 🐐
  20. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Last time I checked Queen Mary was ranked as a top 10 uni for law on CUG, so I’m not entirely sure what you were aiming for here. 🥴 The only person who’s cooked is you lmao. You can’t even spell ‘Russell group’ correctly, so you should work on that first ‘lil bro’. 😂 Also, somebody had already...

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