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  1. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Damn 3 VS offers?! Huge congrats!! Bro is too GOATed frfr!! 🐐
  2. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    They held all their interviews over the past 2-3 weeks for Spring and Summer VS and made VS offers on Monday/Tuesday this week. 😕🙁
  3. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think it depends on how many people take up their VS offers with the firm initially. If a firm has 20 VS places, but only 15 people accept their VS offers, they might have 5 more places to give out, in which case it’s very likely that you can get offered a VS (if you are on the waitlist). I...
  4. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think everyone has heard back by now, so I think I can make this post: Willkie VS Offer!!! 😅😅
  5. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Nah not at all man! They most likely will send them in batches and/or might be prioritising Spring VS first. Don’t assume PFO just yet! Best of luck for SH. 🙂
  6. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Stephenson Harwood virtual assessment invite!!! I think I applied like 1-2 days before the deadline, for Spring, Summer 1 and Summer 2. 🙂
  7. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    It’s hard to know for sure what practice group you would want to qualify into prior to commencing a TC, as it’s very possible you gain experience in a completely different seat and change your mind mid-way through your TC. I think it’s important to keep an open mind going into a TC and forming...
  8. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Huge congrats my friend!! 🐐
  9. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Damn huge congrats on getting a TC offer!! 🐐
  10. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Damn thank you all so much for the kind messages and support on the forum. I really appreciate it!! You guys are all GOATed fr! 🐐🐐
  11. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I can’t believe I’m writing this. Paul, Weiss VS offer??!! For reference, I think I applied for both Spring and Summer. 🥲🥲
  12. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think AS normally only get back to people that are successful in moving to the next stage of the process. After a while they send out the automated PFO’s to everyone else. For example, I applied to the AstraZeneca and Covington AS Mentoring Scheme. A lot of people on this forum hadn’t heard...
  13. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Best of luck to everyone waiting for Paul, Weiss and Willkie (post interviews). Hopefully we all get good news this week! 🙂
  14. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Huge congrats!! Best of luck for your BCLP Summer VS and hopefully you are able to convert it into a TC offer! All of us on the TCLA forum will be rooting for you!! 🐐🐐
  15. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I think BCLP is also pretty good at Competition Law, M&A, Banking & Finance, Insurance and Dispute Resolution. I wrote about Competition, M&A and Dispute Resolution in my application (alongside Real Estate). It’s worthwhile looking at Chambers & Partners to see which practice areas BCLP is...
  16. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think you normally have to download the application before you submit it because I don’t think CVMailUK gives the option to review applications once they have been submitted. I had to do this for my Paul Hastings application. 🥲
  17. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think it depends on which firm is your top choice. If you prefer the firm which has already offered you a VS, I think it would be better to sign their VS offer sooner rather than later. If your top choice is the firm you haven’t heard back from yet post AC, I think it’s best to sign the VS...
  18. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I don’t think you should assume a firm ‘doesn’t want you’. This whole process is super competitive, with some firms having just a 0.5% chance of securing a TC! Just because Baker McKenzie rejected you last year, doesn’t mean they will do the same this year. Besides, you wouldn’t know unless you...
  19. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I think Baker McKenzie, BCLP, Macfarlanes, and SH don’t have a minimum A-level requirement at all. To be fair, even for firms that do have a minimum A-level requirement of AAB, they will still consider applicants who marginally miss the grades (e.g., ABB-BBB), provided that they meet their...
  20. Harvey Specter

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I received a Paul, Weiss interview invite around mid Feb and had my interview last week. I was told that they were aiming for interviews to be finished by today, with VS offers or post interview PFOs to be sent next week. Quite a few people have had interviews who applied for Summer VS only. I...

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