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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Yeah I’m still waiting for my Paul, Weiss PFO. I want it to be over and done with asap the anxiety is too much for me. That Amberjack test was horrid. 🥲🥲- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5
TCLA have two deadline tracking things (one for VS and one for TC). I have linked them below for you. 🙂🙂 For VS, Paul Hastings (PH) and Stephenson Harwood (SH) are still open, but I think SH is rolling basis. 🙂🙂...- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I’m not an expert on applications at all as this is only my first cycle. What has crossed my mind however, is that these points seem more suited to address why someone would want a career at Paul, Weiss (training, mentoring, coaching, lean team structure, small trainee intake and greater...- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I don’t know what Paul, Weiss are looking for at this point because I saw someone on the forum earlier received a PFO despite having 3 A* at A-level, a first-class degree from a RG and they had even attended the Paul, Weiss Oct open day. 😮 I imagine they’ll want to see 9999 in the SJT or...- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I imagine they will be sending them out over the next few days. Paul, Weiss began updating people today and I have only seen PFO’s on the forum but not any AC invites. Paul, Weiss sent out test invites over a period of a few days so it will probably be the same for post-test outcomes (AC or...- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
For the SJT pillars I got 7566. I got mid verbal and high numerical. Mentally prepared for the PFO. 🥲- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Seeing all the Paul, Weiss PFO’s has got me anxiously checking my emails every 5 seconds but the only things I’m seeing are a bunch of Uber Eats, Deliveroo, TCLA and LinkedIn notifications in my inbox. 🥲🥲- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I would email the firm you did the AC with as waking up extremely sick and having a high fever most likely will have affected your overall performance and could make the difference between an outright rejection and a reconsideration of your profile. I think they could even offer you the chance...- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Has anyone heard back from Paul, Weiss after taking the online test? Trying not to overthink about the test results but they were mid at best. 🥲- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Has anyone heard back from Ropes & Gray for either Spring or Summer VS?- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I would also factor in whether you want to work in a firm with a larger trainee cohort of 90-100 (e.g., Slaughter and May) or a firm with a smaller trainee cohort size of 6-8 (e.g., Vinson & Elkins and Milbank respectively). Kirkland and Weil sit in the middle with a mid-sized intake of around...- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Most law firms value retail jobs because there are way more transferable skills that you can develop and strengthen from these jobs than doing one week of shadowing a solicitor. I don’t have any legal work experience and it hasn’t massively impacted my chances of progressing for firms just yet...- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5
Has anyone received a response at all? Has Linklaters gone into hibernation? Does the firm even still exist at this point? Hmm… 🤨 👀- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Thank you so much @Ram Sabaratnam this was super helpful! 🙂🙂- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Yeah the Paul, Weiss test was 12 SJT, 5 verbal and 5 numerical reasoning questions. 🙂- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Does anyone know whether the Paul Hastings PHirst Steps Into Law work experience programme leads to a TC offer, or whether everyone who wants a TC with the firm needs to submit a direct TC application? I want to apply but I don’t know which one to apply to (or if I can apply for both in the...- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
It probably depends on whether the deal that was done in the regional office has a link to the London office. If not, I imagine it would be better to mention a deal that the London office has worked on instead. I think a deal from 7 months ago is fairly recent tbh. Just make sure that you...- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I was thinking of applying to SH but I didn’t know they used amberjack… Paul, Weiss test has traumatised me. I’m trying to avoid this amberjack test at all costs now. 😂 Looks like I won’t be applying to SH at all. 🥲- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Huge congrats! 🥳- Harvey Specter
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I think most people aren’t like this though in that despite them having an anonymous forum name, they do not go out their way to be nasty to people under the guise that they can get away with it. 🙂 If people go against the TCLA guidelines, then perhaps something like this could be initiated. I...- Harvey Specter
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