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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Latham Open day PFO and Milbank second stage assessment.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Has anyone heard back from Covington yet? I need to book a holiday and want to know confirm dates.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Has anyone heard from Latham re November open day? I'm hoping they get back this week, as I have a trip coming up, but I also wanted to check in case anyone has gotten an invite. This is for the Nov 6 open day, btw.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Just looking through the Milbank brochure, it says the 1st stage is application and online assessment, and then a critical thinking test after. Does anyone know if this means we would do a WG-style test after this initial test since that didn't have critical thinking
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    No one on the platform did the Latham open day this week?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Milbank assessment completed. It's SJT and motivational questions as well, 19 questions in total, and it's timed, I think, because a timer kept counting down. Quite unique question style.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    3-4 I think, there were some SJTs in between so some breaks
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    It's 2 mins to prepare and 2 mins to answer
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Phew, just completed macfarlanes simulate test, that was intense, lol.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Freshfields second stage invite!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Oh gosh, is it an SJT or job sim?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    congrats! can I ask when you completed the first test?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    not yet, also still waiting for this. The october batch got the invite a week to the event so likely to hear back next week I guess.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    anyone completed the Milbank assessment and know what it's about? any VI?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Did anyone attend the Latham open day yesterday?

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