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  1. Kirsty Wilkins

    [Official] Willkie, Farr & Gallagher Vacation Scheme Thread 2025/26

    Hi @Bread No problem at all. One person screens all initial applications and puts them into three categories ('yes', 'no', 'maybe'), just as used to take place previously. However now, 10% of applications in each of those three categories are then read by an additional person (me, or one of...
  2. Kirsty Wilkins

    [Official] Willkie, Farr & Gallagher Vacation Scheme Thread 2025/26

    Hi @yk1906 I think it depends on the context in which those activities took place. If the pro bono was (for example) as part of a job you had at the time, I would place it in the work experience section. If the mooting was (for example) as part of a university society's work, I would place...
  3. Kirsty Wilkins

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi @Harvey Specter , @Afuturetrainee @CharlesT47 Charles is right, the delay is due in part to our recent change in the Graduate Recruitment role, but also because we've added some additional checks and balances into the decision process, which unfortunately for candidates means the screening...
  4. Kirsty Wilkins

    [Official] Willkie, Farr & Gallagher Vacation Scheme Thread 2025/26

    Hi @legallybrunnette Yes, you can include events hosted by peer firms. Best wishes, Kirsty
  5. Kirsty Wilkins

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi @yk1906 Your GCSE grades are automatically pulled through into your application from Vantage, so no need for you to do anything else - we will see them as part of your application once we receive it. Good luck! Kirsty
  6. Kirsty Wilkins

    [Official] Willkie, Farr & Gallagher Vacation Scheme Thread 2025/26

    Hi @TortillaTC , You should go ahead and submit whenever you're happy with your application as there's actually no technical error with the GCSE entries. Although you aren't adding them into your application, they are being pulled through into the submission we receive, so I think this happens...
  7. Kirsty Wilkins

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi @Bbhu19 You get 1 week to complete it. Thanks, Kirsty
  8. Kirsty Wilkins

    [Official] Willkie, Farr & Gallagher Vacation Scheme Thread 2025/26

    Hi @legallybrunnette Gemma no longer works at Willkie, but I can answer your questions for you. 1. Your answer to this question should have a focus on Willkie hosted events; 2. Yes, this shoudl include third party events, and you can include events where you watched the recorded version, as...
  9. Kirsty Wilkins

    [Official] Willkie, Farr & Gallagher Vacation Scheme Thread 2025/26

    Hi @BatmanBeyond You can simply edit and update your previously provided answer if it remains mostly relevant. Thanks! Kirsty
  10. Kirsty Wilkins

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi @abc124 , Yes, absolutely, and with the couple of other people who have reported this same thing I've checked and their GCSE results are in the application, so it may be that they are pulled through automatically somehow. Thanks! Kirsty
  11. Kirsty Wilkins

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi @CharlesT47 Thanks for letting me know, and yes, absolutely. Thanks, Kirsty
  12. Kirsty Wilkins

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi @Harvey Specter If you would like to message me privately with the name your application was submitted in I'll take a look at that for you as all the applications I've been reading have GCSE grades inputted, so I just want to ensure there's not something wrong in the system for one or two...
  13. Kirsty Wilkins

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi @abc124 Our application form does ask for GCSE qualification, each topic, and each grade to be listed, so I suspect it could be an issue you're experiencing accessing the system. Thanks! Kirsty
  14. Kirsty Wilkins

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi @Goodbyetc No, it's not. Everyone is contacted at some point after video interview to let you know whether you were successful or not. Thanks, Kirsty
  15. Kirsty Wilkins

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi @Goodbyetc I'm making my way through all applications received one by one, so you will hear from us. Thanks, Kirsty
  16. Kirsty Wilkins

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi @Harvey Specter We have received hundreds of applications so far this month, so we are reading through each of them one by one and will get back to you. As a reminder the Willkie Grad Rec 'Team' is just one person, so it does take a long time to read each of them fully and get back to...
  17. Kirsty Wilkins

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi @noahsmiit01 , Great to hear your lovely words about Gemma. She didn't leave Willkie for another law firm, but instead has joined Rare Recruitment, so we still get to work with her, which is wonderful! Kirsty
  18. Kirsty Wilkins

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi @i-want-a-tc , Our application process is open until 10th December, so you still have plenty of time to submit. Good luck! Kirsty
  19. Kirsty Wilkins

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi @ExcitingEasting Applications are being reviewed as usual, but it takes a long time to read each one thoroughly and wonderfully we've received a large number so far, so it's taking me some time to get through them all. Rest assured you will hear from us. Thanks! Kirsty
  20. Kirsty Wilkins

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi @Goodbyetc Applications are being reviewed as usual so we don't expect any significant time delays in anyone hearing back after video interview, but there will be a couple of days where our new Graduate Recruitment Manager has to get set up on all our IT systems etc., so just keep an eye on...

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