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  1. member7830

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    anyone heard positively from NRF?
  2. member7830

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    a quick question about CV blind interviews - do I have to censor the name of my university, for example, can I say I am a final year law student at ______ or say that I worked for ____ Law Society
  3. member7830

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    what are some good questions to ask at the end of an interview?
  4. member7830

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    does anyone have any advice in how to approach a tell me about yourself question at the start of an interview. especially when the interview is CV blind so this will lead the discussion. any potential structuring tips, or things to def include?
  5. member7830

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    how many people do freshfields take from the direct process?
  6. member7830

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    honestly can't remember.. pretty sure I put both if that was an option
  7. member7830

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    any W&C AC tips?
  8. member7830

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    anyone heard from nrf post artic shores for summer?
  9. member7830

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    anyone applying to wedlake bell, where do we find our application number bc we have to sign off the covering letter with it?
  10. member7830

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    do firms tend to reimburse travel to ac's? and is it bad practice to ask whether they do if its not clearly mentioned in the initial email?
  11. member7830

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    any white and case vi tips?
  12. member7830

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    yesterday!
  13. member7830

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Mayer Brown ac insights please!!
  14. member7830

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    dont remember specific dates sorry but the test around 23/12 and job sim around the 10/1
  15. member7830

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    if anyone just received a Mayer Brown ac invite pls pm me!
  16. member7830

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    hi! good luck with the ac!! can I ask which open day you went to and when you heard back? still waiting on my fast track outcome, but assuming its a pfo...
  17. member7830

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I still have the Simmons test to do, but with how rolling they are would it be more worth my time to focus on something else, or is there still any chance if I complete it?
  18. member7830

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    thank you! I was just struggling to fill the word count for the second question, as I feel like a lot of my extra curricular cross over with positions of responsibility, and idk how much there is to say about leisure activities
  19. member7830

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    how much of the word count are people using for travers smith? is 800/300/300 too little?
  20. member7830

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    anyone know roughly what's needed in artic shores to progress in nrf

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