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  1. user9809

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Goodwin VI 😭 but the deadline is in 3 days wow
  2. user9809

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Congrats! When did you apply?
  3. user9809

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Same here, applied on 28th. Unsure if it’s automatic from their website though
  4. user9809

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I have a mid 2:1 overall and got an AC with Covington last cycle
  5. user9809

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    How long did it take to receive the VI invite?
  6. user9809

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Congratulations! When did you apply?
  7. user9809

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Why are you applying to Goodwin? (100) What is your personal motivation for seeking a career in corporate/commercial law? (100) Discuss a commercial issue that has particularly interested you. Why did it capture your attention, and what impact could it have on the legal sector? (300) What do...
  8. user9809

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    sadly I also relate to this. Sighhh!
  9. user9809

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    is there actually a VI at the end of Latham & Watkins test? I can’t see much info on that online
  10. user9809

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    When I went to apply for the TC it wasn’t allowing me to so I emailed and they confirmed it
  11. user9809

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I saw they allocated me, applied but realised you could only apply for either the TC or internship so emailed them to withdraw
  12. user9809

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I was allocated but withdrew to apply for the TC
  13. user9809

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Does Taylor Wessing email back to let you know whether you passed their test?
  14. user9809

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Has anyone heard back from Gibson Dunn about the open day?
  15. user9809

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Does anyone have any resources for the Watson Glaser that they feel really made a difference? @Ram Sabaratnam @Andrei Radu @Amma Usman
  16. user9809

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Same here, I wonder if firms are stricter if you have previously made to an AC
  17. user9809

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Passed the DLA WG!! So happy because I’ve never passed a WG before 😭😭

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