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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Is Arnold and porter direct TC rolling? :)
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Does anyone know if Cleary will open direct TC this year again? And if anyone got hired off of direct TC for Cleary last year
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I also worked outside law and to do multiple schemes had to ultimately quit but I think it would’ve been fine for a three week stretch!! Hope your situation gets resolved 🩷🩷
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Happy to help you draft a mail if that’s helpful - appreciate it’s a super tricky situation!! Have been in it recently
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    If it helps - my experience was it’s way more expensive for the firm to replace you than it is for them to give you 4 days unpaid leave! In most cases especially if it’s full time white collar work - you probably have the negotiating leverage. My prev firm told me they’d be ok giving me the...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Has anyone heard back from ropes ? It’s either today or tomorrow surely haha 😅
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I agree! I had to quit my job to do my vac schemes this cycle and last cycle on a student visa I couldn’t even apply to most winter and spring schemes! I recognize quitting my job is a HUGE privelledge especially on a visa :/ so I’m very sorry to hear OPs situation with annual leave
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Has anyone who did the earlier ACs heard back from Ropes????
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Does anyone here know how many people convert Ropes and how many people convert Dechert?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Nope - applied on deadline and nothing so far
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Anyone has advice for ropes AC/interview?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Is this for offer waitlist or AC waitlist
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I mean more so just working on the commercial side not the legal side
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Any news from MoFo 🫤
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I’ve found commercial experience in banking and PE helpful if you’re looking to apply to US firms
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Hey! Does anyone know any resources to prep for a negotiation excercise please?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I do think the conflicts thing is highly unlikely and unusual as a practice for vac schemes though but it is important to keep in mind if you work in an adjacent area
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Hey I work at a PE firm and I had to complete a full conflicts check around deals and clients before a vac scheme at a US PE focused firm so I’d keep that in mind if you work in a regulated industry. No complications or anything but yes
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Unpopular opinion but I have Bs and Cs at alevel and have gotten ACs / VS offers at debevoise / skadden / Weil - I really wouldn’t deep it about alevel grades. If you back yourself and are confident - the person reading your application will focus on what you bring to the table not your grades...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    If you’re flying from Europe many firms will reimburse

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