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  1. Interested_In_Law

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Thank you! I applied early August and interviewed on 25th September, they contacted me about a week before that. Fingers crossed for you too!🤞
  2. Interested_In_Law

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Anyone else waiting to hear back from Sidley post interview?
  3. Interested_In_Law

    A&O Shearman - Winter Vacation Scheme

    Hey, anyone else been invited to AC? Unsure about the difference between the case study and the written task, are the two related?
  4. Interested_In_Law

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Thank you! I applied on 6th August.
  5. Interested_In_Law

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Yeah I suppose that makes sense. I guess if you simply consider depression as equal to personal battles then you could say the conclusion of the statement does follow beyond reasonable doubt, even if we can't confirm whether it's true (because one could be cause or result of the other), and even...
  6. Interested_In_Law

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Bit confused about one Watson Glaser question and wondering if someone could help. The question was an interpretation question on the lawyer portal, stating: "Everyone who suffers with depression also experiences some type of personal battle. For example, Chloe’s dog passed away while Jamie...
  7. Interested_In_Law

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Probably overthinking this, but when filling out work experience in chronological order does that mean in terms of start date or end date?
  8. Interested_In_Law

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    On the topic of CV gaps, I’m wondering how it’s seen if you don’t have any extra curricular positions in final year? Uni is a real grind and balancing that with applications alone is tough enough, but is it ok if there’s a gap for extra-curriculars (or if you’re just going to events but not in a...
  9. Interested_In_Law

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Anyone still not heard back from Latham? I didn’t get the holding email myself but I thought it said they would respond by the end of January?
  10. Interested_In_Law

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    For Latham, has anyone else not received a holding email and also not yet got a PFO?
  11. Interested_In_Law

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Received Slaughter and May rejection post AC last week. Was really gutted at the time as I really liked the firm. Now today they didn’t even call me during the allocated feedback time. I feel like I invested so much time into my application and interview and so for them to not even give 5...
  12. Interested_In_Law

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Ok good yeah that’s the same for me
  13. Interested_In_Law

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Did people receive a confirmation email after completing CC VI?

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