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  1. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I woke up today dreaming about getting a Linklaters rejection, had a jump scare, opened my mail, it read Link... I was so upset, I fell asleep again. I wake up and check my email again, I have no mails from Linklaters... The only email I got in the morning was from LinkedIn, now I'm so confused...
  2. Lawlawland

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I'm doing that, but only when I have extra time to burn and if it doesn't affect the application timeframe of my preferred firms.
  3. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Very kind of you for saying this! I needed to hear this, I'm pretty sure most of us here do. I commute 3.5 hours everyday for my internship, and use that time to draft answers, get back home after 10 hour work at an immigration based and do the tests. I barely have any time to prepare for them...
  4. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Exactly! Vantage: reads submit in reverse chronological order. I do the same. Also Vantage: automatically changed it to chronological order. Allhires: reverse chronological order. Also Allhires: I will not let you edit the order. So for you to add the new work experience at number 1, you have...
  5. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I'm planning the holy Trinity of US firms (Debovoise, Gibson and Akin) from the scratch before the NYD lmao. Additionally, RPC and Dentons are almost done, just editing and submitting. IDK if I'm being too ambitious, but it is what it is!
  6. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    So... How strict are the grad rec teams with putting down the work experience in chronological order? (I realised I missed one important work especially within the section and added it late😞)
  7. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I second this. It's been 9 years since I last touched maths, and scored high on all the amberjack numericals I did. Only thing to focus on is choosing the right data from the heavily loaded numericals... If that's done with care, you have the answer!
  8. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I think it defeats the purpose of have a third party to run the test and produce a score if Mischon ia gonna look deep beyond the score provided by Amberjack. And I took about 45 mns gap while the test screen was still on to attend an emergency call, and still scored 30 (my best score yet). So...
  9. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Me, who attended a wholeasss phone call from my family in between the test, about to crash out after scoring 30/36...
  10. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I just completed the test, I realised they have the same scenario for verbal intelligence test like other Amberjacks (Simmons, Weil, Mayer Brown etc) but have tweaked the questions and answers to some extent... So it's possible to go in with the confirmation bias (I did!!!) and that might have...
  11. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Real lmao. All i'mma ask is why is it just Andrei and not Jaysen XD
  12. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    "If your life had a mascot, what would it look like and what would it cheer for?" I am curious to know what mascots people would come up with for this question 😂
  13. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    This is really helpful to ideate and frame a suitable answer for the question. Thank you. Best luck with the application. I attended their Insights day, so feel free to reach out to me if you progress to the next stage, happy to help✨
  14. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Same situation. When I met them in October, I remember them saying that they would send out invites before the Christmas break but IDK how accurate that would be, as the number of applications would have changed. But one thing in sure about is that, they will confirm the AI internship before...
  15. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Thank you! Just out of curiosity, if you would like to share... How did you approach the application question? It's unfortunately so broad to answer within 250 words...
  16. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I'm writing my application as I lurk here😂 I'll be submitting today :)
  17. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    In that aspect, I really like withers. 6 questions, but 5 of them are 60 word answers, all of which are so fun to answer to, and not the usual "butter us with your knowledge about us" way.
  18. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Also, WHY IS THE DEBOVOISE APPLICATION SO LONG????
  19. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    My interpretation of the MDR situation is that... They are gonna use the chat answers, but that won't be the only criteria. The only change they must have done right now is that, the SJT is will not be selective. They would use the application, chat interview content and then the SJT together...
  20. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hey! Can anyone confirm if the new RPC assessment has a VI or not?

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