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  1. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    It's Weil and Weiss for me. I had a 45 minute long one-to-one insightful conversation with someone from Paul, Weiss, only for them to correct that at the end of the conversation with a laughter... I just wanted to bury myself 10 feet deep and never come up to apply for the firm lmao.
  2. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    All along, I was practicing the same "While Gotcha(l) Man/gis"🙈🙈🙈🙈...
  3. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    It's 8am Saturday and I'm watching videos and practicing how to pronounce a law firm name correctly for the video interview... Some names sound so different from how it's written and confuses my non-Englih brain 😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️
  4. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Is Taylor Wessing test timed?
  5. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I know where this is from XD. It was an interesting question NGL. I was glad it didn't have a time limit so I took some time to prepare my answer LoL
  6. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Two of these are non rolling. Some people are yet to complete there SJT for HSF Kramer, and they clearly say they don't read the applications until deadline passes. Mishcon is also non-rolling. Given they have introduced a new method of application, I'm sure they'll take sometime before getting...
  7. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Any tips for the TW SJT please. Does it involve VI? And is it automatic?
  8. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    How soon one might get a reply if you mail the Linklaters team for the WGT test report?
  9. Lawlawland

    Documenting my path into big law... (Project JLaw)

    Hey y'all! Update Time! Successfully completed FF, MDR, Simmons, Links and Hogan Lovells test. I dod struggle through to do all these tests in a week. Not recommended. Weil is left to be done, I'm preparing for their Video interview, so I'll do it by Sunday. And the bad news of the week... I...
  10. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Thanks for the insight! Regarding the PFO... From what I heard from them via the Open Day, they don't read application until after the deadline (and 5 more days to allow last day applicants finish the WGT). So I would encourage you to stay hopeful ♥️
  11. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    That's the process. Last year, I failed stage 1, didn't get stage 2 invite. This year, I cleared stage 1, and did stage 2 (for OD)
  12. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I would like some insights on the Linklaters feedback report: It says my strengths are Critical thinking and Resilience, does it mean I have passed the WGT part of that test? And is Resource and Work Management being the weekend a bad thing?
  13. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hogan Lovells stage online immersive assessment was very similar to the Freshfields one, and exactly why it was daunting. I attended their Open Day and wrote a solid application for it, smh😞
  14. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Anyone here attended the RPC insights day? I remember them telling something about the strikingly real question but I can't figure it out from my notes... I would highly appreciate if you could DM me. Happy to help with other open Day insights
  15. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Goodwin and Kirkland have such long applications I almost wanna give up applying smh. No WGT or SJT is the sole fuel that's driving me to apply there at this point.
  16. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Sorry to hear that! This means they're sending oit the decision mails. They said we'll get to know about the outcome by December 8th.
  17. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    If you pass the stage 1, it is automatic.
  18. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    How long did it take to hear from FF after the stage 1 test?
  19. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Scored exceptionally well in both the numerical and verbal expertise of Simmons and did the Video interview pretty good, but the success area scores are 655. Idk what's in store for me!
  20. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I have a very different experience with the Mischon Chat interview... I finished it in barely 60 mns, it rarely asked any follow-up questions (only once or twice tbh). I genuinely don't know if that's good or bad. The process felt pretty easy with voice notes. The only issue was the video...

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