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  1. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    This week I have to complete: 1. Simmons SJT VI 2. Weil SJT VI 3. Hogan Lovells SJT 4. Freshfields Stage 1 And 4 applications... Additionally an interview to another graduate role at a University. Phewwwwwww!
  2. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    How long does the Freshfields WGT take? How many questions, and does the time we take to complete the test matter here?
  3. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Legalcheek deadline tracker and TCLA deadline Calander have almost everything you wanna track.
  4. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Weil SJT and VI invite. Applied last week. Fan someone give Insights into what kinda question ti anticipate in the VI? Are they it competency based/ motivational/situational? Also, FF stage 1 test invite.
  5. Lawlawland

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Weil SJT and VI invite. Applied last week. Fan someone give Insights into what kinda question ti anticipate in the VI? Are they it competency based/ motivational/situational?
  6. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    People who applied to Travers on the last day, any VI invite or rejections? I Am confused as someone people at in AC, some people are in VI stage, some are rejected... And then there's me, being benched and breadcrumbed, smh.
  7. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Any tips for Dentons online assessment?
  8. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Just had a painful realisation that I was rejected from SPG and Baker Open Day because, I literally didn't add any of my module details in the academic page and was blindsided as cvmail format is kinda weird. The most amusing part of it all is, how did I even make it to 4 Open Days via cvmail...
  9. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Heya! So, the Comet Browser has an inbuilt AI Assistant (perplexity, the AI company that made Comet). All you have to do is to click on that while you're on the page. It open a chat window alongside the actual content. There you have to prompt it accordingly. For instance, I prompted "I want...
  10. Lawlawland

    Ask 4 future trainees ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*

    Hi, I am kindly requesting access to the premium database (I have sent the request). Thanks in Advance
  11. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi Jaysen! I would like to know how can one access this.
  12. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Everyone's wondering about how to apply for 75 firms, I'm more worried about a parallel reality where, if you get into atleast half of them, how do you even choose one, as most dates are clashing. That decision fatique would take my soul away rather than not having any offer at all smh.
  13. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I heard they have two different sets, one tougher than the other.
  14. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    A general tip for research: Thomson Reuters Practical law is an insanely good database for research as it's clearly organised and have knowledge maps to navigate interlinked concepts. Additionally, it also has almost every single sample documents across sectors. IK it's insanely expensive, but...
  15. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I have a few questions regarding Freshfields application. 1. I realise there is no questions in the form, how are we gonna display the motivation? 2. Do we have to do an interview in the first stage of application (aka the online SJT/WGT)
  16. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    For the Dentons question asking for source references, How can one refer without taking a huge word count?
  17. Lawlawland

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Was worrying about CC WGT test and losing my mind over it for one whole month... Only for me to wake up this morning and read "you've already passed the test last cycle, don't need to do the test again mail". IDK if I have to laugh or worry about the time I spent on worrying and preparing Lmao.

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