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  1. James Wakefield

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Just a general comment- law firms who put their deadlines at 5/5:30pm on a Friday really don't want people already with full-time jobs applying do they... Grad rec are unlikely to work weekends- just have the deadlines 23:59 on Sunday pls!
  2. James Wakefield

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    No you don’t! My deadline is 2nd Jan for example.
  3. James Wakefield

    [Official] Reed Smith Vacation Scheme Thread 2025/26

    Thank you to the team for working on New Years Eve! I’m celebrating getting the RS VI too!
  4. James Wakefield

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    RS assessment, applied deadline ☺️
  5. James Wakefield

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Anyone who applied on the deadline heard back from Reed Smith?
  6. James Wakefield

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Millbank if you haven’t done it! Also Addleshaw Goddard has just one short question.
  7. James Wakefield

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Just looking at them right now. Happy to share opinions too! Is it just a CV and cover letter we need?
  8. James Wakefield

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    anything from Reed Smith for those on the deadline?
  9. James Wakefield

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I wonder if their poor grad team are trying to get back to everyone by tomorrow!
  10. James Wakefield

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    No the Job Sim, which includes the VI! I think the proofreading was part of stage 1 looking back.
  11. James Wakefield

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I did stage 1 on 11th Dec and got the invite to stage 2 the next day.
  12. James Wakefield

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    We don’t know that’s how they weight it though right? I think the verbal/numerical may be more important than that, otherwise getting a 1 or a 3 may not hugely impact your overall result…
  13. James Wakefield

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I applied for Spring on the deadline I think, so it’s possible
  14. James Wakefield

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Any news from Weil today? Thanks!
  15. James Wakefield

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Was that a universal holding email or did you email them? Thanks!
  16. James Wakefield

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Haha the strategy was just putting down different answers than my previous amberjack. I would say think quite carefully about the answers and make sure you're demonstrating you collaborate and work well with others, and are sensitive to how they might feel about your preferred response.
  17. James Wakefield

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    5 VIs done this week. No wonder I feel burnt out. Hopefully that’s it now until Christmas!
  18. James Wakefield

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    My strategy of changing my answers for Amberjack worked. 6,9,9,7 for Mayer Brown! 😅 These tests are a joke, I won’t even say what I got for Weil…
  19. James Wakefield

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Thanks! Did Weil today and got bad scores, so look forward to putting down different answers tomorrow for Mayer Brown! 😅

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