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  1. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    Harvey’s Horror Story (TC journey edition) 👻 🎃

    Hi guys, Looks like it’s time for another app status update so this is the latest version for this thread: Apps that were rejections: Winter VS apps: Jones Day VS post app HSF Kramer VS post app and test Paul, Weiss VS post app Cleary Gottlieb VS post app White & Case VS post app and test...
  2. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    They’ve made a lot of Spring and Summer offers (not all) since Nov and sent out PFOs, so I would email them to see where your app is. They’re still conducting first stage interviews and ACs. I’ve got the AC towards the end of Feb so they’re at least doing them until then. :)
  3. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Me seeing all of these posts about Mishcon as an outsider who didn’t apply so has no idea what yous are talking about re the AI chat and SJT:
  4. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    This is where studying banking law at university comes in clutch for me cos we acc learned about financial services regulation, the laws governing financial services, tortious liabilities of financial services firms and then stuff about crypto assets and cryptocurrencies. So whenever I get stuck...
  5. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Ropes & Gray’s HR marking everyone’s AI prompts when they all look and sound the exact same:
  6. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Me when I see maths questions in an amberjack test knowing I’m gna spend 20 mins calculating the answer only to get it wrong and be forced to spend another 10 mins to get the right one:
  7. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Then next thing you know you’re getting booked left, right and centre for interviews with BBC, Sky, The Telegraph, CNN and Fox News (yup cos now you’re going international ygm lad): This would be the reaction from White & Case’s HR and grad rec team after seeing their name on all the major...
  8. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    It’s probs firm dependant but I’d assume it’s gna look like one of the following scenarios: 1: switch sectors within a practice area e.g., Corporate M&A in tech, life sciences, energy, infrastructure and financial services sectors. 2: sector specific seats covering different kinds of work...
  9. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    The deadline is Jan 31 and they’re non-rolling so they’ll probs take a few weeks to review all of the apps before sending AC invites out. AC dates are on their website (see below). The first one is early March so invites might be sent by at least the end of Feb maybe?
  10. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I feel the same here I’ve got an AC and two WEs all next week and I feel like this guy right now:
  11. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    If this is for spring they have already been sending out VS offers but idk about summer tbh.
  12. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Lmao bro came prepared for all the potential follow up questions to this AC post like:
  13. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Damn the Bristows VI sounds tough. Seems like it had yous all like this during the VI trying to find the timer on the screen in time:
  14. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Yeah I saw some people post about Dechert ACs on the forum under a week ago. Some of us have WEs to do in the next week or so too though so it might not be all ACs were sent out yet.

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