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  1. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Grad rec struggling to work out how much extra time to add to your WG test like:
  2. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Everyone rushing to bombard you with messages after seeing your case study post:
  3. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Honestly I found this question rly hard too but in the end I decided to write about witnessing first hand how the COVID-19 vaccines were approved by regulators so quickly (looking at the diff internal procedures) and the current patent litigations that have arisen between pharmaceutical...
  4. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    CMS and Charles Russell Speechlys after seeing this post about their cringy TikTok’s:
  5. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    On last year’s thread it seems like people began to receive ACs between the end of Jan and mid Feb so maybe they’ll do the same this year. Idk why they’re taking so long this year though cos they did bring the app deadline forward.
  6. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Weil’s grad rec team making their forum debut:
  7. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I think I saw someone post on the forum a couple of days ago they’d been called by grad rec for a Davis Polk interview, idk much about the others.
  8. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    The post test feedback report you’ll receive after hitting all of the SJT strengths at once: The firms decision after reviewing the test scores and seeing maxed out SJT pillars (still a PFO):
  9. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Weil only have two spring vac schemes this year so there isn’t a summer vac scheme: Spring scheme 1: Mon 23 March - Thurs 2 Apr Spring scheme 2: Tues 7 Apr - Fri 17 Apr. ACs have been sent in batches so idk if they’ve all been sent out there could be more otw tom.
  10. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    We should start a petition to get Vantage/Candid ATS fixed so that people can get apps in. I think TCLA LLP will support it pro bono. We can gather outside Rare’s office on Monday like:
  11. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Mine might also be original, I’m playing Mario Kart on Nintendo whilst preparing and practicing for diff interview responses cos it works magic idk how…
  12. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I’ve got 4-5 firms left for VS I’d like to apply to: 1: Covington Summer VS (16 Jan) 2: Morgan Lewis (21 Jan) 3: Orrick Summer VS (31 Jan) 4: Winston & Strawn Summer VS (31 Jan) 5: Ropes & Gray (31 Jan)
  13. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Lmao your username is funny asf. You’d defo get a 9/9 on an amberjack for creative force!

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