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  1. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Thank you for everything you have done for all of us on TCLA over the past six years. You are genuinely an absolute superstar! 🥳 Thank you so much for helping so many of us achieve our dreams of pursuing a career in the legal profession and in city law! 😅 Your contributions have been...
  2. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think only finalists and graduates can apply for the legal business analyst (LBA) role, which is a form of permanent employment. Anyone who is not a finalist or graduate is not eligible to apply for the LBA role. They can apply for the Perkins Coie Summer VS instead. 😅
  3. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating it. I hope you guys have a great day and weekend! 🥳
  4. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Have you considered taking an alternative kind of approach to applications i.e., not playing the numbers game but making fewer, more tailored applications, targeting a select few firms you have a strong interest in (10-15 firms)?
  5. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Some firms receive close to 5,000 applications each recruitment cycle. They have to draw the line somewhere to get the numbers down and make TC offers. It’s impossible for a firm to do this without ‘discriminating’ against someone. I think firms try to mitigate this with contextual recruitment...
  6. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Fried Frank interview invite post WG! 😅
  7. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    The FAQ section seems to suggest they assess applications holistically, so won’t automatically screen out candidates that don’t meet their A-level criteria of ABB. 🙂 https://challengers.dentons.com/uk-trainees/faqs/
  8. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Fried Frank DTC WG invite! 😅
  9. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I think the 1,000 words figure is more of a guide than a specific target you must hit. In my cover letter, I think I wrote around 800 words, including a brief introduction and conclusion. I got past the application stage this cycle for Spring / Summer VS. Best of luck with your White & Case DTC...
  10. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    White & Case offer 50 TCs per year. They have 3 VS’, with 25-30 candidates per VS (75-80 candidates across the VS’). 50% of VS’ers get a TC offer (40/80). 🥲 This is c80% of TCs (40/50). This means that White & Case take c20% of trainees through the DTC route (10/50) on average. I think these...
  11. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I think since the Fried Frank DTC deadline was on Friday (23rd May), we most likely won’t hear back until early June. 🥲 It depends on how many applications the firm has received. Best of luck to everyone that applied to the Fried Frank DTC. 🙂
  12. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    It’s odd because on Chambers Student it says the minimum A-level requirement is 136 UCAS points (AAB) and 2:1 at degree level. On Legal Cheek, it says BBB at A-level and 2:1. On their website, there is no mention of A-level grades at all, only the 2:1 requirement. It’s probably a good idea to...
  13. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    On Legal Cheek, it says that Burges Salmon have a minimum A-level requirement of BBB and a 2:1 at degree level. However, on their website FAQ it says they consider mitigating circumstances and won’t automatically screen out applications that don’t meet the minimum academic criteria. I don’t...
  14. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I imagine most TCs would go to VS candidates. In terms of %, I think they have 30 slots for both Spring and Summer VS (60 total). I think c50% of VS’ers (30/60) get a TC offer. 🙂 That is around 75-80% of TCs (30/40). Based on this, I think there are around 10/40 TCs available on the Direct TC...
  15. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    The AC is on the VS itself. The final stage prior to the VS is the SJT + VI. 🙂
  16. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I think people can apply to either the VS or the Direct TC (one application per cycle):
  17. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think this competency interview guide written by @Andrei Radu is very useful when preparing for competency interviews: 🙂
  18. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Baker McKenzie DTC AC post VI!! I didn’t think the VI went well at all so this has really caught me off guard honestly. 😅 This was my first ever DTC application and will be my first DTC AC. Does anyone know how much different this would be to a VS AC? 🥲 Best of luck to everyone who is...
  19. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    3 x 600 word questions is challenging for sure, but I think it’s fairly similar to other city firms e.g., W&C, Travers, BCLP. 🥲 It might be useful to first look at the Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 rankings to identify which practices are particularly notable at SH. 🙂 Other sources like...
  20. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I’m not sure if these posts are the ones that you are referring to, but they discuss the Fried Frank application and word count. 🙂 They are in the DTC thread, so that’s perhaps why you weren’t able to find them. Best of luck with your Fried Frank application! 😅

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