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  1. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Haha that’s so cool honestly! Seeing everyone’s alternative career ideas, I think Skadden should progress all of our applications! Some incredibly creative ideas for grad rec to read. :)
  2. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    It took me over a week just to pick an alternative career because I was torn between writing about a career very similar to commercial law or something completely different. I studied medical law and ethics as a module and researched several novel neurosurgery negligence cases so figured that I...
  3. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I applied to Skadden and I’d written about being a neurosurgeon and pursuing a career in medicine lmao. No idea if they will like it but meh. Wbu?
  4. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Watch them add both - 1st from Oxbridge + 90th percentile in the Watson Glaser…
  5. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I’ve been wondering too haha. Pretty sure he got 4 or 5 vac scheme offers and 2 or 3 direct tc’s. It was an insane run, hats off to him. 😅 I remember he’d msg me every other day with an update (interview or offer) and I was like jheeze I aspire to be like that someday! :/ Let’s manifest a...
  6. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I lowkey wish I was Chris Brown, he was on a roll in the last cycle. Rkid was securing offers from a bunch of firms like it was light work. Meanwhile I am out here struggling with the basics lmao. It’s a tough gig applying to law firms. :/ Whilst I am using his account (for reasons which I...
  7. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I wouldn’t say so champ. The apps are open until the 31st Dec. I sent mine just last week and they said they are currently accepting and reviewing apps on a rolling basis so I would go for it.
  8. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    No idea I saw someone mention earlier it’s part of Travers’ DTC process and they were asking if it also applies to their VS route. It might be for the apprenticeship route but I’m just going by what I saw posted on the forum. 🤷🏾‍♂️
  9. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I saw someone mention on the forum that Travers Smith introduced a new online test for their recruitment process. They made a huge deal during their insight evening about their ‘simple’ process (application and interview). It’s even on their website and marketing stuff. Hopefully it’s not true...
  10. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Think I did stage 1 on 5th Nov and got stage 2 on 10th Nov. Might be slightly longer waiting period now as most people applied closer to the deadline.
  11. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    If it helps, I still haven’t completed stage 2. Been waiting for adjustments for over a month… 😂😂
  12. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Might even have 3 kids and watch them graduate before they respond at this rate. 🙄
  13. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I think there are a handful of firms that are solely application and interviews (no test stages): Covington & Burling Davis Polk & Wardwell Debevoise & Plimpton Dechert Goodwin Jones Day Kirkland & Ellis Morrison Foerster Paul Hastings Sidley Austin Skadden Slaughter and May Travers Smith...
  14. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Idk if this applies to the VS/TC for sure but I only got an ABB-BBB in my A-levels and they offered me a place on their in person open day. I asked if I could apply to their VS/TC and they said that it would be perfectly fine to apply. I would point to the fact I flag as contextual and I had...
  15. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Willkie’s app doesn’t give an option to add GCSE grades but when you add your school, the GCSE grades pull through automatically somehow. I think it probably gets the GCSE grades from our vantage profiles, so I would check that to make sure it has all the right grades before submitting!
  16. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    You could leave it blank or put a rough estimated date as to when your contract will end. Suppose you could also put the current date (Dec 2025), so it signals you are still working there.
  17. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I think I discussed 4, 3 positions of responsibility and 1 achievement. Don’t think you’d need to hit the full word count for it. Depends on the amount of detail you go into for each I guess.
  18. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    For those applying to Akin, how are we meant to approach these two questions, as they appear to be pretty similar: 1: what motivates you to pursue a career as a commercial solicitor, and why do you see Akin as the right place to begin that journey? 2: what are you looking for in your legal...
  19. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    The ones that I always struggle with are Perkins Coie and Debevoise. I was under the impression Debevoise had a French pronunciation lmao. The ending actually just rhymes with noise.
  20. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    This account used to belong to someone else on the forum, as you have identified. His username was Chris Brown. I started using this forum in September. He gave me this account to use for this cycle, as he was no longer using it. :)

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