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  1. FutureTraineeMaybe

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Did anybody receive two emails from Shoosmiths separately near/after the deadline - one telling us we would hear by 23rd February and the other saying we would only hear back by 23rd March?
  2. FutureTraineeMaybe

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hello @Abbie Whitlock I hope you are doing well! I was wondering if you knew of any comprehensive strength-based interview question list? I was preparing for a final strengths-based interview but I'm not entirely sure if I am covering everything
  3. FutureTraineeMaybe

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Go for it!!! I have a couple of 2.2's and I've only progressed with silver circle /US firms
  4. FutureTraineeMaybe

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    They'll wait until the 27th to give us a PFO Last year, I got a pfo three months after I applied 😂😂
  5. FutureTraineeMaybe

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Same! Honestly these rejections have me at a point where I can't even bring myself to prepare cause I think the outcome's gonna be the same. But as somebody once said "do it tired, do it unmotivated, do it sad" and hopefully, we'll look back one day and think it was all worth it ❤️
  6. FutureTraineeMaybe

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hello @Abbie Whitlock I hope you are well! I have a quick question regarding a firm's interview slot confirmation email. At the end of this email, they added 'please join the call 10 minutes before for your adjustments to be facilitated'. But I haven't requested any adjustments - so I'm really...
  7. FutureTraineeMaybe

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Congratulations!!! Can I ask when you applied?
  8. FutureTraineeMaybe

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    OC PFO Looking forward to a Willkie PFO tomorrow too😂
  9. FutureTraineeMaybe

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Any advice on how to make a why this firm answer sound genuine when you mention a deal that they did? I'm afraid I'll sound like their website. Also, is it okay to use the example I used in the application or should I find a new one? @Abbie Whitlock
  10. FutureTraineeMaybe

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Has anybody who applied to Shoosmiths on their deadline got the tests?
  11. FutureTraineeMaybe

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Not me anxiously refreshing my emails for an update from Willkie😂
  12. FutureTraineeMaybe

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Congratulations!!! Can i ask when u applied?
  13. FutureTraineeMaybe

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Really? Damn I really thought they hadn't startedd

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