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Search results for query: macfarlanes

  1. Dogecoin GC

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Clifford Chance ✅❌ Fried Frank ✅ King & Spalding ✅ Macfarlanes ✅📝❌ Morgan Lewis ✅ Orrick ✅ Paul Hastings ✅ Sidley Austin ✅❌ Weil Gotshal & Manges ✅❌ White & Case ✅📝 Willkie Farr & Gallagher ✅🎥📝❌ To do: Sullivan & Cromwell Legend: ✅ = applied, 📝 = test, 🎥 = VI, ❌ = rejection.
  2. Bree

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hello, would anyone have inputs on Latham Stage 2 as in whether the questions are competency based or what kind? Can help with Macfarlanes Stage 1, FF Stage 2
  3. A

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    If anyone had imsights on the milbank test, I can share advice for HL (both tests and vi), weil VI, Mayer Brown, Simmons VI + AC, Bird & Bird VI, Akin Telephone Interview, Macfarlanes test + VI!
  4. dannyp123

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    The rumours of the horrors of the Macfarlanes Simulate Assessment were unfortunately true
  5. L

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Which office is this for? & when did you do the VI?
  6. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    TO those who applied for macfarlanes vs, how long after the first test did you get the second one? is it automatic if you pass? do they manually send it? has anyone who applied for the direct training contract got the second stage test?
  7. A

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    If anyone has Weil VI advice and is happy to share, please DM me! I'm happy to share insights for Mayer Brown, Macfarlanes, Simmons and B&B
  8. U

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    congrats on the AC!! Is that for direct tc?
  9. Charles Leclerc

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I would appreciate any tips for the second stage of the Macfarlanes Assessment. Also, has anyone heard of Gowling post Arctic Shores?
  10. L

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Was the AC for the WVS?
  11. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I did my job sim in mid September and haven’t heard
  12. B

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    What approach would people suggest taking with this question from macfarlanes: If someone were to read your story so far, what would make them think, ‘This person belongs at Macfarlanes’?
  13. A

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Today's good news ✨ MacFarlanes VS test Invite, submitted yesterday! Skadden Open Day Invite, applied last week!
  14. L

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi does anyone have any advice for bakers VI, would really appreciate it. Can give advice on Macfarlanes AC, Slaughters AC, freshfields stage two, hogan stage two, Latham stage two and Weil.
  15. R

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Congrats on the AC! Can I ask when you did the VI?
  16. A

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    was Sidley AC summer or winter VS? :)
  17. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I still haven’t had the holding email weirdly enough.
  18. legallybrunettte

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    to clarify, this is for the vacation scheme!
  19. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Nope and I did the job sim mid september
  20. E

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Has anyone done the second stage test for Macfarlanes? Any insights pls? Thanks!

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