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  1. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    If a firm sends me a test invite at 10 am on the 15th of February and tells me I have a week to complete it. Does that mean 10 am on the 22nd or midnight of 22nd?
  2. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Could anyone help me with finding firms that are similar to Slaughter and May? Their multi-specialist and international approach don't seem to be too widespread and apart from the general corporate heavyweights like MC, I'm struggling to find similar firms.
  3. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Does anyone have any tips for the article part of the Slaughters interview? I know that they usually get an opinion piece from the times, guardian, or FT, but if anyone has any useful resources on how I should go about preparing for these and analysing the articles, that would be very helpful.
  4. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    So most of the firm's ive applied to have asked whether I had to resit an exam. I answered no on those questions because I assumed it was talking about university exams. However, I voluntarily resat one part of my math A-level exam (1 out of the 3 papers that make up the final grade), and did...
  5. J

    Did not sign off on a cover letter

    I submitted a cover letter a few weeks ago to a pretty big firm, however, I completely forgot to sign off at the end. Is it worth emailing graduate recruitment about this, or would that just draw attention to it.
  6. J

    Skadden vac scheme help

    I'm currently writing my application for Skadden and one of the questions is the standard, why skadden and what qualities can you bring. In regards to this, my structure is most likely going to be talking about my interest in the firm's strong transactional work, differentiating it from US...

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