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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I received an invitation to the Cooley AC next week. If anyone has any tips/ insights it would be much appreciated! (And thank you to everyone who replied with advice for the telephone interview last week!)
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Not yet. I assume they'll wait until after the response deadline to allocate times.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I have a 30 min virtual interview with Cooley next week. This is my first interview with a corporate law firm so any advice would be appreciated!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Does anyone have an idea of what evidence I should provide when requesting adjustments for the watson glaser test? I have an email from my university confirming the adjustments I received while at university, so I'm wondering if this would be sufficient. I don't really want to share the...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Same, and I scored highly on WG :(. Tbf, I can see a lot of room for improvement in my written application so fair play to them. That said, I've had the most success with firms where I've attended their events in person. I feel that this has been the most significant factor in whether my...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Question - why is that some firms choose to have smaller teams when they could afford to expand?

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