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<blockquote data-quote="blipken" data-source="post: 228846" data-attributes="member: 42101"><p>Hi all! I posted this in the general Vac Scheme discussion thread for visibility, but am setting up this separate thread just in case. I applied for Skadden's VC / TC this winter, but got rejected. The below was my answer to "What are your reasons for applying to Skadden?" I never seem to get anywhere with my applications, so would be grateful for any feedback / tips on what I could improve. Many thanks!</p><p></p><p>***</p><p></p><p>There are two main reasons I am applying to <a href="https://directory.thecorporatelawacademy.com/profile/skadden-arps-slate-meagher-flom.40" target="_blank">Skadden</a>.</p><p></p><p>First, despite its status as a leading full-service firm, <a href="https://directory.thecorporatelawacademy.com/profile/skadden-arps-slate-meagher-flom.40" target="_blank">Skadden</a> has retained the mentality of a determined newcomer who continuously strives to prove themselves. Speaking with [<a href="https://directory.thecorporatelawacademy.com/profile/skadden-arps-slate-meagher-flom.40" target="_blank">Skadden</a> Associate] at a [University] alumni event confirmed that this drive defines the firm that surpassed £1tn in deal value in 2015 and then became a top-two global dealmaker in 2024.</p><p></p><p>Having moved to the UK at 14, I know that success takes precisely that — proving yourself over and over again. To get accepted into a top university, I stayed up most Friday nights mastering an unfamiliar education system. Later, when qualifying as a commercial solicitor became my goal, I took on trainee-level work at [Law firm I worked at] to demonstrate my capabilities. For example, I built Excel models used by an international wholesaler in settlement negotiations to assess the commercial feasibility of offers. Although this required analysing granular data and conducting extensive legal research, showing myself I could do this was worth it. I want to work at a firm that shares this approach to work.</p><p></p><p>The second reason is <a href="https://directory.thecorporatelawacademy.com/profile/skadden-arps-slate-meagher-flom.40" target="_blank">Skadden</a>'s recent active growth in FinTech M&A set against its broad transactional practice. Taking financing, private equity and M&A modules at [University], I realised I would enjoy transactional work. Deals are firmly grounded in the present, something that the influential yet decades-old competition disputes I administered at [Law firm I worked at] could not offer. Through my dissertation on barriers to FinTech growth I became particularly interested in innovation and its future. I want to train in an environment where I can explore diverse transactions while focusing on how innovation scales. <a href="https://directory.thecorporatelawacademy.com/profile/skadden-arps-slate-meagher-flom.40" target="_blank">Skadden</a> offers both. Alongside a wide choice of transactional training seats, the firm supported several major crypto- and stablecoin companies with entering US capital markets, where innovation accelerates. Together, these factors make <a href="https://directory.thecorporatelawacademy.com/profile/skadden-arps-slate-meagher-flom.40" target="_blank">Skadden</a> the ideal environment for me to develop.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blipken, post: 228846, member: 42101"] Hi all! I posted this in the general Vac Scheme discussion thread for visibility, but am setting up this separate thread just in case. I applied for Skadden's VC / TC this winter, but got rejected. The below was my answer to "What are your reasons for applying to Skadden?" I never seem to get anywhere with my applications, so would be grateful for any feedback / tips on what I could improve. Many thanks! *** There are two main reasons I am applying to [URL='https://directory.thecorporatelawacademy.com/profile/skadden-arps-slate-meagher-flom.40']Skadden[/URL]. First, despite its status as a leading full-service firm, [URL='https://directory.thecorporatelawacademy.com/profile/skadden-arps-slate-meagher-flom.40']Skadden[/URL] has retained the mentality of a determined newcomer who continuously strives to prove themselves. Speaking with [[URL='https://directory.thecorporatelawacademy.com/profile/skadden-arps-slate-meagher-flom.40']Skadden[/URL] Associate] at a [University] alumni event confirmed that this drive defines the firm that surpassed £1tn in deal value in 2015 and then became a top-two global dealmaker in 2024. Having moved to the UK at 14, I know that success takes precisely that — proving yourself over and over again. To get accepted into a top university, I stayed up most Friday nights mastering an unfamiliar education system. Later, when qualifying as a commercial solicitor became my goal, I took on trainee-level work at [Law firm I worked at] to demonstrate my capabilities. For example, I built Excel models used by an international wholesaler in settlement negotiations to assess the commercial feasibility of offers. Although this required analysing granular data and conducting extensive legal research, showing myself I could do this was worth it. I want to work at a firm that shares this approach to work. The second reason is [URL='https://directory.thecorporatelawacademy.com/profile/skadden-arps-slate-meagher-flom.40']Skadden[/URL]'s recent active growth in FinTech M&A set against its broad transactional practice. Taking financing, private equity and M&A modules at [University], I realised I would enjoy transactional work. Deals are firmly grounded in the present, something that the influential yet decades-old competition disputes I administered at [Law firm I worked at] could not offer. Through my dissertation on barriers to FinTech growth I became particularly interested in innovation and its future. I want to train in an environment where I can explore diverse transactions while focusing on how innovation scales. [URL='https://directory.thecorporatelawacademy.com/profile/skadden-arps-slate-meagher-flom.40']Skadden[/URL] offers both. Alongside a wide choice of transactional training seats, the firm supported several major crypto- and stablecoin companies with entering US capital markets, where innovation accelerates. Together, these factors make [URL='https://directory.thecorporatelawacademy.com/profile/skadden-arps-slate-meagher-flom.40']Skadden[/URL] the ideal environment for me to develop. [/QUOTE]
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