Hey peeps,
I’ve decided to relocate my ongoing TC journey thread into this one, so from now on any updates will be posted into this thread (with a new name)!
For those unfamiliar with me, I’m Harvey (an LLB Law grad from a northern RG: think of Leeds, Newcastle, Sheffield, Liverpool).
I graduated with a very high 2:1 (68.5%) and achieved an ABB/ABC at A-level. I am applying to a mix of US/MC/SC firms, but mainly US firms.
I come from a socially mobile background (state school educated, first gen to go uni, free school meals, council estate and low income family).
Below is the most recent status update of all my current applications. I’m in that awkward phase of being in the middle stages for various firms.
Apps that were rejections:
Winter VS apps:
Jones Day VS post app
HSF Kramer VS post app and test
Paul, Weiss VS post app
Cleary Gottlieb VS post app
White & Case VS post app and test
Reed Smith VS post app
Spring VS apps:
Skadden VS post written exercise
Summer VS apps:
Hogan Lovells VS post app and test(s)
Addleshaw Goddard VS post app and WG
Cooley VS post app
Goodwin VS post app
Direct TC apps:
Clifford Chance post app and WG
Slaughter and May post app
Apps currently in progress:
Spring VS apps:
Weil VS AC
Willkie Farr & Gallagher VS written exercise
Dechert VS written exercise
Akin Gump VS TI
Gibson Dunn VS waiting post VI
Sidley Austin waiting post app
Debevoise & Plimpton waiting post app
Summer VS apps:
Milbank VS waiting post app and test
Travers Smith VS waiting post app
Covington & Burling VS waiting post app
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius waiting post app
Direct TC apps:
Freshfields waiting post app and test(s)
Apps to submit (Spring and Summer VS):
Orrick Summer VS (by 25 Jan)
Winston & Strawn Summer VS (by 29 Jan)
Ropes & Gray Summer VS (by 31 Jan)
Apps to submit if no VS (Direct TC route):
Ashurst Direct TC
Arnold & Porter Direct TC
Mayer Brown Direct TC
Stephenson Harwood Direct TC
Baker McKenzie Direct TC
BCLP Direct TC
Macfarlanes Direct TC
Fried Frank Direct TC
The main updates for this week are as follows:
1. Received an invite to my first ever AC (Weil)
2. Received Dechert and Willkie written exercise
3. Sat the Gibson Dunn VI, Akin TI end of week
4. Submitted Travers Smith and Covington apps
5. PFO from Skadden post written exercise
My main focus for the week is to submit Morgan Lewis’ and Orrick’s Summer VS apps!
Then next week it’ll be on to Winston & Strawn and Ropes & Gray, before I take a break lmao.
I will be posting updates on a weekly basis likely every Monday, but I may also post mid-week too!
I’ve decided to relocate my ongoing TC journey thread into this one, so from now on any updates will be posted into this thread (with a new name)!
For those unfamiliar with me, I’m Harvey (an LLB Law grad from a northern RG: think of Leeds, Newcastle, Sheffield, Liverpool).
I graduated with a very high 2:1 (68.5%) and achieved an ABB/ABC at A-level. I am applying to a mix of US/MC/SC firms, but mainly US firms.
I come from a socially mobile background (state school educated, first gen to go uni, free school meals, council estate and low income family).
Below is the most recent status update of all my current applications. I’m in that awkward phase of being in the middle stages for various firms.
Apps that were rejections:
Winter VS apps:
Jones Day VS post app
HSF Kramer VS post app and test
Paul, Weiss VS post app
Cleary Gottlieb VS post app
White & Case VS post app and test
Reed Smith VS post app
Spring VS apps:
Skadden VS post written exercise
Summer VS apps:
Hogan Lovells VS post app and test(s)
Addleshaw Goddard VS post app and WG
Cooley VS post app
Goodwin VS post app
Direct TC apps:
Clifford Chance post app and WG
Slaughter and May post app
Apps currently in progress:
Spring VS apps:
Weil VS AC
Willkie Farr & Gallagher VS written exercise
Dechert VS written exercise
Akin Gump VS TI
Gibson Dunn VS waiting post VI
Sidley Austin waiting post app
Debevoise & Plimpton waiting post app
Summer VS apps:
Milbank VS waiting post app and test
Travers Smith VS waiting post app
Covington & Burling VS waiting post app
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius waiting post app
Direct TC apps:
Freshfields waiting post app and test(s)
Apps to submit (Spring and Summer VS):
Orrick Summer VS (by 25 Jan)
Winston & Strawn Summer VS (by 29 Jan)
Ropes & Gray Summer VS (by 31 Jan)
Apps to submit if no VS (Direct TC route):
Ashurst Direct TC
Arnold & Porter Direct TC
Mayer Brown Direct TC
Stephenson Harwood Direct TC
Baker McKenzie Direct TC
BCLP Direct TC
Macfarlanes Direct TC
Fried Frank Direct TC
The main updates for this week are as follows:
1. Received an invite to my first ever AC (Weil)
2. Received Dechert and Willkie written exercise
3. Sat the Gibson Dunn VI, Akin TI end of week
4. Submitted Travers Smith and Covington apps
5. PFO from Skadden post written exercise
My main focus for the week is to submit Morgan Lewis’ and Orrick’s Summer VS apps!
Then next week it’ll be on to Winston & Strawn and Ropes & Gray, before I take a break lmao.
I will be posting updates on a weekly basis likely every Monday, but I may also post mid-week too!
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